Gastronomy · Costa Noroeste

Casa Bigote

Seafood house at Bajo de Guía in Sanlúcar, opened as a fishermen's manzanilla tavern by Fernando Hermoso 'Bigote' in 1951 and famous for its prawns; a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

About Casa Bigote

Fernando Hermoso, nicknamed Bigote, opened a small tavern at Bajo de Guía in 1951 to serve manzanilla to the fishermen of the beach. In 1969 his sons Fernando and Paco added tapas and marinero stews, and in 1979 they opened the first dining room. The third generation, Fernando front of house and César in the kitchen, runs it today and keeps the original tavern. In 2026 it is a Michelin Bib Gourmand and holds one Repsol Sol.

The emblem is the langostino de Sanlúcar, a striped prawn from the estuary bought daily at the Bonanza fish market and served boiled, grilled or in a salad. The menu also has fried fish and squid, prawns al ajillo in a clay dish, fish of the day by weight and slow marinero guisos (fish and potato stews), with manzanilla to drink. In the tavern you order tapas at the bar; the dining rooms have table service.

It opens Monday to Saturday 13:00–16:00 and 20:30–23:30, and closes on Sundays. A dining-room meal with wine is about €40–60 per person (2026), prawns priced by weight. Book online or by phone, especially for a window table. There is a terrace on the promenade.

Lunch from 14:00 gives daylight views across the river to Doñana, and boats to the park leave from the jetty nearby. Langostinos are best from spring to autumn. Tip: take a tapa and a manzanilla in the old tavern before a Doñana boat trip.

Casa Bigote in pictures

Terrace tables on the Bajo de Guía promenade facing the river at Casa Bigote, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Original 1951 tavern bar with photographs and sea finds at Casa Bigote, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

What you’ll find

Fried fishPescaíto frito (€10–€22)Buy
Historic interiorHistoric premisesFree
Michelin or RepsolGuide recognitionFree
ReservationsTable bookingBook
Restaurant diningSit-down meal (€15–€35, 13:00–23:30)Buy
SeafoodFish and seafood (€12–€45)Buy
Sherry and wineWines by the glass (€2–€5)Buy
Signature dishHouse speciality (€20–€40)Buy
TapasTapas at the bar (€3–€8, 13:00–23:30)Buy
TerraceOutdoor seatingFree

Nearby places to visit

Bajo de Guía is the river beach where Sanlúcar's fish restaurants line the promenade and boats leave for Doñana National Park. Walk back into town to Casa Balbino (1 km) on Plaza del Cabildo for tortillitas de camarones, and to Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana (1 km) and the Manzanilla Museum (Bodegas Barbadillo) (1 km) to see how manzanilla is aged under flor. The Mercado de Abastos, Sanlúcar de Barrameda (1 km) sells the local prawns, and Bodega Delgado Zuleta (2 km), founded in 1744, offers tours and tastings.