Casa Ovidio

Casa Ovidio,

1951-1985

In 1940, a young man from Peñarroya (Córdoba) called Ovidio Roig Fernández signed on to play for Sevilla C.F., when he retired from playing football in 1951, he invested his savings in buying this establishment and changed its name from ‘La Covadonga’ to ‘Casa Ovidio’.

      In 1940, a young man from Peñarroya (Córdoba) called Ovidio Roig Fernández came to Seville to do his military service. Once he finished his service, he signed on to play for Sevilla C.F. where he played football several years. He married in Seville and, when he retired from playing football in 1951, he invested his savings in buying this establishment and changed its name from ‘La Covadonga’ to ‘Casa Ovidio’. During those years the street also changed its name from Panecitos to Calle Manuel Font de Ant, in memory of the famous musician, composer of the processional march ‘Amargura’, considered as the hymn of the ‘Semana Santa’ (Holy Week) in Seville.

Due to the proximity of San Lorenzo church and, since the Hermandad de la Soledad (a religious brotherhood) had no headquarters, a number of members of the brotherhood gathered in ‘Casa Ovidio’ to talk and have a few drinks after religious services.

As was previously mentioned, the Soledad brotherhood need headquarters, so D. Norberto Almandoz, Director of the Music Conservatory, offered some space in the conservatory’s basement to store the ‘paso’ (Holy Week float) and all the processional property of the brotherhood. These premises were effectively turned into the Casa Hermandad (the brotherhood headquarters), where every Friday, after services, literary gatherings connected to the brotherhood took place, with the participation of Joaquín Romero Murube, Antonio Petit, Miguel García Posadas, Luis Ortiz Muñoz and other distinguished members of the brotherhood, as well as the historian José María de Mena and the professor of declamation of the Sebastián Blanch Conservatory. During these gatherings, subjects related to the brotherhood were discussed, poetry was recited and all was accompanied by the typical glass of manzanilla (sherry) and cheese and Serrano ham tapas brought from the nearby ‘Casa Ovidio’.

In 1982, due to an increase of criminal behaviour, Ovidio’s shop was attacked by burglars several times and the owner, tired of the recurrent burglaries, decided to sell it. So it came to the hands of Vicente Romero & Bros, the young sons of D. José Romero, physician, who lived in front of the establishment.

  • star rating  Las croquetas buenísimas. Jesús muy atento, muy simpático. Hemos estado estupendamente. Para repetir!

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    25 de March de 2023
  • star rating  Gran sitio !! Un clásico en Sevilla donde disfrutar de la comida típica Sevillana, con sus magníficas croquetas. Todo esto atendido de manera extraordinaria por Jesús

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    25 de March de 2023
  • star rating  Llegamos por recomendación de foros y blogs sobre la comida en sevilla y fue totalmente un acierto todo riquísimo, las mejores croquetas sin lugar a dudas, personal muy atento y... read more

    avatar thumb Danilonouna1991
    8 de February de 2023
  • star rating  Sitio a visitar en Sevilla para disfrutar de unas buenas tapas, además de vivir el auténtico ambiente sevillano de este local, destacar su atento servicio por parte de sus camareros,... read more

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    5 de February de 2023
  • star rating  Buen sitio de comida tipica casera, pero un poco sobrevalorado en mi opinion. Las croquetas estan buenas, pero de ahi a ser las mejores de Sevilla como he podido leer... read more

    avatar thumb bubitomate
    30 de January de 2023
  • star rating  Clásico de Sevilla que se resiste al paso de los años manteniendo su atmósfera cofrade y sus emblemáticas tapas. De entre todas hay que destacar sus afamadas croquetas de jamón... read more

    avatar thumb rafaelmS9437JM
    12 de January de 2023
  • star rating  Recomendable 100%. Estupenda comida y trato muy amable. Un lugar con mucho encanto y decoración de la Semana Santa Sevillana

    avatar thumb Sightseer267705
    29 de December de 2022
  • star rating  Todo exquisito, repetiremos sin duda, comimos las croquetas q son una delicia, rulo de cabra, solomillo al turrón, montadito de pringa

    avatar thumb lamejor15
    27 de December de 2022
  • star rating  Es difícil añadir algo que se no haya dicho en anteriores comentarios. Auténtico sevillano, trato amable y simpático, buen ambiente, precios apropiados y croquetas insuperables, como en general toda su... read more

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    24 de December de 2022
  • star rating  Espectacular bar de tapas en sevilla
    Fuimos por sus reseñas y la verdad cumple las expectativas e incluso las supera
    Los camareros de 10,simpáticos y muy atento y amables... read more

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    7 de December de 2022

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