Sevilla on the Bay! August 28

The Sevilla Boat Party is back!


Party the night away on a boat - what could be better on a warm summer evening?


Dress in white for our next party on the water, Saturday August 28: this time it's a Caribbean theme!


Sign up for a three-hour cruise featuring beautiful views of San Diego Harbor by night, with three floors of music (live salsa, hip-hop and live Caribbean steel drums). Our luxury yacht holds 1,000 but the event will sell out, so buy your tickets early!


We'll have five fully-stocked bars, a massive outdoor deck with a Cigar Lounge sponsored by Excalibur Cigars, blackjack and roulette sponsored by Pechanga Casino, salsa dance lessons by Valerie (8-9pm), complimentary tapas, and an official after-party at Sevilla in the Gaslamp.


Tickets are $39 before August 4 (online only); $45 in person until August 18 (purchase at Sevilla, ATTD Dance Studios and Excalibur Cigars). From August 4-18 they are $45 online. After August 18 all tickets are $49. If there are any tickets left on the day of the event, they will be $50 at the door, cash only.


For lots more details, including the entertainment lineup, clips from the last Boat Party, how to purchase tickets, the dress code, and more, click here.

Videos For Your Viewing Pleasure

Cafe Sevilla now has a YouTube channel! Check it out and share it with your friends to show them what Cafe Sevilla is all about. You'll find a series of short videos on all the different things that make Sevilla what it is: the food, the tapas bar, the salsa dancing, the Flamenco show, and more!

Cafe Sevilla Chosen "Best Spanish/Tapas" in San Diego Magazine's 2010 Best Restaurants Issue

Thank you to all of YOU who voted to choose us "Best Spanish/Tapas," yet again, in the 2010 Best Restaurants issue of San Diego Magazine! We've lost track of how many times we have won this honor, but we're delighted to remain your top choice.

Despite Recession, Café Sevilla CEO Says Gaslamp Quarter is Still the Place to Be for Restaurants

Eric Van Den Haute, the CEO of Sevilla, Inc., says that despite the recession, San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter is “still a thriving area” and the best location for businesses like his aiming for local clientele as well as out-of-town visitors.

Café Sevilla, one of the Gaslamp Quarter’s oldest and most successful establishments, just celebrated its 22nd year at 555 Fourth Avenue. Its two other locations, in Riverside’s Historic Downtown and on Pine Avenue in Long Beach, are also doing well despite hard times for the industry.

“With about 150 restaurants, the Gaslamp Quarter is the most eclectic area for food destinations, and 90 percent are still run by independent operators,” noted Van Den Haute. “Independents offer a unique dining experience to guests in a choice location, and we find that is still our visitors’ expectation. They come to the Gaslamp knowing they will find a large number of options they can’t find anywhere else.”

Van Den Haute says that this variety of choices is a draw for both locals and also out-of-town visitors who often come to the Gaslamp via the nearby Convention Center: “Why eat at a national chain you can find back home, when instead you can eat at a popular San Diego restaurant and make your visit more memorable?”

As for Café Sevilla itself, the tapas bar/restaurant/nightclub is weathering the recession well, thanks to a major overhaul of the menu and prices. “We have felt the recession, business is down, but I always see these cycles as ultimately positive, because they give you the opportunity to re-evaluate every part of your business and make changes for the better,” Van den Haute says. “In the end, the guests are the one who benefit from it, because pricing is normalized, and quality comes through.”