Must-see restaurants in Castilla y León

  • Mesón de Gonzalo

    Salamanca

    Fresh Mediterranean tastes, switched-on waiters and an attractive stone-walled dining room make this a terrific choice a block from the Plaza Mayor. It's…

  • Ezequiel

    León

    It can be difficult to fight your way to the bar upstairs but it's worth doing so for the generous-sized raciones, including all kind of cured meats…

  • Gloria Bendita

    Castilla y León

    Ignore the drab surroundings of modern apartment blocks and seek out this, one of Palencia's new breed of elegant restaurants serving sophisticated…

  • El Patio

    León

    There's a real buzz about this place, although we're yet to decide whether it has more to do with the leafy, open-air setting or the quality of the food…

  • Aizkorri

    Castilla y León

    The modern steely-grey-and-black bar here is generally packed with locals, who come for the palate-pleasing pintxos, as well as more substantial mains…

  • Mari Castaña

    Burgos

    This bright place takes some tired old culinary concepts and freshens them up with great success. The plato combinado, that meat-and-three-veg warhorse,…

  • El Soportal

    Castilla y León

    Found behind the porticoes of a fine 16th-century Pedraza townhouse, El Soportal is one of Pedraza's most popular choices for cordero asado (roast lamb)…

  • El Sanatorio

    Castilla y León

    Dating from 1937, the interior here doubles as a fascinating social history of the town. The walls are papered floor to ceiling with B&W photos, mainly of…

  • Mesón Cervantes

    Salamanca

    Although there are outdoor tables on the square, the dark wooden beams and atmospheric buzz of the Spanish crowd on the 1st floor should be experienced at…

  • Restaurante Lis

    Salamanca

    This classy restaurant a couple of doors up from the Museo de Art Nouveau y Art Decó specialises in set menus with a choice of five starters for sharing,…

  • Tapas 2.0

    Salamanca

    This popular tapas bar just off the main drag markets itself as a 'gastrotasca' and gets the mix between traditional tapas and innovation just right – of…

  • Café Atelier

    Salamanca

    Tucked away a little from busier Salamanca streets but in an area quietly earning a reputation for cool cafes, Café Atelier is a lovely place. Fine tapas,…

  • Restaurante El Encuentro

    Castilla y León

    The consistently good reports from travellers made us sit up and take notice of this place. The decor is pretty average but the food is excellent from the…

  • La Olma de Pedraza

    Castilla y León

    On a small square just west of Plaza Mayor, this lovely place feels every bit like the rural bastion of traditional cooking that it is, with warm service…

  • Mesón Las Conchas

    Salamanca

    Enjoy a choice of outdoor tables, an atmospheric bar or the upstairs, wood-beamed dining area. The bar caters mainly to locals who know their embutidos …

  • La Parrilla de San Lorenzo

    Valladolid

    Both a stand-up bar and a much-lauded restaurant in the evocative setting of a former 16th-century monastery, La Parilla de San Lorenzo specialises in…

  • La Mejillonera

    Burgos

    A popular stand-up place, La Mejillonera serves great mussels with a variety of sauces – we prefer them simple and steamed (al vapor). The patatas bravas …

  • Hotel Juan II

    Castilla y León

    The restaurant at Hotel Juan II (mains €15 to €21), specialising in hearty meat dishes, is one of Toro's best. The food is on a par with other good places…

  • El Almacen

    Ávila

    Just over the bridge and close to Cuatro Postes, El Almacen is a classy place that does the usual hearty meat dishes but there are some surprises (eg…

  • Mandala Café

    Salamanca

    Come here with an appetite, as cool and casual Mandala offers a three-course set menu (unusually available for lunch and dinner) with dishes like black…

  • La Almuzara

    Segovia

    If you're a vegetarian, you don't need to feel like an outcast in this resolutely carnivorous city. La Almuzara offers a dedicated vegetarian menu, as…

  • La Bavieca

    Castilla y León

    One of Medinaceli's more creative kitchens, La Bavieca does traditional specialities like lamb chops, but also a lovely pork-sirloin hamburger. For…

  • Mesón Añejo

    Castilla y León

    In an attractive brick-and-wood-beam setting, Mesón Añejo is our pick of the restaurants in town with specialities including carpaccio de solomillo…

  • La Mary

    León

    The daily lunch menu here is excellent value. Dishes include Italian options like caprese salad (with real buffalo mozzarella), plus seafood with…

  • Tuma

    Segovia

    Just around the corner from the main tourist office, this welcome addition to Segovia's restaurant scene dishes up all the Middle Eastern favourites:…

  • La Posada de Puebla de Sanabria

    Castilla y León

    This excellent restaurant on Plaza Mayor has a white-tableclothed elegance and serves up local steaks and the wild mushrooms for which this region is…

  • Mesón La Paloma

    Castilla y León

    One of those agreeable Spanish bars where you can have breakfast, graze on tapas, or sit down for a top-class meal. The grilled meats are a highlight, and…

  • Hermanos Hoyos

    Valladolid

    Inside Valladolid's main produce market, this respected producer of fine jamón from the Salamanca region has set up a casual bar with a range of tostas …

  • Cueva de San Esteban

    Segovia

    All the usual Segovia dishes are here, but it's also a good place to try the cocido (meat and chickpea stew) that's so typical of inland Spain. On…

  • Clandestino Leon

    León

    Slick and riding the wave of popularity that surrounds gastrobars in Spain, Clandestino has great food (beef lasagna with goat cheese-and-kimchi bechamel,…

  • Restaurante Serrano

    Castilla y León

    The menu at upmarket Restaurante Serrano has a subtle gourmet flourish, with fresh summery starters, innovative meat and fish mains and plenty of tempting…

  • El Sitio

    Segovia

    The bar is always crowded with locals here for the tapas and larger raciones to go with their cañas (draught beer) and vinos. The menu is traditional and…

  • Capote

    Castilla y León

    You'll have to fight through the crowd to reach the counter at this wildly popular bar, where you can fill up happily on the tasty and varied montaditos …

  • Posada Real de las Misas

    Castilla y León

    With a small outdoor terrace and an intimate interior dining room with white tablecloths, this excellent place serves up assured local specialties – we…

  • Mesón Castellano

    Castilla y León

    With beamed ceilings, dangling flanks of ham, and the wall papered with proud photos of the local football team, this local institution serves some of the…

  • La Taberna

    Castilla y León

    Right on Plaza Mayor, with daily three-course menus plus gut-busting parrilladas (grills) of various meats (€12 per person) or – unusually – vegetables (…

  • Casa Maragata

    Castilla y León

    One of the better (and hence more popular) restaurants serving cocido maragato (a local take on meat-and-chickpea stew). In fact, it doesn't serve much…

  • Hostería Las Cancelas

    Ávila

    This courtyard restaurant occupies a delightful interior patio dating back to the 15th century. Renowned for being a mainstay of Ávila cuisine (steaks,…

  • Reastaurante Tiky

    Castilla y León

    A good choice in the heart of town, Tiky does all the usual Castilian specialities – cured meats, roasted meats, stewed meats – but it also has a creative…

  • De Picoteo

    Castilla y León

    Tucked away down a quiet back street in the old town, De Picoteo includes a fine arroz a la zamorano (rice with pork and ham or chorizo) as part of its…

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