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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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)…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
León
The daily lunch menu here is excellent value. Dishes include Italian options like caprese salad (with real buffalo mozzarella), plus seafood with…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 (…
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…
Ávila
This courtyard restaurant occupies a delightful interior patio dating back to the 15th century. Renowned for being a mainstay of Ávila cuisine (steaks,…
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…
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…