The best restaurants Cantabria

Bodega founded in 1938, with a beautiful decoration of exposed beams and barrels, whose lids painted by visiting artists make up the curious "Museo Redondo". A la carte, traditional recipes such as caracoles a la riojana (snails) are served alongside more contemporary dishes such as ravioli with liver béchamel sauce, Iberian pork with chimichurri sauce, or tuna tataki. Also good tapas to share, such as tortilla, Santoña anchovies and typical rabas. A good address!

A charming little bodega, loved by the locals for its family atmosphere and its famous cocidos. The place, which has remained very authentic with its hanging hams, is also popular for its cheese and charcuterie plates, which can be shared at the bar, around one of the small wooden tables or on the terrace. Try the queso Picón, a blue (and strong!) cheese from the Liébana valley, or the morcón iberico, a style of chorizo from the province of Salamanca. Lots of people on weekends: remember to book your table!

In this small rustic restaurant, mountain recipes are served, such as the red beans of the sausage and the montañés montañés (kind of cassoulet). Rich and consistent dishes, no matter what to soothe the stomachs.

Traditional and roborative cuisine in this small, route restaurant that buys its products from farmers and farmers in the corner. Prétention, but efficient and cheap. The servings are generous but have a little space to test the range of cheeses in the region.

We love this tourist restaurant, which stands out from other establishments because of the quality of its dishes and service. We recommend the menus, which are always generous and give you a good overview of their traditional cuisine. You will also have a varied choice of starters and main courses. In summer, you can enjoy the cocktail bar and its pleasant terrace, hidden behind the restaurant. There is also a more intimate terrace for romantic dinners. Generally fast service.

In a beautiful setting, facing the sea, this restaurant is renowned among the locals for its traditional cuisine based on seafood. Fresh fish and shellfish are almost entirely supplied by local fishermen. Also very good quality local meats and creative recipes based on seasonal products. A menu rich in choice to satisfy all desires. The service is moreover neat for a gastronomic experience even more pleasant. Without a doubt the best address in Santoña.

Just a stone's throw from Plaza Pombo, a place where you can enjoy traditional cuisine based on fresh local produce and vegetables from the region since 1964. In the lively room on the ground floor or the quieter upstairs, you can enjoy a good menu of the day or portions to share: rabas (breaded squid strips), mollejas (breaded gizzard)... accompanied by a fine selection of wines. You will also find a wide choice of fish and meat dishes such as monkfish a la plancha and venison with chestnuts.

Plates of country ham and farm cheese (delicious goat Chèvre) to be tasted in the bar with a red ball in company of the regulars of the raw. The restaurant offers a mountain map. Don't miss the lebaniego lebaniego, the speciality of the house.

The whole city finds itself in the evening in this old cellar with unchanged décor for ages. Under high ceilings, among the rows of dusty bottles and large posters of spirits, we are quickly won by the room. On the bar, around a glass of Rioja, or in the large hall of the bottom, to share tapas, the place is unavoidable! Test fringes (frills of all kinds), the specialty of the house, but do not hesitate to order half-servings because the quantities are really generous! Nice atmosphere!

Located in the square of the same name, the Cañadío is one of the city's best restaurants, known throughout the region for the succulent fish and other regional specialties concocted with talent by its chef Paco Quiros. If you can't afford the luxury of a meal at this price, take advantage of the bar where the variety of tapas and raciones , each as delicious as the next, will quickly make you forget about the tablecloths in the next room. Attention, success obliges, if you come one weekend in May or in summer, the barra is taken by storm!

Traditional cuisine in this small restaurant very busy at the time of the tapas.

Contemporary and informal in the "gastrobar" area, chic and intimate in the restaurant area, the Plaza mixes atmospheres to suit everyone's desires. True to this spirit, the menu offers tapas as well as good meat and fish dishes. Among other delicacies, you can choose between hake and spider crab mille-feuille, beef cheek with cinnamon purée or grilled pork with roasted apple cream. Real delights! We also like the very attentive service and the lively terrace.

At the entrance, a typical village bar frequented by guests. Join the restaurant room to discover a beautiful, rustic and mountainous decor with dark stone walls. It serves an excellent menu of the day with more than generous servings! Meat cooked in sauce is excellent.

This typical Posada, opened in 2014, serves as a hotel and restaurant. It owes its name to the old water mill that has operated for over 400 years. Traditional dishes such as four in the oven (milk pig) or grilled lamb are served.

This is undoubtedly the best table in the region. Rewarded by a Michelin star, the Solana restaurant enjoys a superb setting in a green environment near the Sanctuary of the Good Aparecida. Here, Chef Ignacio Solana runs the kitchens of this family establishment, which is passed from generation to generation. But the modest post-war tavern has little to do with today's elegant restaurant, which offers a genuine gastronomic parenthesis. A must in its category.

Small restaurant with a fairly standard decoration, but where you can eat very well, especially delicious arroces (rice) and revueltos (egg-based), which are the specialities of the house. The chef Iván R. Arrizabalaga is inspired by both his Cantabrian and Basque roots, creating unique flavours based on local products. The Tradition menu also allows you to taste the traditional anchovies and clams from Santoña. Since its opening in 2009, the establishment has even received several awards, including the award for best brochette in 2019.

Simple and cheap.

On the corner of a pretty plaza where the church of Santa Lucía stands, this classic mesón offers a pleasant stop to share a plate of rabas (fried calamari), grilled anchovies, cold cuts and cheese or nibble on pinchos at the bar, of which there is a wide variety of choices. A la carte, many regional specialities are served in the form of raciones. You can enjoy them in the restaurant's noisy dining room at peak times or on the shaded terrace. Tasty, warm and unpretentious!