The best restaurants LE CAMINO FRANCES

It is impossible to miss the Cerveceria La Estafeta, with its ancient wall bearing two lions and a medieval coat of arms. This tavern is one of the places well known to the people of Pamplona, with a well-stocked bar serving simple but absolutely delicious dishes. Alberto's warm welcome and local atmosphere: you can eat standing up, close together, for a small fee. A very good option for those with strong appetites who would like to avoid ruining themselves while getting a little closer to the authentic Pamplona.

Located next to the bullring, it is one of the most renowned restaurants in Pamplona since it was awarded a Michelin star. Here you can enjoy a modern cuisine that values the products of the land with dishes of varied and original flavours: potato and truffle tortilla with its onion cream; blue lobster lasagne with fennel or ginger; roast hare with its peanut sauce. On the dessert side, some surprises like the whisky tart or the creamy roasted white chocolate and its semi-picky strawberry ice cream. Elegant setting and good value for money.

With its terrace overlooking the main paseo of the village, this small restaurant constantly attracts a crowd of locals. It's hard to find your way around, but if you do, you'll be rewarded with tasty and inexpensive traditional cuisine. After a few patatas bravas or slices of chorizo with cider to share, you will have the choice between several salads, some platos combinados (meat or fish with garnish), a short list of burgers and sandwiches. Sweet tooth, be aware that the desserts here are quite tasty.

Here, the Navarrese culinary tradition is in the spotlight. In well garnished plates, enjoy stuffed asparagus, accompanied by cod or crayfish. Meat is also well represented, with deer, duck breast, lamb chops a la plancha or a beautiful entrecote steak with roquefort sauce on the menu. The desserts are rather tempting too, whether it is the fresh cheese mousse with raspberries and honey ice cream or the fig ice cream with coffee sauce. Simple cuisine, old-fashioned decor, good value for money.

In an old restored 17th century palace, this renowned restaurant-cider house serves regional cuisine based on cod, chuletas and vegetables, not forgetting cider, when it's in season. As for the owner, he is very welcoming and is not short of anecdotes! The establishment also has a guesthouse on the first floor, where you can stay in one of the three single rooms or the four double rooms with the simplest of decorations, all of which have their own bathroom and a small balcony overlooking the street.

A stone's throw from the cathedral, a table renowned throughout the city for its traditional cuisine that has been updated. Under the direction of the young chef Ramón Piñeiro, seasonal dishes are cooked with good local products from the stalls of the Plaza de Abastos every morning. Special mention for the beautiful presentation of the dishes, to which the chef pays special attention. A la carte, try the pochas (white beans) with truffles, lamb simmered in sauce, or opt for the excellent menu of seasonal vegetables.

The best address in Nájera, where you can enjoy La Rioja specialities in a contemporary setting. The "typical" menu includes the famous patatas a la riojana (potatoes with chorizo) as a starter, pimientos rellenos (stuffed peppers) as a main course and cuajada as a dessert. You can also enjoy pinchos in the bar area or have an aperitif on the large terrace: codfish millefeuille with mushrooms and zucchini, duck wings confit, octopus and its potato-pepper cream, salmon toast and fresh cheese...

The Mesón El Buen Yantar restaurant is a small, unpretentious asador that delights pilgrims with its hearty dishes and grilled meat (and fish). The decor is nothing extraordinary, but the cuisine is simple and tasty, featuring a wide variety of dishes typical of the region. What more could you ask for than the best value for money and a pleasant "home-like" atmosphere? This asador is definitely a recommended address!

Located next to the Santa María la Real church, this restaurant is located in the hotel of the same name. It offers a charming setting in a large room with stone and wood panelling, where you can enjoy a full menu. You can also choose from a wide range of meat and fish dishes à la carte. The hotel has 5 charming double rooms with exposed stonework and chestnut wood ceilings.

The Asador Aritza is a restaurant with a decoration as warm as its owners, Juanjo and Aurora, who offer traditional regional cuisine made with delicious seasonal products. You can taste vegetables from the fields or vegetable garden (mushrooms, asparagus, red and green beans, spinach), meats (mainly beef but also seasonal game, especially pigeon), fish a la parilla, and the typical ajoarriero. Each ingredient comes from organic agriculture and livestock farming. An authentic address.

Charming rustic restaurant in the heart of the village, with a fireplace in the dining room and a nice terrace upon arrival of the beautiful days. We eat a complete desert menu with seasonal products.

Located in the center of the village, near the fronton, Ibarberoa is an establishment that houses a bar and a dining room where you can enjoy a menu of the day, but also more elaborate menus that explore all the richness of Navarrese soil. The restaurant has a vegetable garden, whose fresh vegetables are used to prepare traditional dishes: Castilian soup or mushroom and shrimp omelette for starters; grilled grouper or grilled rib steak for the main course; homemade cheese flan or countess pie for dessert... A feast in sight!

A Logroño classic. Founded in 1903, this restaurant has been run since its beginnings by the Arechinolaza family. Among its illustrious visitors are Ernest Hemingway, Anthony Quinn and members of the Spanish royal family. In a classic setting, with all the charm of history, the friendly chef Txebiko serves excellent traditional cuisine that highlights local products: grilled artichokes with ham, potatoes with chorizo, pochas (white beans) in season, bacalao ajoarriero (cod with garlic, chillies and tomato). A sure bet!

We come here for seafood and fish caught in the sea and tailored in a thousand ways. The restaurant was very clean, but the room was very clean. 

At Bodegón Sarria, an address that has a rather good reputation in town, there are a few tables and a large bar where you can enjoy pintxos made with ham and cold meats. Treat yourself to a ration of "5 Jotas", a top-quality Iberian ham, accompanied by a glass of Rioja. Popular atmosphere in this large room where silence has definitely not taken over. Be careful, seating is expensive here, so expect, like almost everyone else here, to eat standing up! Perfect for a typical restorative stopover.

The Navarra restaurant offers dinner in a typical Navarrese setting, where even the waiters are dressed in traditional costumes. On the menu: stuffed asparagus, hake Navarrese-style hake, braised pork or green beans... The menu is tempting and the plates are full, to be accompanied by good wine! The decoration plays the medieval card to the full, with carved wooden ceilings, heavy armchairs with coats of arms and mosaics on the walls... An experience that is both fun and brings us a little closer to Navarrese folklore.

Traditional mesón which serves traditional cuisine in a lovely vaulted area. Located in the centre, it also has a terrace. 

In the shade of the arcades of this beautiful building, this popular inn welcomes a mixture of locals and pilgrims, the proportion of each of these populations varying greatly according to the season. The menu is varied, and the dishes are hearty, worthy representatives of the local family cuisine. You are in the heart of the historic district of Portomarin, and therefore ideally placed to visit the surroundings and watch the people pass by once seated. The reception is up to par and the staff is attentive to your every need.

In the heart of the "barrio húmedo", a nice bar where you can nibble on some tapas or tostas around high tables. In a cheerful mix of locals, tourists and pilgrims, you can enjoy excellent pinchos with anchovies or cecina, and beautiful tostas (toasted bread) with pork meat simmered in red wine(carrillera), sardines from Santoña, or blood sausage with apples and pine nuts. You can accompany it all with a delicious vermouth, the house specialty. The young and attentive staff will also be able to advise you!

A central restaurant with a large terrace on the República Argentina square. It serves an excellent daily menu, as well as good burgers (including a vegan option). You will appreciate its modern and balanced cuisine, served with a smile. On the menu, let yourself be tempted by the tuna medallion with curry sauce, the braised octopus with Japanese spicy sauce or the black rice with squid. A few desserts are offered, including a tasty carrot cake. A choice address to surprise your taste buds!

We recommend a stop at this tavern on Calle San Lorenzo, which is popular with the locals, to try two of Burgos' great tapeo classics: the "cojonudo", which consists of a quail egg, red pepper and chorizo on a slice of bread, and the "cojonuda", where the chorizo is replaced by a slice of blood sausage. Simple, good and effective! And if you are still hungry, let yourself be tempted by a pincho de croqueta, peppers filled with seafood or a delicious slice of home-made tortilla. The choice will not be easy!

This beautiful hotel offers rooms that are much more comfortable than what pilgrims are used to - and also much more expensive. But if you feel like a comfortable stopover for one or two nights to relax your legs, this is the place to be. Modern and tasteful design, spacious rooms with large windows. The gourmet restaurant is also of an excellent standard, and the spa will complement your stay superbly.

A small restaurant with an intimate atmosphere, where you feel almost at home. Located just a stone's throw from the old bridge of La Cárcel, this "gastronomic workshop" functions as both a restaurant and a cooking school. Every day at lunchtime, you can taste good dishes made with organic or local products: vegetable wok, chicken cannelloni, grilled chipirons with onions... On Fridays and Saturdays in the evening, possibility of nibbling sandwiches on the spot.

Every morning, chef Lucía Freitas chooses the best produce from her vegetable garden before continuing her shopping at Mercado de Abastos. With a Michelin star in 2018, A Tafona guarantees modern gastronomy, freshness and local flavors in the plates! Depending on the seasonality and local productions, the chef offers a colorful author's cuisine: each dish is a small work of art. Opt for the tasting menu and let your taste buds travel.

Located in the old medieval cellar of the Duke of Nájera's palace, this restaurant offers above all a beautiful decor of old stones, arches and exposed beams dating from the 15th century. On large tables with white tablecloths, you can enjoy a modern cuisine, which tends to magnify the local products. The menu evolves with the seasons, offering for example a chistorra with braised red bell pepper cream and excellent beef ribs with green peppers. All washed down with a fine selection of Rioja wines, of course!

Traditional restaurant where you can enjoy excellent regional cuisine in a warm comedor, with brick walls and a fireplace. A la carte: lamb chops, sweetbreads, veal sweetbreads, beef tails, made with top quality products, and good homemade desserts to finish the meal. Good value for money!

In a vast comedor, a regional cuisine appreciated by locals and pilgrims passing through. On the menu, the typical caldo gallego with cabbage, white beans and bacon, but also a good Galician cod, beef shank... The menu of the day, very copious, offers a good value for money. The large terrace overlooking the street is very pleasant and gives an unobstructed view of the activity of the neighborhood, whether it is the passage of pilgrims or locals vacant in their daily activities. Very friendly welcome.

Just 100 metres from the cathedral, in the heart of old Pamplona, this gastrobar seduces with its contemporary cuisine based on fresh produce from the Santo Domingo market. On the slate, the suggestions change according to the seasons: fresh piparas (green Ibarra pepper), scrambled eggs with mushrooms... And à la carte, beautiful tostas (slices of toasted bread) topped with anchovies or salmon, plates of cold meats, and pintxos prepared to order: salt flower duck breasts, lamb crépinette... Central and gourmet!

A few steps from Plaza del Castillo, an unpretentious bar-restaurant where you can enjoy homemade casera (homemade) cuisine and pintxos at the counter. The lunch menu offers a correct option to satisfy stomachs, with simple and effective dishes such as asparagus in two sauces, beef stew, peppers stuffed with cod and rice pudding. On the tapas side, try the roast beef with potato and mushroom cream, which won an award in a competition.