Castillo de Monte la Reina Posada Real & Bodega

On the outskirts of this small town, inside an industrial-looking warehouse, there is a restaurant that stands out from the usual aesthetic of Castilian establishments, as it plays with design and a punk aesthetic with a religious background. it is no surprise that the incandescent grills in the open kitchen take centre stage and see themselves as ‘the church of embers, where tradition and avant-garde are forged’. The young chef Anaí Meléndez, who left the world of advertising for the restaurant business to return to her hometown, demonstrates great mastery in working with fire and offers visi

This restaurant, located along a busy pedestrian street in Zamora’s old quarter and surrounded by the town’s emblematic Romanesque buildings, provides guests with the perfect opportunity to try local and regional dishes that showcase “Zamoran” ingredients (such as the delicious chickpeas from Fuentesaúco) and a strong focus on game (partridge, wild boar, venison etc, mostly sourced from the Sierra de la Culebra). The backdrop here is rustic-modern in feel, with several small dining rooms in which the updated traditional à la carte is complemented by an excellent tasting menu. Make sure you try

Haute cuisine 20 metres underground? This restaurant makes it possible. After training in some of the finest establishments, Canary Islander Nauzet Betancort has taken the reins at El Hilo de Ariadna, the beautiful, maze-like 15th-century Mudejar-style wine cellar hidden beneath the town of Rueda in Valladolid (accessible by stairs or lift). The delicate, contemporary and ever-consistent menu (impressively complemented by a tasting menu) is always centred around the best possible ingredients and has close ties with the restaurant’s surroundings (we especially enjoyed the trilogy of Castilian t