Salamanca Restaurants

Salamanca's restaurants aren't easy to find. It's not the kind of city where you go wander around looking at the different restaurants before deciding where to dine. We've tried this on our visits there and usually end up in a small tapas bar or a café serving platos combinados (basic pork, egg and chips type meals).

On Plaza Mayor you'll find plenty bars and cafés serving tapas type fare (try Mesón Cervantes at Plaza Mayor, 15) and there
are plenty cheaper options on the adjoining streets of c/Mendez and Rua Mayor.

The best tapas bars are a 15 minute walk north of the centre in c/Van Dyck and you'll find budget eateries aimed mainly at students in the university area. If you're looking for quality dining, however, it's well worth considering the following restaurants which come well
recommended:

Chez Víctor
Address: Espoz y Mina 26
Tel: 92-321-31-23

Located in the historical centre, this is reputedly the top restaurant in town. It is the only Salamanca restaurant that has earned a Michelin star thanks the the owner/chef's culinary experience in France. The fish and pork dishes tend to be the most popular and the style mixes classic French cooking adapted for Spanish clientele.

El Candil Viejo
Address: Ventura Ruiz Aguilera 14-16
Tel: 92-321-72-39

If you're looking for traditional fare then this long standing favourite just off Plaza Mayor is the one to choose. It is set in an old tavern serving up typical Castilian meat dishes including the excellent roast suckling pig.

La Hoja
Address: Pasaje Coliseum 19
Tel: 92-326-40-28

Just off Plaza Mayor this is the place to go for alternative Castilian cooking. Instead of the traditional slabs of meat you'll find the same local ingredients mixed with unlikely companions such as partridge cooked in chocolate with cabbage.
Interesting!

Rio de la Plata
Address: Plaza Peso 1
Tel: 923-219005

This small basement restaurant with an open fireplace serves simple meat and fish dishes and has long been a favourite with the locals.

Trento
Address: San Pablo 58-64
Tel: 92-326-18-18

This is Salamanca's most stylish restaurant which is housed in the grand Palacio de Castellanos. A good selection of fish and meat dishes.