Eating in Valdedios

What to eat in Valdedios

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The closest restaurants and bars are 9km away, in Villaviciosa. There you will be able to try the typical gastronomy of Asturias.

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Eating in Villaviciosa

What to eat in Villaviciosa

Get to know the Mercado de Abastos, one of the few markets where the barter is used to pay for things, and learn how to serve cider in the Cider Party. This Maliaya (as the inhabitants are called) is one of the biggest suppliers of the most famous Asturian drink, the Asturian Cider with D.O.P.. Visit factories the where the cider is produced and taste the different flavors of the drink. If you want to get to know the production process better, go to the Festival de la Manzana. As a dessert, why not, a rice pudding, a Villaviciosa pie or an apple pie.

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The Taberna del Güevu offers a great tapeo. Enjoy their homemade pates, the crusty deer and the cod with manitas de cerdo. You can always share the portions and try different dishes. The Sidrería El Galéon is also a good place to eat portions.

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The Sidrería Bedriñana won the Award to the best fabada in the world in 2014, between 41 other candidates. Perfect to eat a fabada as the main dish or for a tapeo with your friends.

The restaurant El Tonel is elegant and has great good. The grilled shrimp and the fillets with cabrales cheese are excellent dishes. Artichokes with cheese, marinade sardines timbal and boletus creme... We could talk about all of their plates without never getting tired.

Comer en Tazones

What to eat in Tazones

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In the terrace of the restaurant Carlos V you will enjoy delicious seafood and a tapita of paella. The proce- quality ratio is really good and the environment is pleasant.

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Specifically in La Tortuga you should order some mussels and a seafood paella. And, in El Centollu, seafood is the flaship recipe as well.

Eating in Tineo

What to eat in Tineo

Finally, try the amazing Asturian sweets, such as the rice pudding, the frixuelos and the delicious honey straight from the hives. If you have the chance, don't exhitate on going to the traditional vaqueirada, where past and present get combined on the table.

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La Fogaza is a cidery that, besides filling dishes, offers good homemade portions. Simple but tasty, its potatoes with salsa and the foie tostas with caramelized onion are great options.

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The restaurant from the rural hotel Casa Alonso prepares homemade food, with products from their vegetable garden and a great service. A restaurant that will take you back to the old days. Artisan embutidos, coated cured meat, cabbage pote...  If you want to enjoy an old but great place, this is the right choice.

The Cafetería Alhambra has food cachopos and many other things. A simple cafeteria with great quality dishes. You can also eat tapas, combinate dishes, menu... The cachopo is their specialty, but you can also order other traditional dishes. A place you go into because you were just passing by it, but that will make you want to return for sure.

Eating in Teverga

What to eat in Teverga

To complete this experience, don't miss the opportunity of trying the delicious cider of Asturias with D.O.P.. The tevergano menu will not be complete without the typic desserts from the council, such as the rice pudding or the almond colineta, a local pie that tastes like marzipan.

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On the other hand, La Tasquina is a very charming winery. Taste their stuffed bollinos that will be served along with your drink, as you seat inside of the stone walls.

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On the other hand, the restaurant from the hotel Casa Manolo will allow you to order a menu that features the typical dishes you should eat in Tevergas: pote tevergano, fabada, grilled lamb... Homemade dishes, better than the ones your grandmother cooks. Delicious!

Eating in Pravia

What to eat in Pravia

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Another great option is going to Casa Vila where it is really easy to share some raciones of typical products from the area. Its albóndigas and cachopinos are delicious!!

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A cozy restaurant with excellent servers: Mil Sabores. It offers quality food and always has a section of Chef's Recommendations. Our own sugerence is to try the alubias con marisco (beans with seafood)

The fame of Sala del Buen Yantar is well deserved. They only make homemade dishes and they offer a degustation menu that is delightfull! Try the shrimps salad and the avocado icecream.

Eating in Ribadesella

What to eat in Ribadesella

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In the bar-restaurant La Terraza we suggest to enjoy the fresh air with having some drinks and a spanish omelette. The cheese board and the slithers are great!

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Other good options are El Rompeolas, El Volante and El restaurante-sidrería Casa Gaspar which are really apreciated by the locals.

Eating in Oviedo

What to eat in Oviedo

But this cosmopolitan town doesn't forget its origin, reason why the traditional fabes with chorizo, blood sasage and ham, and their famous hake a la sidra (cider) are always present. Regarding the desserts, try their cheese: the Casín with D.O.P is produced in the region as it's great. Some traditional sweets are the carbayones (small puff pastries made of almond, egg, sugar and some sherry drops), which are offered in the ancient bakeries of the town.

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If you are looking for a charming place, the restaurant Casa Amparo offers the perfect tapas to share with your couple. Even though the prices are kind of high, it is worth it to pay a little bit more here. The bocartes with Iberic ham will be a good starter option. The cidery La Manzana has a menu that is great to taste the specialties of the region.

Another option to eat gourmet tapas is the Taberna del Zurdo. A less formal tapeo where you could try the snails filled with lujo. High prices, but the innovative recipes are worth it.

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If you want to try the cachopo (two calf steaks stuffed with ham and cheese) at a small price we suggest the restaurant Monte Naranco, at the Menéndez Pelayo street, where you will also find portions. Acceptable results, but not estraordinary.

If you are looking for a daily menu, go to the Tabernilla de Oviedo. They have more elaborated dishes that scape from tradition. You also have a lot of options in their menu, and their portions are generous without being too bid. Ideal to have a vermouth, wine or beer. If you like to try new things, they have Australian (not Asturian!) dishes. They also serve a delicious calamari in their ink stew.

Eating in Muros del Nalón

What to eat in Muros del Nalón

Another flagship product is the Queso Afuega'l Pitu (cheese) with P.O.D. ideal for cheese lovers. If you take a walk by the street market on sundays you'll be able to buy a nice piece. And to give a sweet touch to the journy do not forget to try one of the local desserts such as arroz con leche, pudin de almendra or the Pepito flan with homemade natillas!

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The restaurant Casa Zoilo keeps its quality after more than 70 years of history. Its menu is full of typical recipes with meats, fish and seafood. Their fabada is also very famous and it is served in enormous quantities so you can repeat!

Eating in Navia

What to eat in Navia

Don't leave without trying the famous rapones, empanadas made of bacon and corn. As a good Asturian town, in Navas you will be able to have a good fabada, where the main ingedient are the Fabas Asturianas with I.G.P. that are produced in the region. And to complete this experience, what could be better than going to the Fiesta de la Sida (Cider Party) and lear from the professional cupbearers as you taste the great Cider of Asturias with D.O.P..  To make your day sweeter, order a venera (a combination of egg, sugar and almond), the most simbolic dessert of this place, and enjoy it with the classic cottage cheese with honey.

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Eating in Luarca

What to eat in Luarca

Apart from the fabada (beans with copango, cooked with chorizo and another pork byproducts), the Asturian pote is also popular (made with small fabes served with cabbage and another legumes). The region between Luarca and Vegadeo is where the biggest variety of this variety of Fabada Asturiana with I.G.P. is raised. The fabes with clam, fabes with sea urchin and fabes with calamari are some other options.

The inhabitants from Luarca celebrate a great variety of parties, where food has always a special place. During the Carnival, the locals offer the Menu del Antrozu y Turismo Luarca-Valdés, which periodically organizes the gastronomy journeys of the council.

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On the other hand, El Cambaral is another place you will fall in love with. A tapa you will adore is the pincho de tortilla de patata (potato omelet) stuffed with chorizo a la sidra (cider). Juicy and tasty.

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The restaurant Barómetro is the perfect place to eat a lot. You will be able to order from a cachopo until calamari in its ink. With an economic daily menu, this is a great local to go with your family. As the main dish... the asparagus stuffed with sea urchin!

Do you want to eat seafood? In La Montañesa you will be offered a simple cuisine full of quality products, the fish barbecue is an excellent option.

Eating in Mieres

What to eat in Mieres

In addition to these culinary fairs, the popular fail of the Antroux and the Folixa na Primavera will give you the chance to live the traditions from Asturias. Cheese is a must as well, specially in Urbiés where its famous Urbiés Cheese is produced. This spicy cheese is one of the most famous in the Pyrinees due to its texture, flavour and its manufacturing process (it does not have fat at all). You can try it served in small clay bowls or as a sauce over meat. Do not miss the chance to try the excellent Sidra de Asturias with D.O.P

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The Sidrería Barolaya will offer you delicious chorizo and sidra with asparagus with mayonnaise to share. They also have the daily menu if you wish to eat bigger quantity.

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In the Sidrería Parrilla la Xagosa you will find an inexpensive menu of large servings such as grilled meat or shilters.

Eating in Lastres

What to eat in Lastres

Many gastronomy journeys are celebrated in Luarca, such as the ones from the hake, and the local restaurants prepare many different recipes. Canned anchovies are still being prepared in the traditional style, as this village has had canned food factories since the 20th Century. We must not forget about the great cow meat and the hunt meat - such as the wild boar and the deer - whcih, along with the typical fabes, will amaze the tourists.

Complete this experience with a glass of cider, produced in the region, as this village is known as the Asturian Cider Region.

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El Mirador offers gastronomy creations based in the Asturian traditions, and has large dining rooms perfect for hosting events. The views of the shore, as its name points out, are spectacular. The restaurant Balcón del Sueve in the incredible hotel Palacio de Luces, could be the ideal place to celebrate some special event.

Eating in Gijon

Eating in Gijon

Another typical dish if the chopa a la sidra (cooked with cider) and pulpu con patatines (octopues with potatos), which is as good as the octopus a la feria that their neighbours from Galicia prepare in a lot of villages, such as O'Carballino.

Usually eaten in the summer, the fried calamares de potera (squid) or in its ink, and the cuttlefish afogaos (drowned, as they keep the cover while they are beeing cooked). Maybe you are lucky enough to find potato and fish stews, with fish such as the tiñosu (red scorpionfish) and the golondru. The pixín (anglerfish), hake and cod fried in egg batter. Between the seafood, the llámpares (limpet) and erizos (sea urchin) have always been a part of the Asturian cuisine, and they are even canned sometimes.

The Ruta de la Sidra (Route of the cider) will allow you to get to know the taverns where you can try the Asturian Cider with D.O.P., produced in the region. If you decide to follow the routes of the Gijón Goloso initiative. you will also get to know the sweets of the Spanish city with more bakeries per inhabitant.

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Pozcas de sal is a tavern relatively recent, but it has been able to place itself as one of the best ones in the city. They define their cuisine as "attractive, tasty, happu, different and economic dishes. Perfecto to enjoy with a beer or a glass of wine".

Another option if Las tapas y la sartenuca. It is not formal place, but their food is tasty and cheap. You can choose the tapa you like the most at their counter, but we recommend you to try the sartenuca de huevos rotos (cracked eggs) and the picadillo (sausage).

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We recommend the Restaurante Auga, located in the sportive harbour and specialized in fish and seafood. It offers a traditional but modern cuisine.

The Restaurante Ciudadela, close to San Lorenzo beach, will enable you to find an economic menu with some great prices.

The chef Jairo López opened the restaurant Ardilla Somió the Summer of 2014. This is a good place to eat tapas at any time of the day.

The restaurant La Tasca de Cabrales is another place where you can find a great variety of tapas and wines. Only 8km away from Gijon there is Casa Gerardo. This place is more than 120 years old and now it has becomed one of the trending restaurants thanks to the chefs Pedro and Marcos Moran.

Eating in Cudillero

What to eat in Cudillero

The most pixueto (Asturian dialect from bable) dish to eat in Cudillero is the curadillo, that was traditionally eaten during the vigil of the sailors when they couldn’t leave to fish. Gatas, dogfish, or any other fish, are previously put to get some air and exposed to the sun, and can be eaten at the Festival del Curadillo every year. If you are also a sea lover, you could try to go to the Jornadas de la Merluza del Picho, annually celebrated thanks to the participation of many restaurants of the region.

The pixín (monkfish), the red sea bream a la espada or the Abaroque sardines are also specialties of the village. You could also try the delicious Afuega’l Pitu cheese, also typical of this region, with D.O.P..

To make your day more sweet, why not try the rice pudding, some bullinas (sweet empanadillas), some frixuelos, turrón de tabique and the pixuetinos.

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You can start with the Taberna del Puerto, a beautiful place good to eat octopus and drink cider at. There's also the cidery El Remo, where you will find generous octopus portions, baby squid, cabrales cheese croquetas...

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Eating in Covadonga

What to eat in Covadonga

Cheese is also very important in the tradition from Asturias. Enjoy the flavor of their cider and visit the taberns of this village located in the National Park of the Picos de Europa. But don't forget to leave some space for the dessert, as sweets are a mandatory product from this place. Try the casadielles: empanadas stuffed with walnuts and almonds and  covered with a bit of anise.

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At the Sidrería Covadonga you will find a menu with a good price and great quality. If you are visiting the lakes, chose to the Enol you will find the restaurant El Casín, where you will be able to enjoy some delicious food in an amazing environment, maybe even in their terrace.

Eating in Colunga

What to eat in Colunga

There is a great variety of products you can eat in Colunga, as it is surrounded by valleys and close to the shore. The meat from Asturias - the calf has I.G.P. ant the hunt meat (deer, wild boar and fallow deer) are served with earth products.

Thanks to its proximity to the market of Llastres, we can find great fish and seafood in Colunga. Don't forget the most famous dishes, such as the fabes. You will be able to enjoy the Feria de les Fabes too, in which the artisan and agriculture products fill the streets of the city.

Don't forget to try the Sidra (cider) de Asturias with D.O.P., one of the most importan products from this region! Discover how this beverage is traditionally elaborated and enjoy the landscaped that the apple trees form. The apple is not only used for the fabrication of cider, as it is also present in desserts such as the compote, pies or marmalades.

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The Magovi Café has great prices. The restaurant has a nice terrace where you can anjoy some pinchos. You could also eat at the cidery Sidrería Mocambo, a traditional tapas bar. Another option is the Café La Esquina, where you can taste the best tortilla of Culonga. We recommend going in the mornings, as this is when they serve pinchos. If you want generous portions, Casa Laureano is the best option for you.

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At the beach de la Griega you will find the hotel Vista Alegre. Its restaurant has a big terrace that is perfect for the good weather, and also a fireplace for the cold days. They offer good fish and they also have a big dining room with views to the beach. This is an amazing place to celebrate all kinds of events.

Eating in Cangas del Narcea

What to eat in Cangas del Narcea

Regarding what to eat in Cangas del Narcea, the local dishes go from embutidos (sausage) such as the chosco to the soup of cabbage, served with the the traditional copango of meat, chorizo, ham, bacon and blood sausage. Apart from trying the Chosco de Tineo, a meat product with I.G.P. typical of the region, deer meat and partridge with legumes  are some other specialties of the place. Complete this gastronomy offer with a good Xenosto cheese, which is nowadays produced only in the village that has its same name. Try this cheese along with a young and soft wine, suchas the Vino de Cangas with D.O., which is usually drunk with in the traditional cachos (samall wood cups).

The Carrasquín, the Verdejo and the Albarín are some other wines that you can find in Cangas del Narcea. You could also enjoy the cider from Asturias with D.O.P., produced in this region. Throughout the year, a lot of gastronomy events take place here, such as the Jornadas Gastronómicas de Carnaval, Jornadas Gastronómicas de la Ternera Asturiana, Cangas de Pinchos, the Fiesta de la Vendimia and the Jornadas Gastronómicas de la Caza.

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Eating in Castropol

What to eat in Castropol

Thanks to its location, this village combines traditional products from sea and earth, such as the fabes with clam and the herring or conger eel empanadas. You can't leave Castropol without trying their specialty, the Eo oysters, which come from the Eo tidal river and are internationally commercialized. Those are some small dishes with a great flavor that the restaurants of the village serve. If you also want to know how their farming works, you can visit the tidal river, which has been recently declared a Biosphere Reserve.

The most famous desserts from Asturias are the rice pudding, the requesón, the flan (pudding) and the cereixolos (another name the frixuelos have). Don't forget to try the typical drink of this region, the Sidra (cider) de Asturias, with D.O.P..

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The restaurant Risón is great for big events. Their food has a good wuality and the service is great. We recommend the caldereta de marisco (seafood). Delicious!

At the restaurant Peñalba, only 8 minutes away from the hotel that has the same name, you will find a traditional cuisine with new dishes and great desserts.

Eating in Cangas de Onís

What to eat in Cangas de Onís

All these things can be acompanied by the local cheese with D.O. called Gamoneu (it has a soft taste and it is a bit spicy, delicous!) and by a little bit of Sidra de Asturias.

To give a sweet touch to the journey, try the famous ice-cream Peñasanta (a combination or merengue, sugar and almonds).

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Another good option is the restaurant El Polesu. An ideal place to order tapas and raciones. Food is homade and we can tell that everything is delicious!

Last but not least, the Sidrería La Caldera offers you the chance to try every single typical local dish that are served in huge portions and at a cheap price.

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In the Molin de la Pedrera you will find excellent food and a perfect service.

In the Cenador de los Canónigos they offer creative cuisine based on products from Asturias. It has stunning views to the Picos de Europa, Cangas de Onís and the Sella river.

In Arriondas there is the Corral del Indianu, it has a Michelin Star and his chef, Jose Antonio Campoviejo always picks ecologic products and plays with traditional tastes and modern techniques...