What to eat and where in Soria: 6 typical dishes and 7 restaurants

La gastronomy It must also occupy a prominent place in a Soria city break and its province, in Castilla y Leon.

Therefore, it is important that when planning your trip you take into account what the most typical products and dishes of Soria gastronomyas well as some recommended restaurants to enjoy it.

In this regard, you should know that in addition to restaurants that offer popular cuisine, in Soria You can also enjoy more elaborate cuisine, which is its greatest exponent. Bulwark, award-winning restaurant Michelin star.

Most typical gastronomic products of Soria

Regarding the most typical gastronomic products, it is worth highlighting the Sweet butter from Soria and black truffle.

What are they like and where to eat the best torreznos in Soria

But if there is something that you should not miss trying in Soria, it is the torreznos, sheets of bacon Fried foods that are well done and should be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

One of the notable bars where you can try torreznos is in Augustus House and Mesón Castellano, both bars located in the Plaza Mayor de Soria, and the first of which has recently been awarded for developing the best torrezno in the world.

You will recognize it by the torreznos towers that he displays in his window.

Where to see how the Soria black truffle is collected with dogs

As I have mentioned, the black truffle It is another gastronomic argument that characterizes Soria.

To the point that in recent years in the month of March a international truffle cooking contest, with the participation of international chefs.

These are sponsored by local restaurants where you can taste the recipes they submit to the contest.

If you are passionate about gastronomy and specifically, black truffle, you should know that very close to the capital you can visit Encitrufa truffle oak plantation, which from December to March allows you to collect the exclusive black truffle.

On this visit you will learn about the curious production system, by which the truffle oak It will take five years to start producing truffles, and it will take 10 years from planting for them to have a large production.

But above all you will have the opportunity to see how truffles are collected with the help of a dog that are born hidden at the foot of the truffle oak, and you will also be able to see the only pig that has permission in Spain to collect truffles.

Costrada, typical sweet from Soria

Also in relation to gastronomic products, if you are fond of sweets, on your visit to this Castilian-Leonese city you should not miss trying the typical sorian scab,

It is a thin, crispy and delicious puff pastry that between sheet and sheet insert pastry cream, to finish by sprinkling sugar glass by all the.

Currently, other flavors have been incorporated, such as cream, chocolate, truffle or angel hair.

A place with earned fame for this tasting is York butter shops, which you find in the Mariano Granados Square, in front of the entrance to the municipal park.

Almazan Buds

Another notable sweet is Almazan Buds, which are made from fresh egg yolk and sugar that is baked and then given a sugar bath.

They have a strong egg flavor, their outer sugar casing being crunchy and their inner texture mellow.

Soria's patience

Prepare the patience with the egg white, wheat flour, sugar and a little lemon zest.

The patience They are small tear-shaped cookies that, when well baked, have a hard texture, so they must be sucked to soften them.

Best restaurants to eat in Soria city

Regarding the city ​​restaurants, below we are going to recommend several options, from the most popular cuisine to haute cuisine.

Tasting menu at Baluarte restaurant, Michelin star in Soria

As I mentioned before, if you are looking for haute cuisine food, you have the aforementioned Baluarte restaurant of the chef Óscar García, where you can try a tasting menu for €78, drinks apart.

On our visit during the black truffle season, we tasted dishes such as warm squid ink pickle, black trumpets and black winter truffle; or mushroom emulsion with truffle.

You can also try trout Ucero river cured, ham stew and fermented garlic praline; venison sirloin, lentil pigeon mousse and black truffle; and cod tripe with purrusalda and tuber melanosporum.

Gastrobar Mena

Óscar García has another more affordable alternative in the gastrobar Mena, with tasting of the most popular portions.

Their excellent Iberian ham and free-range chicken croquettes stand out; a steak tartare with classic dressing; or an outstanding tempura cod with honey aioli.

Trashumante Restaurant

A good restaurant with modern cuisine whose gastronomic base is traditional Soria cuisine.

Run by the Romero brothers, Alfonso and Juan, the Trashumante restaurant It has an excellent quality/price ratio, good service and a very sophisticated menu. .

Fireplace El Salvador

El Fogón El Salvador is a restaurant with traditional menu and Castilian cuisine, but with a selection of dishes of the highest quality and modern cuisine.

La Chistera Restaurant

It is one of the restaurants with tradition of this Castilian city, whose chef, Javier Antonit's Master of the Cuisine of Castilla y León.

The Chistera is famous for a great daily menu of high quality and good prices, in addition to its curious and fun tapas, and for its magic show dinners and stand-up comedy.

The La Dehesa Kiosk

One of the top restaurants of the moment is The Dehesa Kiosk.

Located in the middle of the Cervantes Dehesa, big city park, it is a perfect place for mid-morning tapas, an afternoon coffee or the first drink of the night.

Its tastefully decorated restaurant, and a simple and modern menu, make it a must for the young people of the city.

Best tapas areas

Finally, if what you are looking for is tapas, in the city there are several places to go, from the bars on the Plaza de Martínez Aporta in the area of ​​the Plaza Mayor.

Prawns with gabardine Iruña in the Ramón Benito Aceña Square, the aforementioned torreznos in Augustus House, marriages in Tribeca, without forgetting classics like Lazaro Wines and torcuato en the hill.