Gloria Restaurant

The table at Finca Los Llanos

Gloria is the restaurant of the Hotel Rural Finca Los Llanos, on the entrance road to Capileira, the highest village in the Poqueira gorge. It serves traditional Alpujarran cooking with a modern touch and zero-mile produce; the hotel has its own seasonal vegetable garden, which guests can visit.

It is a large dining room, with room for 110 people, that works with a wide menu and also with a buffet service. In pool season the Sotillo Viejo bar terrace also opens, with views of the gorge and cocktails, for a drink as evening falls.

What there is to eat

The house explains its cooking through the history of the district: recipes that come from the Islamic Alpujarra mixed with those of the Christian resettlers who arrived afterwards. At the table that translates into produce from the surrounding villages, which the hotel names: serrano ham from Trevélez, goat's cheese from the Busquístar farmhouses, cured meats from Pampaneira and wine from La Contraviesa, the range of vineyards that closes off the Alpujarra to the south.

The bread is artisan, from the Capileira bakery, a bakery that the Ruta Española del Buen Pan (Spanish Good Bread Route) includes among its best eighty, and the wine list brings together local and national labels. The website does not publish the menu with dishes or prices: ask about the seasonal suggestions and what comes from the garden.

Picnic for the route

A practical detail for walkers: the hotel prepares a picnic, ordinary or vegetarian, to take on an excursion. If you are going to do the La Cebadilla trail or go up with the High Peaks minibus, ask the hotel in advance and have dinner on your return.

When to go and how to book

It is the convenient option for dinner if you sleep in Capileira, because it is at the entrance to the village and you don't have to take the car into the narrow streets. It also fits for lunch before or after a stroll around Capileira and its museum or the Poqueira villages trail.

The website does not publish hours or a closing day. Call 958 76 30 71 or write to [email protected] to confirm and book, especially in winter and on weekdays.