Acebuche

Acebuche is the fine-dining restaurant of the Hotel Puerta de la Luna, a palatial 16th-century mansion at Calle Canónigo Melgares Raya, 7, 50 metres from Baeza cathedral. It is run by chefs Axel Guilbert and María López, who have cooked in places such as Disfrutar, Hermanos Torres and Michel Sarran, in France. The cooking is chef-led, based on classical French technique and seasonal produce, and looks above all to the ingredients of Jaén. It is recommended in the Michelin, Repsol and Macarfi guides.

Estaca or Olivo

You eat from two tasting menus, VAT included and drinks not included. The Estaca menu, at €62, starts with the house dry martini and a few bites (anchovy and tapenade tartlet, quail egg with ochío breadcrumbs, pig's trotters, foie mi-cuit) and goes on with fennel, dill and almond milk; asparagus with ham and egg; Cazorla trout Wellington; rabbit with small prawns; Segureño lamb, and a chocolate and olive oil dessert. The wine pairing adds €40.

The Olivo menu, at €72, adds sweet onion, a bouillabaisse with fino and saffron and a pre-dessert of jasmine, honey and vinegar; its pairing costs €55. The house adapts the menu to allergies and intolerances if you let them know, and warns that the dishes change with the season. The hotel's website also mentions à la carte dishes; ask when you book.

Booking and opening hours

You book from the hotel's website or on 953 74 70 19. The hotel does not publish the restaurant's opening hours on that page: confirm them when you book, because with a set-menu kitchen it pays to arrive on time. If you are after something more informal, the same hotel has Bar Pacos, for tapas and raciones.

A short step from the cathedral

The restaurant is in Baeza's old town, a few metres from the cathedral and on the route of the walk around Baeza, so lunch or dinner fits in after the visit. To sleep without moving, the rooms of the Hotel Puerta de la Luna are in the same palace. Another tasting-menu table in Baeza is Vandelvira, which occupies a Renaissance convent in Plaza de San Francisco.