El Corral del Indianu

An indiano house in Arriondas

El Corral del Indianu is on Avenida de Europa in Arriondas, the town of the Sella, about ten minutes by car from Cangas de Onís. According to the Michelin Guide, it occupies the oldest building in the village, and the name recalls the Asturians who emigrated to America in the late 19th century and came back rich. It has one Michelin star and two Repsol Soles.

In the kitchen is José Antonio Campoviejo, born in Cangas de Onís in 1969 and a self-taught cook; in the dining room, Yolanda Vega, his partner, who according to the house brought him the magazines and books he trained from. They work with organic and artisan produce and with age-old Asturian recipes taken onto their own ground.

Two long menus and the fabada separately

You eat from a tasting menu. The Degustación has 22 courses and costs €145 per person; the Sensaciones, 20 courses and €125, VAT included. Both share the first half: bites such as the Cabrales and white chocolate bonbon or the corn and sabadiego macaron, the fabada served their way, the mountain Gamonéu with eel and sourdough bread with Tineo butter. Then the main courses change, with lobster with foie royale, monkfish and, depending on the day, fish, chop or game. The dishes vary with the market, although the structure of the menu stays the same.

The wine pairing runs from €40 (three wines) to €60 (five), and there is a higher-level five-wine one for €110. If you want the full Asturian fabada as an extra, it is €7.50 per person. The house also has an à la carte menu.

Two dining rooms and the garden at the back

According to Michelin, there is a rustic, modern dining room and another glassed-in one looking onto the back garden, as well as a terrace and air conditioning. It has two parking spaces reserved for customers at the entrance. Pets are not allowed.

For those coming with small children, the house offers a babysitting service with the Colorines nursery school, available at the restaurant every day of the year, charged by the hour (€20 an hour at dinner). Ask about the conditions when you book.

Days, hours and booking

According to the Michelin Guide, it opens Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 14:00 to 18:00 and from 20:00 to midnight, and on Sunday at midday only; Wednesday and Thursday it is closed. Book by phone, on 985 841 072, or by email at [email protected].

It is the lunch of the Sunday in Covadonga and Cangas de Onís, after the Santa Cueva and the market. If you stay overnight, the Parador de Cangas de Onís is between Arriondas and Cangas, beside the Sella.