Le Bistró de El Retiro

The relaxed side of a starred restaurant

In Pancar, a good kilometre from the centre of Llanes, is El Retiro, the restaurant of chef Ricardo González Sotres, which has held a Michelin star for ten years. In the same house, on the porch, Le Bistró opened: the same produce-led cooking in a simpler format, à la carte and for sharing. The Michelin Guide gives it the 2026 Bib Gourmand.

What to order

The menu mixes classic Asturian cooking with the odd nod elsewhere. Among the classics: Asturian fabada, homemade tripe, stewed pig's snout and line-caught squid in its ink. Off the script: free-range pitu de caleya chicken stewed with mole poblano, or bluefin tuna tacos with fried egg. There are Cantabrian anchovies, oysters with cider vinegar, roast kid and rice with pigeon for two. For dessert, caramelised rice pudding, tocinillo de cielo or the Pría three-milk cheese. Main courses run at around €20 to €30; in season there is a game menu at €58.

If you want a special meal, the main restaurant serves the San Patricio tasting menu, at €135, for the whole table.

When to go

It opens at midday from Wednesday to Sunday, from 13:30 to 16:00, and on Friday and Saturday also in the evening, from 20:30 to midnight. It is closed Monday and Tuesday, except in July and August, when it opens every day. Book by phone, on 985 400 240, or by email. The Michelin Guide states that pets are not allowed.

Getting there

Pancar is west of the town, beside the chapel of San Patricio that gives the menu its name. You get there by car in five minutes, or on foot along the Carrocedo river path, the Marismas walk, which the town council suggests from the Llanes bridge to Pancar.