Los Claveles restaurant, in Ibeas de Juarros

A family house in Ibeas since 1962

Los Claveles opened on 12 October 1962 on the Logroño road, at the entrance to Ibeas de Juarros, 14 km from Burgos. This is the village of the CAYAC, where the visits to the Atapuerca sites set off, so it is the handiest place to eat before or after the Trinchera. Today it is run by the third generation of the family, with José Pablo Ruipérez in the kitchen, and in 2008 the dining room was refurbished and La Ventana, its pinchos and raciones café, was born next door.

The house began with local cooking built around a product of the Juarros district: the red bean of Ibeas. Olla podrida is still, in their own words, one of their main dishes.

What is on the menu

The 2026 menu is on their website, with prices including VAT. Among the spoon dishes, beans rule: olla podrida with all the trimmings costs €24 and Ibeas red beans on their own, €10; there are also white beans with clams, menestra (mixed vegetable stew) and seafood soup. To start there is Burgos morcilla (€8), Iberian ham croquettes, cecina (cured beef), sweetbreads from suckling lamb or confit artichokes.

Among the meats is lechazo (milk-fed lamb), as chops with potatoes and peppers (€22) or as a crisp-roasted capricho on a dark beer sauce (€20), as well as stewed oxtail, Iberian pork cheeks, entrecôte and beef sirloin. Fish options include cod al pil pil, hake in green sauce, monkfish loin or wild turbot. Vegan dishes are marked, and every dish carries allergen icons. With a spoon dish, a main and dessert, the bill comes to €35 to €60 a head.

What it is like and when to go

The dining room is bright, with white walls, tables by the picture windows and a large hall for banquets; the Junta's listing gives it 120 seats and parking. Both the restaurant and the café have a terrace with a garden and a small children's play park, which is welcome in summer if you have children with you.

The website does not publish opening hours. The official listing says it opens all year except October. Call 947 421 073 before you go and book, especially at weekends: the table is not confirmed until the confirmation email reaches you. Group menus are for a minimum of ten people.