Restaurant · Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos
Casa Galín
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- Where
- Covarrubias
Casa Galín is a restaurant and guesthouse on Plaza de Doña Urraca, the heart of Covarrubias, and it has been in the same family since 1830: five generations. It has one dining room on the ground floor and two on the first floor, and the house itself says it is the restaurant that has made it famous. The Repsol Guide awarded it a Solete in 2023, and it has been on the Arlanza Wine Route since the route was founded.
Olla podrida and roast suckling lamb
The house dish is olla podrida, the red bean stew with pork meats and cured sausages that identifies Covarrubias: €19.80 on the menu. After that come roast lamb (€25.90), lamb chops (€21), stewed lamb (€14.20) and Castilian soup (€7). To start, Covarrubias blood sausage or cooked chorizo (€10 each), the house pâté (€10.90) or scrambled eggs with boletus mushrooms (€15). There is simple fish, from grilled trout (€8.90) to turbot (€20.20), and home-made desserts from €3 to €5.50: curd cheese with honey, rice pudding, egg flan.
Several starters, including the olla podrida and the artichokes, can be prepared coeliac-friendly if you ask.
Four set menus
- Menu of the day: €17.80, Monday to Friday except public holidays, with bread, water and a glass of D.O. Arlanza wine.
- Weekend menu: €25, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, with Castilian soup or red beans and stewed lamb or sea bass.
- Tasting menu: €38.90, with chorizo and blood sausage, Castilian soup, roast lamb or veal chop and dessert.
- Children's menu: €12.
When to go
The weekly closing is Sunday evening and all day Tuesday. It opens on Sunday lunchtime, when it is busiest: book on 947 40 65 52 or at [email protected].
Sleeping at the house
Casa Galín is also a guesthouse, with double rooms with bathroom at €45 and single use at €33, breakfast at €4 and a cot free of charge, according to its website (rates updated in June 2025). It also has a rural apartment and the rural house Las Mamblas.
On the village square
It is on the same square as the town hall, two minutes' walk from the collegiate church and old town and the Fernán González tower. If you are staying in Covarrubias, the Hotel Nuevo Arlanza is on the same square.
What to order: the olla podrida, the house dish, and roast lamb as a main; or the €38.90 tasting menu.
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 947 40 65 52
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Cuisine
- Castilian
House specialities
- Olla podrida
- Roast suckling lamb
- Stewed lamb
- Castilian soup
- House pâté
Tips
- Olla to share It is a hearty dish. If there are two of you and you want the lamb, one olla as a starter for the two of you may be enough.
- On weekdays, the menu The €17.80 menu of the day includes D.O. Arlanza wine: it is the cheapest way to sit down here.
- Not on Tuesday It is closed all day Tuesday and on Sunday evening.
Frequently asked questions
Is Casa Galín open on Sunday?
At lunchtime, yes. It closes on Sunday evening and all day Tuesday.
What is olla podrida?
A red bean stew with pork meats and cured sausages, the traditional dish of Covarrubias.
How much is the menu?
€17.80 on weekdays, €25 at weekends and €38.90 for the tasting menu.
Does it have gluten-free options?
Several dishes, including the olla podrida, can be prepared coeliac-friendly on request.
Does it have rooms?
Yes, it is also a guesthouse, with doubles with bathroom from €45.
