# Casa Galín

Restaurant en Covarrubias · Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/where-to-eat/casa-galin-covarrubias · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

Castilian restaurant on Plaza de Doña Urraca in Covarrubias, with olla podrida, roast lamb and D.O. Arlanza wines; open on Sunday lunchtime.

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 info@casagalin.com.
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.

Qué pedir: the olla podrida, the house dish, and roast lamb as a main; or the €38.90 tasting menu.

## Practical details

- Address: Plaza Doña Urraca, 4, 09346 Covarrubias, Burgos
- Phone: +34 947 40 65 52
- Email: info@casagalin.com
- Closed Sunday evening and Tuesday; open on Sunday at lunchtime
- Cuisine: Castilian
- House specialities: Olla podrida, Roast suckling lamb, Stewed lamb, Castilian soup, House pâté
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.casagalin.com/
- Coordenadas: 42.0592, -3.5199

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Nuevo Arlanza](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/where-to-stay/hotel-nuevo-arlanza-covarrubias), a 20 m
- [Fernán González Tower and Siege Weapons](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/fernan-gonzalez-tower), a 100 m
- [Old Town and the Collegiate Church of San Cosme y San Damián](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/old-town-and-collegiate-church), a 157 m
- [Hotel Rural Covarrubias](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/where-to-stay/hotel-rural-covarrubias), a 270 m
- [Chapel of Saint Olav, the Norwegian Church in the Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/saint-olav-chapel), a 1.9 km
- [Ruins of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/san-pedro-de-arlanza), a 4.5 km
- [Guided Walk through the Sabinares del Arlanza from Hortigüela](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/guided-walk-through-the-sabinares-del-arlanza), a 7.8 km
- [Visigothic Hermitage of Santa María de Lara, in Quintanilla de las Viñas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos/things-to-do/visigothic-hermitage-quintanilla-de-las-vinas), a 8.2 km

## Consejos

### 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.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.

Destino: [Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/covarrubias-and-silos.md)