# Virrey Palafox Restaurant

Restaurant en El Burgo de Osma · Río Lobos Canyon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-eat/virrey-palafox · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€€

Soria-style restaurant in El Burgo de Osma, 15 minutes from Ucero, open since the 1970s and famous for its Jornadas de la Matanza (pig-slaughter feast days); serves lunch and dinner.

Virrey Palafox opened in the early 1970s on calle Mayor in El Burgo de Osma, the arcaded street that leads to Plaza Mayor, and is still run by the Martínez Soto family. It shares a building with the Hotel II Virrey and the Doña Remedios café. It is a member of Maestres de Cocina de Castilla y León and of Restaurantes de la Buena Mesa, and has taken its cooking to gastronomic presentations in a dozen countries. From Ucero, the gateway to the Río Lobos Canyon, it is about fifteen minutes along the SO-920.
Mushrooms, stews and Cantabrian seafood
The menu changes every week and is not published with prices on the website; its sections are: Cantabrian seafood, starters and tapas, Soria mushrooms, vegetables, pulses, Castilian meats and homemade desserts. The cooks' recommendations go to the mushrooms, the matanza and the meat stews.
The €65 tasting menu
If you want to try the more contemporary side, the tasting menu costs €65 per person, with water and coffee, wine not included; the sommelier suggests the pairing. It is six courses that change with the season, with mushrooms prominent: this autumn, rice with shiitake, sea bass in chanterelle escabeche, high loin with boletus and a boletus semifreddo with almond sponge. It is served to the whole table, is not shared and needs a reservation. There is also a celebrations menu for groups.
The Jornadas de la Matanza
The house is best known for its Jornadas de la Matanza, held since 1974 on weekends in the first months of the year. On Saturday it begins around 12:30 with the matanza ritual in the Pig Museum square and continues at 14:30 with a 22-dish pork banquet, between traditional and new cooking. There is a children's menu for ages 3 to 10 and, from February, a matanza vermouth with live music. Tables are assigned in order of booking and you cannot change dining rooms. Bookings for 2027 are not yet open: they are made at jornadasdelamatanza.com or on 975 34 13 11.
Hours and bookings
Lunch from 13:15 to 15:45 and dinner from 21:00 to 22:45. The website does not publish a closing day: confirm when booking on 975 34 02 22 or at info@virreypalafox.com. If you don't have a table, the Doña Remedios café, in the same building, opens from 8:00 to 24:00 and serves dinners on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and long weekends, from 20:30 to 23:30.
With the canyon
Virrey is the natural lunch after a morning at the San Bartolomé hermitage or on the Río Lobos trail. If you stay overnight, the Hotel II Virrey is upstairs.

Qué pedir: in winter, the Jornadas de la Matanza menu; the rest of the year, the à la carte or the tasting menu.

## Practical details

- Address: Calle Mayor, 2, 42300 El Burgo de Osma, Soria
- Phone: +34 975 34 02 22
- Email: info@virreypalafox.com
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 13:15–15:45 y 21:00–22:45
- The website gives lunch and dinner hours without closing days; confirm when booking
- Cuisine: Soria, Castilian
- House specialities: Jornadas de la Matanza (in season), Mushroom tasting menu, Meat stews
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://virreypalafox.com/restaurante-virrey-palafox/
- Coordenadas: 41.5873, -3.0672

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel II Virrey](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-stay/hotel-ii-virrey), a 0 m
- [Los Templarios Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-eat/restaurante-los-templarios), a 14.5 km
- [Posada Los Templarios](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-stay/posada-los-templarios), a 14.5 km
- [El Balcón del Cañón](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-eat/el-balcon-del-canon), a 14.5 km
- [El Balcón del Cañón](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/where-to-stay/el-balcon-del-canon), a 14.5 km
- [Ucero Castle Trail (PRC-SO 66)](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/things-to-do/ucero-castle-trail), a 14.8 km
- [Gullurías Trail (PRC-SO 67)](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/things-to-do/gullurias-trail), a 15.0 km
- [Río Lobos Canyon Park House, in Ucero](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon/things-to-do/park-house), a 15.0 km

## Consejos

### Matanza, months ahead
The feast days fill the dining rooms: book as soon as the 2027 dates open.

### Tasting menu for the whole table
The tasting menu is taken by the whole table; if anyone prefers à la carte, everyone orders à la carte.

### Park outside the old quarter
Calle Mayor is narrow and arcaded: leave the car in the streets outside and walk in.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### What time is lunch?
From 13:15 to 15:45; dinner from 21:00 to 22:45.

### How much does the Virrey Palafox tasting menu cost?
€65 per person, with water and coffee; wine is extra.

### When are the Jornadas de la Matanza?
On weekends in the first months of the year; the matanza ritual only on Saturdays. The 2027 dates are announced at jornadasdelamatanza.com.

### Is there a children's menu at the matanza?
Yes, for ages 3 to 10.

### Is it far from the canyon?
About 15 minutes by car from Ucero.

Destino: [Río Lobos Canyon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/rio-lobos-canyon.md)