ConSentido

ConSentido is at Plaza del Mercado, 8, next to the Central Market and behind Salamanca's Plaza Mayor. Its chef, Carlos Hernández del Río, has built the restaurant around reviving Castilian recipes and the produce of the province: the Tormes valley, the dehesa pastureland, the Sierra de Francia and producers known by name. The Michelin Guide recommends it. It has two spaces: the dining room and a gastronomic bar for seven people facing the kitchen.

Revélate: the à la carte

The menu is organised by landscapes. To start, bites such as Béjar calderillo croquettes (€3.90 each), Iberian ham fritters (€4.90) or a farinato tartlet with fried potato (€6). From the Tormes valley, chargrilled spring onion with its cream, wild oregano and pistachio praline (€7.50), which is also on the tasting menu, and chargrilled cabbage with pil-pil. From the river, trout from the Piszolla aquaculture project, in a gazpachuelo or as a 'paloma' with belly.

Among the spoon dishes, stew of cockscombs, sweetbreads from Salamanca veal or Barco de Ávila beans with rabbit, in half and third portions. And from the dehesa, lechal à la royal (€27 a portion), chargrilled high loin of Charra veal (€33.50) or aged beef chop at €85 a kilo, for two. Many dishes are served as a full, half or third portion: you can try more without over-ordering.

Entrégate: the €80 tasting menu

The tasting menu costs €80 without drinks, VAT included, and can be extended depending on the season. It runs in chapters that tell the story of the surroundings: the matanza and cured meats, the house bites (ham fritter, hornazo, ox-tail frijuelo), Tormes trout, the vega market garden with vegetables from the Puentesan cooperative and from its own garden in Carbajosa de la Sagrada, the farmyard and game, the fruits of the Sierra de Francia and, to finish, grandmothers' biscuits.

The wine cellar

The wine list draws on nearby projects and friendly wineries, with a section devoted to Salamanca wines, as well as reds, whites, rosés, sparkling and sweet wines from elsewhere.

Opening hours

Open Wednesday to Sunday at lunchtime (13:30 to 15:30 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and until 15:15 from Friday to Sunday) and in the evening only on Fridays and Saturdays, from 20:30 to 22:30. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Book on its website or on 923 708 261.

Before lunch, the Plaza Mayor is a few steps away; afterwards, the cathedrals and the University are ten minutes' walk.