La Mira de Gredos Restaurant

La Mira de Gredos is the restaurant of the hostal of the same name, on the AV-941 road, on the way out of Hoyos del Espino towards El Barco de Ávila. It occupies the first floor, in a large room with big windows onto the sierra. In the kitchen is César Hinojal, who was a finalist in the Cocinero del Año competition in 2005 and whose restaurant is recommended by the Michelin Guide in its 2026 edition. The cooking is the traditional food of Ávila and Gredos, with modern touches.

The sierra classics

The dishes almost everyone orders are the patatas revolconas with La Vera paprika and torreznillos (€13) and the stew of white Barco beans with its sacramentos, the cured meats from the pot, which won a gold medal at a gastronomic competition. There are stews such as Iberian cheeks in Pedro Ximénez or tripe, snout and trotter with a spicy kick (€22), and eggs with Iberian ham and chips.

Grilled Ávila veal

The meat is Ávila veal: entrecôte, tenderloin or sliced high loin for two (€45), always with potatoes and peppers. From the oven, suckling pig confit at low temperature with crackling skin. To start, acorn-fed Iberian cured meats from the sierra (€26), raw-milk sheep's cheese (€15), León black pudding ravioli (€17) or Iberian tenderloin carpaccio (€21). For fish, cod pil-pil with confit tomato and pig's ear (€29). Desserts such as reineta apple puff pastry or rice pudding with caramelised pine nuts.

€90 tasting menu

The special-occasion menu has three starters, a fish, a meat and two desserts, with sparkling, white, red and sweet wines: €90 per person. It is served to the whole table and by reservation only.

Winter hours

From 15 October to 15 March it serves lunches from Thursday to Sunday, from 13:30 to 15:30. Dinners are by reservation: on Saturdays, from 20:30 to 21:30, open to everyone; from Sunday to Friday, only for hotel guests. It is closed Monday to Wednesday, except on public holidays, long weekends and Christmas, and takes a fortnight's holiday in September or October and a fortnight in January. The restaurant recommends always booking. Telephone: 920 349 023.

Picnic for the Laguna Grande

Guests staying at the hotel are given a picnic for the walk, with a sandwich, fruit, water, nuts and a chocolate bar; ask for it the night before. The route to the Laguna Grande starts from the Plataforma, a few minutes by car. If you sleep here, the La Mira de Gredos hotel is in the same building, and for after the walk, the Aguas de Gredos circuit is in the same village.