Restaurante Adolfo

A house next to the cathedral, with a cellar underground

Adolfo is at Calle Hombre de Palo 7, in the heart of Toledo's old town, a few steps from the cathedral. It is a signature cooking house recommended in the Michelin Guide, and the centre of a family group that includes the vineyards of the Cigarral Santa María, the Hotel Boutique Adolfo and the Hotel Cigarral Santa María. Herbs and vegetables for the kitchen come from that cigarral. Beneath the restaurant is an underground cellar which the house dates to centuries past, and going down to see it is part of the visit.

A single seasonal menu

There is no à la carte menu. You eat a single seasonal menu that changes with the market and the season: three appetisers, three starters, a fish, a meat and two desserts, with organic spelt sourdough bread and oil. It costs €88 per person, with 10% VAT included and without drinks. It lasts around an hour and a quarter: it fits into a Sunday lunch without losing the afternoon.

Among the dishes the house mentions are the organic green asparagus from Camuñas with turmeric and black truffle, and the suckling pig with its juices and fruit compotes. For anyone with allergies or intolerances, the kitchen prepares two or three alternatives: let them know when you book.

With children

There is a children's menu for under-13s, at €49.50 with VAT: appetiser, first course, second course and dessert.

Drinks and bookings

The underground cellar holds the selection of wines to go with the menu; the pairing has no published price, so ask. Book on its website or on 925 22 73 21 and 639 33 09 91; also at [email protected]. The website does not publish opening days or hours: confirm when you book.

Between the cathedral and Zocodover

It is between the cathedral and Zocodover, about five minutes' walk from the square. By car, park outside the wall and walk up or take the escalators. Before lunch, the visit to the Primate Cathedral fits; afterwards, the walk down through the Jewish quarter to the Tránsito Synagogue, as in the Jewish quarter and cathedral day.