# Tauèrna Urtau Vielha

Bar en Vielha · Val d'Aran

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-eat/urtau-vielha · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

Mountain tavern in the centre of Vielha, from the family that opened the first Urtau in Arties in 1963: tapas, olla aranesa at €10.50 and grill, no bookings.

The first Tauèrna Urtau was opened in Arties in 1963 as a village tavern of home-made tapas. Today there are three, in Arties, Bossòst and Vielha, from the same family, which also has its own workshop for pâtés and desserts, Aran Codina. The one in Vielha is at Avinguda Pas d'Arrò, 4, in the centre: a bar with counter and tables with traditional mountain cooking and tapas to share, at everyday prices.
The Vielha menu
The menu has a bit of everything, and almost all of it under €20. Some prices from the current menu:

Tapas: potato omelette made to order, €8; patatas bravas with two sauces, €7.60; fried aubergine with cane honey, €7.90; Soria pork scratchings, €8.80; Andalusian-style squid, €14.60; and tempura sturgeon cubes with citrus mayonnaise, €12.90.
To share: corn-fed Iberian ham board, €17.50; board of four Aran cheeses with quince and walnuts, €17.50; board of pâtés from its workshop, €11.50.
Valley cooking: the olla aranesa, house recipe since 1963, €10.50; Occitan onion soup with egg, gratinated with Bagergue cheese, €10.20; Pyrenean trinxat with Iberian pork belly, €11.50; stewed rabbit with saffron milk caps, €17.50; oven-roast pork ribs, €18.30; boneless oven-baked Pyrenean trout, €19.
From the grill: 400 g entrecôte, €34; Ribagorça lamb chops, €27.60; duck magret, €15.50; and to share, one-kilo old-cow txuletón, €75.

There are also 180 g burgers, between €12.50 and €17.50, macaroni, chicken cannelloni and spaghetti. For dessert, tiramisu in a jar, cheesecake with Idiazábal, grandmother María's crema catalana, crêpes; between €4.50 and €7.50.
No bookings: arrive early
Urtau does not take bookings at any of its taverns. If you go at peak time, arrive when the kitchen opens. If you prefer to dine in the apartment or hotel, they prepare takeaway food, which is ordered and collected at the tavern.
Hours and closures
The bar opens from 12:00 to 16:30 and from 19:00 to 22:30, and the kitchen serves from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 19:30 to 22:00. It rests on Tuesday evening and Wednesday. From 9 to 17 November it closes for holidays and reopens on the 18th, before the ski season starts.
The other two Urtau
If you come from Baqueira, the one in Arties, on Plaça Urtau, 12, is on the way, with the same hours and rest day; next to it is its shop of Pyrenean products, Pirineu Gourmet. The one in Bossòst, on Plaça dera Glèisa, 9, only opens by day, from 11:00 to 18:00, and rests on Tuesday.
To sleep, the Hotel Fonfreda is also in the centre of Vielha; if you want a tablecloth and a set menu, Era Coquèla, on Avinguda Garona. From Arties, the via ferrata is the excuse to end up at the first Urtau.

Qué pedir: a few tapas at the bar, such as the tempura sturgeon cubes, or the house olla aranesa and a grilled meat

## Practical details

- Address: Avenida Pas d'Arrò, 4, 25530 Vielha, Lleida
- Phone: +34 973 642 671
- Opening hours: Mon 12:00–16:30 y 19:00–22:30; Tue 12:00–16:30; Wed closed; Thu–Sun 12:00–16:30 y 19:00–22:30
- Kitchen from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 19:30 to 22:00. Closed Tuesday evening and Wednesday. Closed from 9 to 17 November. No bookings
- Cuisine: Aranese, tapas, home cooking
- House specialities: Olla aranesa, Occitan onion soup, Pyrenean trinxat, Tempura sturgeon cubes, Grilled old-cow txuletón
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.urtau.com/
- Coordenadas: 42.702, 0.795

## Cerca de aquí

- [Church of Sant Miquèu de Vielha and its Romanesque Christ](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/things-to-do/sant-miqueu-church-vielha), a 93 m
- [Hotel Fonfreda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-fonfreda), a 155 m
- [Era Lucana](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-eat/era-lucana), a 207 m
- [Horse Rides from Vielha, to Vilac or Mont](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/things-to-do/vielha-horse-riding), a 371 m
- [Era Coquèla](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-eat/era-coquela), a 435 m
- [Parador de Vielha](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-stay/parador-de-vielha), a 521 m
- [SNÖ Hotel Beret](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-stay/sno-hotel-beret), a 1.2 km
- [Hotel Casa Irene](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-casa-irene), a 6.3 km

## Consejos

### Arrive just as the kitchen opens
At 12:30 or 19:30, before it fills up: there are no bookings.

### Order takeaway if you are in a hurry
The tavern prepares orders to collect on the spot.

### Wednesday, closed
And Tuesday evening: on those days, dine elsewhere.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you book at Urtau?
No: none of the three taverns takes bookings.

### Is it open on Sunday?
Yes, at midday and in the evening.

### Which day does it close?
Tuesday evening and Wednesday; also from 9 to 17 November.

### How much is the olla aranesa?
€10.50 on the Vielha menu.

### Is there another Urtau near Baqueira?
Yes, in Arties, on Plaça Urtau, 12, telephone 973 640 926.

Destino: [Val d'Aran](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley.md)