Asador Las Murallas Restaurant

Joaquín, Susana and now their son

Joaquín and Susana left central Madrid for the Sierra Norte just married, never having run a restaurant, and in 1995 opened the grill in Buitrago del Lozoya. From the beginning they bet on roasting and on meat from the Sierra de Guadarrama. Today the restaurant is run by their son Joaquín. It is at Plaza de la Constitución, 3, inside Buitrago's walled enclosure, a step from the climb up the wall and the Picasso Museum: it is the table you have right as you leave the visit.

The grill's menu

The cooking is traditional: typical dishes of the area, home recipes and a little sophistication in the presentation, with starters, salads, roast meats and home-made desserts. Among what the house highlights: ham with beans as a starter, a tuna belly salad, torreznos among the meats and, to finish, French toast with ice cream or cheesecake with strawberry jam. The full menu and the wine list are on its website; prices are checked there.

Tuesday to Sunday, best with a booking

According to the Buitrago tourist office, it is open Tuesday to Sunday; closed on Monday. It takes bookings from its website and on 91 868 04 84. On a Sunday, when the wall closes at 13:45 and everyone comes down to eat at once, book ahead.

Dogs on the terrace

Dogs may stay on the terrace, according to the Buitrago tourist office; not inside.

Parking and getting around

Inside the enclosure, cars of non-residents cannot drive or park: leave the car in the free municipal car park on Calle Tahona and walk in, in a few minutes. Without a car, the 191 bus arrives from Plaza de Castilla.

It fits after the wall and Clock Tower and the Picasso Museum, and as lunch on the Montejo beech forest and Buitrago day. If you stay overnight inside the wall, La Beltraneja is on Calle del Arco, around the corner.