Food in Somiedo is Asturian mountain cooking: pote de berzas
(cabbage stew), fabada, cachopo and, above all, beef from the
vaca roxa, the Asturiana de los Valles breed you will
see grazing all over the park. Most places are in
Pola de Somiedo, the main village,
and there are two in Valle del Lago,
right at the trailhead.
These are small villages with few tables: in July, August and on
Spanish long weekends it is wise to book, and out of
season to ring ahead and check they are open.
Where to eat in Pola de Somiedo
Restaurante Casa Miño
Traditional Asturian cooking
The restaurant of the Casa Miño hotel, refurbished in 2020. They serve beef from their own herd and from local producers, and the cabbage for the pote comes from their own garden.
What to order: Pote de berzas (cabbage stew), stuffed onions, seafood-stuffed peppers, cachopo with smoked Tineo cheese, cod with pisto, and octopus.
Opening hours: Lunch 13:30–15:30, dinner 20:00–22:30. Closed on Tuesdays except in August and on public holidays.
Home cooking in a family atmosphere, with views of the valley from the dining room. It mixes traditional cooking with more modern dishes and offers coeliac, vegetarian and vegan options. It seats about 69 and has parking and a garden.
What to order: Cod (the house speciality, also with vinho verde), pote de berzas, fabada, griddled meats, stewed kid and home-made desserts.
A bar and restaurant with a terrace and parking in Valle del Lago, with a small dining room (30 covers). It tends to fill up: book if you are going at lunchtime.
What to order: Stewed pig's trotters, kid, pote, fabas (bean stew), meats and home-made desserts.
A country restaurant in La Peral, the village of the Mirador del Príncipe, with a terrace overlooking the valley. It holds a Solete from the Repsol Guide, which recommends the veal chuletón and puts the price at under €35. Pets are welcome.
What to order: Local meats and home-made desserts.
At the Saliencia lakes, in summer: the Wild Bar, a
food truck at the Alto de La Farrapona serving freshly made burgers,
right where the
lakes trail starts.
At the Pola campsite: La Pomarada has a restaurant
and café; it is open from March to November.
What to order in Somiedo
Pote de berzas: the hearty stew of the Asturian
mountains, with cabbage, potato and cured meats.
Carne roxa: beef from the Asturiana de los Valles
breed, grilled or as a chuletón.
Cachopo: two veal fillets filled with ham and
cheese, breaded and fried.
Stewed kid (cabritu) and fabada.
And to drink, cider.
Details for each place were taken from its website or public listing
in October 2026. Hours and prices may change: confirm them when you
book. For more ideas, see
what to see in Somiedo.
