Mari Castaña

Burgos


This bright place takes some tired old culinary concepts and freshens them up with great success. The plato combinado, that meat-and-three-veg warhorse, here retains the concept of a meal on one plate but is rethought with all fresh-market cooking. There's also breakfast, plates to share and some tempting set menus, including some that do wonderful things with mushrooms.


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Nearby Burgos attractions

1. Arco de Santa María

0.05 MILES

The splendid Arco de Santa María was once the main gate to the old city and part of the 14th-century walls. It now hosts temporary exhibitions, but its…

2. Catedral

0.07 MILES

This Unesco World Heritage–listed cathedral, once a former modest Romanesque church, is a masterpiece. Work began on a grander scale in 1221; remarkably,…

3. Iglesia de San Nicolás

0.14 MILES

Close to the cathedral, this church boasts an enormous stone-carved altar by Francisco de Colonia that features scenes from the life of St Nicolas.

4. Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos

0.15 MILES

With a lovely perch up behind the cathedral, this private art gallery hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. Apart from the art, it's a pleasant…

5. Museo del Retablo

0.16 MILES

Just west of the cathedral, in the Iglesia de San Esteban, the Museo del Retablo has a display of some 18 altars dating from the 15th to 18th centuries.

6. Iglesia de San Esteban

0.16 MILES

Located just west of the cathedral, this is a solid 14th-century Gothic structure with an unusual porch and a Museo del Retablo with a display of some 18…

7. Statue of El Cid

0.17 MILES

On the north side of the Puente de San Pablo looms a romanticised statue of El Cid, the 11th-century mercenary whose tomb lies in the town's cathedral.

8. Museo de Burgos

0.19 MILES

This museum, housed in the 16th-century Casa de Miranda, contains some fine Gothic tombs and other archaeological artefacts covering a wide period.