Just 50 km from the capital rises the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the masterpiece of Felipe II. The legend says that San Lorenzo died burned on a grill is why the Monastery adopts this form. After the visit, go to the village and discover the wonders to eat in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. We recommend you where.
The Real Sitio offers an influences cuisine from Madrid and Serrana at the level of its historical set. There is much to eat in San Lorenzo de El Escorial: spoon dishes like his famous Madrid stew, tripe or a garlic soup. Good the potato omelet in general. The meat is usually the protagonist in the menus where you can find lamb or suckling pig roasted in traditional wood ovens. Good fish are also cooked, such as sea bream or cod.
Taste all these products in the Gastronomic Days of the town, where you can also discover their delicious sweets: donuts of anise, canutitos de crema and mantecados. After lunch we invite you to take a pleasant walk through the Pinar de Abantos and the Herrería Zone or, if you prefer, through the Regional Park of the Middle Course of the Guadarrama and its Surroundings.
Two good occasions to visit and eat in San Lorenzo de El Escorial can be the San Lorenzo day, your employer, in August, or the second Sunday in September, when the Virgen de Gracia is celebrated.
There are many dining options where to eat in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Let’s start the tapas route through El Escorial.
Next to the Plaza de la Cruz is the Crochet Cafetín with classic decoration. You can have tapas, enjoy a drink, a beer, a good wine … whatever you want!
Next to the previous one is Fonda Guerrera that participates in the days of tapas of San Lorenzo with a crunchy cream cheese with shrimp on mango coulis. Do you dare to try it?
A little further away from these, we find The Alps that can be described simply as good tapas and good treatment.
Even so, we encourage you to travel its streets and discover new places, most will not disappoint.
There are numerous restaurants where to eat in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. In El Charolés, a classic and cozy restaurant in the center of town never disappoints the cocido madrileño, among other options, and the delicious desserts.
Horizontal, in a privileged place such as the slope of Mount Abantos, offer traditional cuisine with creative touches and rooms suitable for banquets and celebrations. Good place is your terrace to enjoy in good weather.
In Montia, holder of a Michelin star in 2015, and 500 meters from the monastery, you can choose between a short menu, a long menu and an XL menu; accompanied all of natural wines or variety of beers; the liquors are homemade.
We mention others, also interesting, restaurants of San Lorenzo de El Escorial: Fonda Genara, Asador del Rey and Algora.
