Eating in Estella – Lizarra

Eating in Estella – Lizarra

Estella is a beautiful village and municipality with a gastronomy rich in traditional recipes. Apart from delicious products, such as the asparagus and the cheese, eating in Estella brings visitors the opportunity of enjoying the moment through the many bars and restaurants. Are you coming with us?

The gastronomy of Estella is strongly linked to the earth. The urban center of the village was built on a meander of the Erga River, a thing that makes the procedure of watering the vegetable gardens from the region easier. Peppers, asparagus with I.G.P. Navarra, artichokes and different kinds of legumes grow in the lands from Estella, creating a menu where the menestras, ratatouille of vegetables and other specialties are very common. Between the meats the baby pork is very common, but the cow meat, lamb and hunting meats are popular here. With the sheep’s milk, cheese and artisan cuajadas of great quality are made.

There are many dessert specialties in Estella, such as the rocas de Puy (bonbons made of chocolate and hazelnuts) and the alpargatas, a sweet made of puff pastry and almond cream that was prepared for the first time to celebrate a visit from the king Alfonso the 12th to the village. Estella and its surroundings also produce excellent wine products, such as the wine D.O. Navarra, Pago de Arínzano, Pago de Otazu and Prado de Irache. If you have the chance, don’t miss the opportunity of going to the fantastic Natural Park of Urbasa and Andía.

plato esparragps estella
Eating in Estella
Queso navarro

Eating tapas in Estella is possible thanks to a great number of bars with counters that offer good examples of miniature products. Some of these places are Amaya Pigor (with good music) and Casanova, the perfect place to share a salad or a vegetables menestra.

Eating in Estella
Bar Pigor
Eating in Estella
Bar Casanova

There are many options of places to eat in Estella, and the restaurant Asador Astarriaga is one of the most popular ones. Its cuisine is specialized in meat and grilled fish, which are part of an attractive menu that also includes other classic recipes from Navarra.

La Cepa is another good place to eat in Estella. It has a daily menu and a carte where a traditional cuisine is prepared with quality ingredients.

The restaurant Richard is a place located in the center of the village that focuses on classic dishes from Estella, using seasonal ingredients and meat from the local ranching.

Another place to eat in Estella is the restaurant Navarra, which occupies a house of an attractive architecture with a garden. This place serves food of a strong local essence, based on the recipes from Navarra and using fresh and quality products. It also has big dining rooms, reason why it is easy to find a free table here and to organize celebrations such as wedding banquets, communions and other similar events.

Eating in Estella
Asador Astarriaga
Eating in Estella
Restaurante Richard

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