Restaurant in Astorga, Spain
Michelin value for a dish worth detours.
Las Termas holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and a 4.8-star rating across more than 3,500 reviews — the clearest signal that this is Astorga's most reliable regional lunch. The draw is the Cocido Maragato, a locally sourced chickpea stew served in its traditional reverse order, with wine and coffee included in a closed-price menu at a budget price point.
That number, for a budget-priced regional restaurant in a mid-sized Leonese city, is harder to earn than it looks. Combined with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, it answers the core question fast: yes, book this. Las Termas is the correct answer for anyone passing through Astorga who wants to eat something genuinely local, at a price that does not require justification, in a room that feels like it belongs to the town rather than to a hospitality group.
For first-timers, the context helps. Astorga sits on the Camino de Santiago in the León province of northwest Spain, and the restaurant is positioned a few metres from the Palacio Episcopal, the palace designed by Antoni Gaudí. The location is not incidental: this is a city where pilgrims, day-trippers, and locals all converge, and Las Termas has been feeding all three without compromising its regional identity. If you are arriving by car or on foot as part of the Camino, this is where you stop for a proper meal. See our full Astorga restaurants guide for broader context, and check our Astorga hotels guide if you are staying overnight.
Las Termas serves regional cuisine with a broad menu grounded in local and León-area ingredients, but the dish that defines the visit is the Cocido Maragato. This is a chickpea-based stew with deep roots in the Maragatería comarca surrounding Astorga, and what makes the Las Termas version worth ordering is both the sourcing and the format. The chickpeas are a local variety, tied to the agricultural identity of this specific part of León, and the restaurant offers them for purchase to take home — a detail that signals genuine commitment to the ingredient rather than using it as a menu backdrop.
The serving order is the other thing first-timers need to know: Cocido Maragato is traditionally served in reverse compared to most Spanish cocido preparations. At Las Termas, the meat arrives first, followed by the chickpeas, and the soup comes last. If you are expecting the broth to arrive as a starter, you will be caught off guard. The closed-price menu includes wine and coffee, which makes the value case even clearer at the € price point. For a comparable approach to regional ingredient integrity in a different European context, Trattoria al Cacciatore - La Subida in Cormons and Thaller Gasthaus in Sankt Veit am Vogau operate in the same Bib Gourmand register: serious sourcing, regional identity, accessible pricing.
The dining room is spacious, with ochre walls and wood furnishings. For a first visit, this matters because it sets expectations correctly: this is not a cramped tapas bar or a white-tablecloth occasion restaurant. It is a room built for a proper sit-down meal, comfortable for groups and for solo diners who want table service rather than a counter perch. The warmth of the interior is functional as much as aesthetic — Astorga's winters are cold, and the Cocido Maragato is a dish designed for exactly that climate.
Cocido Maragato is a cold-weather dish by origin and by design, which makes autumn and winter the most logical time to visit if you want the full seasonal alignment. That said, the dish is described as ever-present on the menu, so it is available year-round. Weekday lunchtimes are the practical choice if you want a quieter room: Astorga draws significant Camino and tourist traffic at weekends, particularly in spring and summer when pilgrim numbers peak. Arriving for the midday meal (the main meal of the day in this part of Spain) is the right call , this is not a late-night dining destination. For what else to do around a visit, see our guides to Astorga bars, Astorga wineries, and Astorga experiences.
Reservations: Easy , booking difficulty is low, but calling ahead is sensible for groups or at peak Camino season (April–June). Dress: Casual. This is a regional lunch restaurant, not an occasion dining room. Budget: € price range; the Cocido Maragato closed-price menu includes wine and coffee, so there are few surprises on the bill. Getting there: The restaurant is on Calle Santiago, 1 , a few metres from the Gaudí palace, walkable from the old town centre. Dietary note: The Cocido Maragato is a meat-forward dish; diners with dietary restrictions should check availability of alternative dishes from the broader regional menu.
Las Termas sits at the accessible end of Spain's serious regional dining spectrum. If your trip extends beyond Astorga and you want to track how Spanish cooking scales up through price and ambition, the reference points are worth knowing. Arzak in San Sebastián and Azurmendi in Larrabetzu represent the modern Basque end of the spectrum at €€€€. El Celler de Can Roca in Girona and Quique Dacosta in Dénia are the benchmarks for creative Spanish tasting menus. Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María is the choice if progressive seafood is your target. Closer to the regional and value end of the dial, Atrio in Cáceres bridges the gap between occasion dining and deep Spanish regional identity. DiverXO in Madrid, Mugaritz in Errenteria, Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria, Ricard Camarena in València, and Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona round out the high-end tier for anyone building a broader Spanish itinerary. Las Termas does not compete with any of them on format or ambition , it competes on value, authenticity, and the specific satisfaction of eating a dish correctly in the place it comes from.
Yes. The spacious dining room and table service format work well for solo diners. The Cocido Maragato closed-price menu is a single-order format, so there is no pressure to order multiple dishes or share. Solo pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago make up a meaningful part of the clientele, so eating alone here is entirely unremarkable.
The Cocido Maragato, without hesitation. It is the dish the restaurant is built around, it carries the Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, and it includes wine and coffee in a closed-price menu at a € price point. The broader regional menu uses local and León-area ingredients and is worth exploring if you are returning or if the stew does not suit, but first-timers should not leave without the cocido.
The venue is described as a spacious dining room rather than a bar-format space, so counter or bar seating is not confirmed in the available information. If bar seating matters to you, contact the restaurant directly before visiting. For bar options in the city, see our Astorga bars guide.
Las Termas is the Michelin-recognised option for regional cuisine in Astorga at a budget price point, and its 4.8-star rating across more than 3,500 reviews makes it the clear first choice for a sit-down regional meal. For broader options across the city, the Astorga restaurants guide covers the full range. If you are comparing across the wider Spanish regional dining category, the Bib Gourmand tier nationally includes venues like Trattoria al Cacciatore - La Subida in a European parallel context.
At a € price range with a closed-price menu that includes wine and coffee, the value case is direct. The Michelin Bib Gourmand , awarded specifically for good food at moderate prices , is the credentialed answer to this question. A 4.8 rating across 3,504 reviews is the crowd-sourced one. Both point the same direction: yes, it is worth it.
Las Termas does not offer a tasting menu in the multi-course fine-dining sense. The Cocido Maragato is served as a closed-price menu that moves through its components in a fixed order (meat, then chickpeas, then soup), with wine and coffee included. That structured format is the closest equivalent, and at a € price point with Bib Gourmand recognition, it is good value. If a formal tasting menu is what you are after, the reference points are El Celler de Can Roca, Arzak, or Azurmendi , all at €€€€ and in a different category entirely.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Termas | Regional Cuisine | € | This family-run restaurant, just a few metres from the palace designed by Gaudí, boasts a spacious dining room featuring ochre walls and wood furnishings that create a very welcoming feel. Although it offers other dishes based around local and regional ingredients, the undoubted star of the show here is its signature and ever-present “Cocido Maragato” stew (closed price menu, wine and coffee included). The unique feature of this dish is that, contrary to usual practice, it is served in reverse order with the meat first, followed by the chickpeas and lastly the soup. You can also purchase Las Termas’ delicious chickpeas if you’re keen to cook them at home!; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| Quique Dacosta | Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| El Celler de Can Roca | Progressive Spanish, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Arzak | Modern Basque, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Azurmendi | Progressive, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Aponiente | Progressive - Seafood, Creative | €€€€ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Astorga for this tier.
Yes. The spacious dining room and a set-menu format mean solo diners are not squeezed onto awkward tables or asked to justify their presence. The Cocido Maragato is served as a closed-price menu for one, so there is no pressure to order multiple courses to fill a table. For solo pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago passing through Astorga, this is one of the more practical stops at the price point.
Order the Cocido Maragato — it is the reason Las Termas holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmands (2024 and 2025). The set menu includes wine and coffee, and the dish arrives in reverse order: meat first, then chickpeas, then soup. That sequencing is the defining feature. Other dishes draw on local and regional León ingredients, but the Cocido is the anchor.
The venue database does not confirm a bar-dining option. The format is a spacious dining room with ochre walls and wood furnishings, oriented around the full Cocido Maragato experience. If bar seating matters to you, call ahead — the restaurant is low on booking difficulty and the team should be able to clarify.
Las Termas is the only Michelin-recognised restaurant currently documented in Astorga, which makes it the default choice for anyone prioritising value-for-quality in the city. For a different format at a similar price tier elsewhere in León province, the regional dining scene has other family-run operations focused on roast meats and pulses, but none with the same credential at this price range.
At the € price tier with wine and coffee included, and with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in both 2024 and 2025, the value case is clear-cut. The Bib Gourmand is specifically awarded for good cooking at a moderate price, so the credential directly answers the question. If you are eating on the Camino de Santiago or passing through Astorga, this is the meal to prioritise.
Las Termas does not offer a conventional tasting menu. The Cocido Maragato is a closed-price set menu — a single signature dish served across three courses in reverse order, with wine and coffee included. If you are looking for a multi-course chef's progression, this is not that format. If you want a defined, all-in regional meal at a € price point with Michelin backing, the set menu delivers exactly what it promises.
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