Restaurant in Cudillero, Spain
Asturian seafood, low booking friction, €€ value.
A Michelin Plate marisquería in Cudillero with back-to-back OAD Casual Europe rankings and 4.5 stars across 1,337 Google reviews. At €€ pricing with easy booking and an extensive menu of local Cantabrian fish and shellfish, it is the most credentialed seafood option in the village and genuinely worth multiple visits if you are spending time on the Asturian coast.
Getting a table at El Pescador is not the challenge — booking is easy, and the restaurant runs lunch and dinner service six days a week. The real question is whether this Asturian marisquería is worth building your Cudillero itinerary around. The short answer: yes, particularly if you are spending more than one day in the village. With a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 and consecutive rankings from Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list (reaching #216 in 2024 before settling at #382 in 2025), El Pescador has the external validation to back up what a 4.5-star Google average across 1,337 reviews suggests: this is a consistently well-executed seafood restaurant at a price point — €€ , that is genuinely rare at this recognition level.
El Pescador is a family-run marisquería on C. Tolombredo de Arriba in Cudillero, a small fishing village on the Asturian coast of northern Spain. The menu is extensive, drawing from the Asturian culinary tradition while anchoring firmly in local fish and seafood: hake, monkfish, and bream are the backbone. This is not a tasting-menu restaurant, and it is not trying to be. It is a place that does one thing , fresh, local Cantabrian seafood , across a wide range of preparations and at a price that does not require you to budget two weeks in advance. For the food-focused traveller passing through or staying in Cudillero, it is the practical choice and the right one. See our full Cudillero restaurants guide for broader context on eating in the village.
Because booking is easy and the menu is extensive, El Pescador rewards repeat visits more than most restaurants at this level. A sensible approach across two or three meals breaks down clearly.
On a first visit, let the kitchen's strengths in classic preparations do the work. The local fish , hake, bream , treated simply is the place to start. These are the dishes that confirm whether the sourcing is as good as the reputation suggests, and at €€ pricing, the risk of ordering broadly is low. The OAD recognition for casual dining points toward exactly this kind of honest, ingredient-led cooking rather than elaborate technique.
On a second visit, move toward the shellfish and the more Asturian-specific preparations on the menu. The restaurant describes itself as a marisquería first, and the shellfish range on an extensive menu like this is where the character of a Cantabrian seafood kitchen shows most clearly. Asturian seafood cooking has a distinct identity separate from the Galician and Basque traditions , less baroque in its preparations, more focused on the direct flavour of the ingredient.
If a third visit is possible, use it to work through the Asturian dishes specifically. A family-run kitchen in a fishing village like Cudillero will carry regional preparations that do not appear in city restaurants, and the breadth of the menu means there are dishes here that reward the traveller who has already covered the obvious choices. The OAD Casual Europe ranking signals that this restaurant has depth beyond the tourist-facing plates.
Closed Sundays, so plan accordingly , particularly if you are staying a weekend. Check our full Cudillero experiences guide for how to structure a longer stay around the village.
The OAD trajectory , moving from Recommended to #216 before dropping to #382 , is worth noting. It does not indicate a decline so much as a rapidly expanding field of casual European dining being tracked by OAD. The Michelin Plate recognition across two consecutive years is the more stable signal here. For a €€ marisquería in a village of Cudillero's size, two years of consecutive Michelin acknowledgement is meaningful. Compare this to Casa Bigote in Sanlúcar de Barrameda or Los Marinos José in Fuengirola , other Michelin-recognised marisquerías at similar price points , and El Pescador holds its own in a strong category.
Booking difficulty is low. El Pescador operates lunch (12:30–4:30 pm) and dinner (7:30 pm–12:30 am) from Monday through Saturday, with no Sunday service. The late dinner window , running until 12:30 am , is typical for northern Spain and gives you flexibility on dinner timing. No booking method is confirmed in available data, but given the easy booking classification and family-run format, walk-ins appear viable at lunch outside peak season. For weekend evenings in summer, when Cudillero draws visitors specifically for its fishing-village character, calling ahead is the sensible move. No phone number is currently listed; check directly at the address or via local booking platforms. Dress code is informal. Price range is €€, making this accessible for most travellers.
Find accommodation context in our full Cudillero hotels guide, and pre-dinner options in our full Cudillero bars guide.
Quick reference: Lunch 12:30–4:30 pm, Dinner 7:30 pm–12:30 am, Mon–Sat. Closed Sunday. €€. Michelin Plate 2024–2025. Easy to book.
El Pescador does not operate as a tasting-menu restaurant. It runs an extensive à la carte menu covering local fish, shellfish, and Asturian dishes. At €€ pricing with Michelin Plate recognition, the value proposition is strong for what it is: a high-quality regional seafood kitchen where you order broadly and spend well within what a tasting menu would cost elsewhere. If you want a structured tasting format in northern Spain, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu or Arzak in San Sebastián are the reference points , but they sit at €€€€ and serve a different purpose entirely.
Seat count is not confirmed in available data, but a family-run marisquería with a broad menu and easy booking availability is generally well-suited to small groups of four to eight. For larger parties in Cudillero, contact the restaurant directly to confirm capacity. The €€ price point makes group dining here financially direct. Cudillero is a small village, so for larger group travel, check our full Cudillero restaurants guide for additional options.
Cudillero's restaurant scene is compact. El Pescador is the most externally validated option in the village at this price point, carrying Michelin and OAD recognition that other local restaurants do not match. For comparable marisquería-style dining elsewhere in Spain, Casa Bigote in Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Los Marinos José in Fuengirola are both Michelin-recognised at similar price tiers. If you are day-tripping from a larger Asturian base, the broader dining scene in Gijón or Oviedo offers more variety. See our Cudillero restaurants guide for the full local picture and our Cudillero wineries guide for drinks context.
Start with the local fish: hake, monkfish, and bream are specifically highlighted as the kitchen's focus, and at a Michelin-recognised marisquería on the Asturian coast, these are the dishes most likely to reflect the quality of the day's catch. From there, move to shellfish on subsequent visits , the restaurant's identity as a marisquería means the shellfish range is where it distinguishes itself. Specific menu items and prices are not confirmed in available data, so treat the kitchen's category strengths as your guide rather than specific dish names.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available data. El Pescador operates as a family-run marisquería rather than a bar-forward venue, and walk-in availability at lunch suggests the format is flexible. For a pre-dinner drink in Cudillero, check our full Cudillero bars guide for dedicated bar options in the village.
| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| El Pescador | €€ | — |
| Aponiente | €€€€ | — |
| Arzak | €€€€ | — |
| Azurmendi | €€€€ | — |
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | €€€€ | — |
| DiverXO | €€€€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
El Pescador is a marisquería, not a tasting-menu format — the draw here is an extensive à la carte menu of local Asturian fish and seafood at €€ prices. For the format and price point, that's the better deal than any fixed menu would be. Opinionated About Dining ranked it #216 in Europe for casual dining in 2024 and it holds a Michelin Plate, which signals consistent quality rather than fine-dining theatre.
The venue data doesn't confirm private dining or a specific maximum group size, but the family-run marisquería format and extensive menu make it a practical choice for groups who want flexibility in ordering. Call ahead if you're bringing more than six — no phone number is listed on this record, so check Google or local directories to confirm availability and whether reservations for larger parties are required.
Cudillero is a small fishing village, so the immediate alternatives are other harbour-side restaurants along the same waterfront. El Pescador's OAD ranking and Michelin Plate give it a clear edge over unrecognised competitors in town. If you want a step up in ambition and are willing to travel within Asturias, the region has other OAD-listed options, but none at this price point with equivalent recognition in the village itself.
The database lists hake, monkfish, and bream as the core local fish alongside broader Asturian dishes — these are the safe bets at a marisquería of this calibre. Asturian seafood cooking at this level typically prioritises freshness and simplicity over complexity, so the day's catch is usually the right call. Avoid over-ordering: the menu is extensive, but the kitchen's identity is local fish and shellfish, not the full range.
Bar seating is not confirmed in the venue data, and as a family-run marisquería rather than a pintxos bar, table service is the expected format. Booking difficulty is low, and the restaurant runs both lunch (12:30–4:30 pm) and dinner (7:30 pm–12:30 am) six days a week, so there's little reason to rely on bar availability. Sunday is the one day the kitchen is closed.
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