Restaurants in Gijón

Auga holds a Michelin star and sits on Gijón's marina breakwater, making it the city's most complete special-occasion restaurant at the €€€ tier. The menu rotates with Cantabrian market availability, so what you eat depends on when you go — autumn and winter bring the strongest shellfish. Book three to four weeks out and request the terrace explicitly.

Marcos holds a Michelin star (2024) and seats just twelve guests at a live kitchen counter, with sommelier Marcos Granda overseeing a service program as carefully constructed as the food. Two tasting menus highlight Asturian ingredients prepared by chef Marcos Mistry in full view. Book four to six weeks out minimum — this is the hardest reservation in Gijón and one of the most focused dining formats in Asturias.

Farragua is a bistro-style tasting menu restaurant in Gijón's Centro district, holding the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025. Chef Ricardo Fernández Señorán runs four named tasting menus that blend Extremaduran roots with Asturian seasonal sourcing, including a recurring focus on escabeches. At the €€ tier with a 4.8 Google rating from 846 reviews, it is the most decorated value option for serious tasting menus in central Gijón.

El Recetario holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a 4.5-star rating across 1,000+ reviews — strong credentials for a €€ restaurant in Gijón. Chef Álex Sampedro runs a market-led, seasonally rotating kitchen on the edge of Cimadevilla, with a flexible format of daily specials and half-plates. Book for mid-week dinners without much lead time; weekend slots fill faster in summer.

A Michelin Plate seafood restaurant in central Gijón, Abarike brings Omakase-style tasting menus and rigorous ingredient traceability to the €€ price bracket. With back-to-back Michelin recognition in 2024 and 2025 and a 4.4 Google rating, it is the most considered seafood choice in the city for a special occasion dinner that does not require splurging at the €€€€ level.

Gloria is the Manzano siblings' casual Gijón restaurant, recognised with Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025 and rated 4.3 by over 2,100 diners. At €€ pricing with a sharing-focused contemporary menu, bar counter seating, and easy booking, it delivers genuine kitchen credentials without the formality or cost of Asturias's higher-tier options. The Casa Marcial ham croquettes are reason enough to visit.

A wine-and-raciones bar in central Gijón suited to couples and small groups who want a considered Spanish wine list with shared plates rather than a formal dinner. The shared-plates format makes it a practical special-occasion pick without tasting-menu formality or pricing. Book ahead for weekend evenings; walk-ins are generally straightforward.