Chef Álex Múgica reinterprets the classics of Navarran cooking from a two-part house on the encierro route — a pintxo bar downstairs for grazing and a proper restaurant above for full dishes. Regularly recommended in the Spanish gastronomy press, it hits a sweet spot the old town needs: ambitious, contemporary cooking rooted in local tradition, without the formality or the price of the Michelin houses in the Ensanche.
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Casco Viejo, Pamplona
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Whatever the seasonal Navarran dish is — the kitchen's reworked classics are the draw. Graze pintxos at the bar first if you want the full range of the house.
Dinner, with a reservation. Closed Mondays, so plan around that. The bar downstairs works for an earlier, lighter visit.
Reservations advised for the dining room; closed Mondays. On Calle Estafeta, right on the bull-run route. The two formats mean you can come for a snack or a full meal depending on the mood.