Sobrino de Botín

Frommer's Review

Ernest Hemingway made this restaurant famous when, in the final two pages of his novel The Sun Also Rises, the main character Jake invited Lady Brett here for the Segovian specialty of roast suckling pig, washed down with abundant quantities of Rioja Alta (more affordable then). As you enter, you step back to 1725, the year the restaurant -- which claims to be the oldest in the world -- was founded. The open kitchen with a charcoal hearth has an 18th-century tile oven for roasting the suckling pig and a big pot of soup whose aroma wafts across the tables. Painter Francisco Goya was once a dishwasher here. The two house specialties are (what else?) roast suckling pig and roast Segovian lamb. From the a-la-carte menu, you might try the fish-based "quarter-of-an-hour" soup. Other good main dishes include baked Cantabrian hake and filet mignon with potatoes. The dessert list features strawberries (in season) with whipped cream. You can accompany your meal with Rioja (Hemingway style) or Ribera del Duero wine.

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