15 roadside bars where you can stop to eat luxury and at a good price

The Easter holidays start, one of the seasons with the highest volume of movement on the roads in a short period of time.

According to the General Directorate of Traffic,

on the different Spanish roads this year.

For those who take trips (and traffic jams) calmly, without rushing and want to enjoy something more than just the landscape, making stops along the way to have a coffee, a sandwich or a good menu, the options are almost endless in our country. .

The Repsol Guide has just launched

that have this new rating that recognizes the quality of these traditional and popular establishments throughout the national territory.

Carried out by a team of gastronomy experts who have traveled the busiest roads in the 50 provinces of Spain, the guide includes places to get your strength back quickly, to eat quietly, to order a delicious sandwich with beautiful views, to discover the gastronomy of the area and even those that are favorites of truckers.

If you are one of those who will travel by car this Easter to spend the holidays, we propose a

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You will recognize them by having the image designed by Luis Úrculo at the entrance: a sun with a blurred outline with a smile.

Highway A-1

Boceguillas Area Restaurant

(A-1, km 115, Boceguillas, Segovia; 921 543 703).

Nice circular restaurant with a dome with a carefully prepared and varied menu, which includes lamb roasted in a wood oven, fresh vegetables, spoon dishes and homemade desserts... In its cafeteria you can also eat from a sandwich to fried eggs with potatoes and ham.

It has a terrace and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Homemade pastries are one of the attractions of Restaurante Área Boceguillas.

El lagar de Milagros

(Highway N-1, exit km 146, Milagros, Burgos; 947 548 091).

This rustic grill is a classic stop to eat a good lamb on the way to Burgos.

It is located 15 km from Aranda de Duero and among its specialties are, in addition to suckling lamb, Castilian soup, Aranda blood sausage and suckling lamb kidneys.

Open every day from 8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

It has recharging for electric car.

Bartzelona

(Barrio Esnaola, 7, Legorreta, Guipúzcoa; 943 80 62 06).

Continuing north to Irún, on a hill with spectacular views of the Gipuzkoan mountains, at exit 426 of the A-1, this rural house has a large dining room where a variety of homemade dishes are served, including local meat and fresh fish. .

Open from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Highway A-2

Area 103

(Highway A-2, km 103, Almadrones, Guadalajara; 949 285 522).

This roadside bar boasts of having served millions of customers with its breakfasts, sandwiches and services in its more than 125 years of existence.

Meeting point for many transport professionals to eat and rest, in its facilities you can eat from varied sandwiches and portions to roast meat and lamb and spoon dishes.

It has a shop with typical products from the area.

It has a hostel and a museum with old cars.

Area 280

(A-2, km 281 Calatorao, Zaragoza; 627 710 462).

Close to Zaragoza (with stores on both sides of the motorway), this place, open 24 hours a day, has a homemade daily menu and a menu that includes its famous torreznos and other Aragonese specialties such as grilled meats, as well as homemade desserts.

Hostal/restaurant del Carme.

Hostal del Carme

(Carretera N-II, km 504, Vilagrassa, Lérida; 973 31 10 00).

Nice road hotel in the province of Lérida with a restaurant with more than 50 years of experience owned by a family that has dedicated four generations to cooking.

They serve all kinds of homemade and local food, but their star dish is the snails, which they make of various types.

Highway A-3

Bar Venta San José

(Autovía del Este, km 124, Villares del Saz, Cuenca; 969 298 458).

A classic on the Valencia highway, with more than 40 years serving breakfast, lunch and dinner (it closes at 1 a.m.).

The dishes of La Mancha cuisine, the great selection of cheeses and the number of photo frames with all the celebrities who pass through this place stand out.

There is also a park for children.

Las Bairetas

(Ramón y Cajal, s/n, Valencia; 962 521 373).

At the km 323 turnoff, on the old Nacional III road and very close to the Cheste motorcycle circuit, this family-run rice restaurant serves all kinds of rice cooked over firewood, such as paella and duck and spring garlic rice, as well as other home-made dishes where blend tradition and avant-garde.

Hours and more information here.

Paella from Las Bairetas.

A-4 motorway

Hostal El Amigo Restaurant

(Ctra. de Andalucía, km 57, 200, Ocaña, Toledo; 925 130 285);

Extensive facilities that include a hostel, restaurant and bar, with homemade food at a good price.

There are several daily menus and a menu with typical dishes from the area.

Mesón Despeñaperros

(Av. de Andalucía, 91, Santa Elena, Jaén; 953 664 100).

Next to the A-4 (km 258), the dining room of this traditional inn has the best views of the spectacular landscape of Despeñaperros.

It has been awarded several times for its excellent traditional cuisine, with typical Jaen specialties, such as home-made partridge pâté, Alfonso XIII omelette, bush meat in mushroom sauce, grilled meat or fried donuts from Jaén. .

Despeñaperros Inn.

Mesón la Campiña

(La Campiña Industrial Estate, C. Asturias, 2, Écija, Seville; 691418430).

Located at km 456 of the motorway, past Écija, this restaurant is ideal both for snacks and for tasting homemade soups and grilled meats.

A-5 motorway

King's Corral.

(Barbaño, Badajoz; 606 283 577).

After passing the town of Mérida, towards Badajoz, at exit 365, this restaurant with abundant portions serves everything from veal and kid tenderloin to grilled cod.

If the weather is good, it is worth sitting on the terrace.

El Chupi

(Antonio de Nebrija, 3, Badajoz; 924 271 722).

On the outskirts of Badajoz, past the city towards Portugal, this is a lifelong classic, specializing in breaded lamb chops.

The lovers of offal also have here a place to pay homage.

In the simple local you can also find good cheeses and sausages from the area.

Highway A-6

La Magdalena de Combarros

(N-VI, km. 335, Combarros, León; 987 606 559).

In the old Nacional VI, this simple place has a wide variety of hearty homemade dishes and stews from the area at a good price.

The grilled meats and spoon dishes stand out, in addition to the toasts, also very popular for breakfast.

Casa do Labrego 1978.

Casa do Labrego

(Museum Street, 29, Baamonde, Lugo; 617 822 113).

This rustic stone eating house at exit 522A of the motorway has been open since 1978 offering its cuisine based on typical Galician products.

It specializes in its famous cocido labrego, but its clams, Galician beef and Iberian pork tenderloin, with a good portion of padrón peppers, also triumph.

It is advisable to reserve.

More information here.

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