Restaurante Casas, Aracena
Family restaurant founded in 1947 by Manuel Casas Martínez beside Aracena's Gruta de las Maravillas, known for hand-carved Jabugo ham, Sierra mushrooms and game dishes.
About Restaurante Casas, Aracena
Manuel Casas Martínez opened the restaurant in 1947 for local people and the Portuguese visitors who crossed into the Sierra. Nearly 80 years later his son Manolo, known as Manino, still leads it. It won the Placa de Bronce for tourist merit in 1969 and the provincial Trayectoria Turística award in 2025. The dining rooms are full of copper plates, old farm tools and hanging hams.
Ham comes from Sánchez-Romero Carvajal in Jabugo and Joselito in Guijuelo, carved by hand, with caña de lomo, salchichón and morcón of Jabugo. Sierra dishes include perdiz (partridge), conejo a la cazadora (hunter's rabbit), cola de toro and the house San Jacobo. In autumn order the revuelto de gurumelos, scrambled eggs with the prized local wild mushroom, or boletus.
The restaurant opens daily for lunch from 12:00, with evening service in busy seasons; phone +34 959 128 044 to check. Expect €30–40 per person with wine (2025); a large ración of ibérico ham costs up to about €39. Book for weekends. It is 90 m from the cave entrance and about 1.5 hours by car from Seville.
Book for 14:00 after a morning visit to the cave, which runs timed tours. October and November bring chestnuts, mushrooms and game, and the Sierra is at its greenest. Ask for ham cut a cuchillo, by knife, and share a ración between two.
Restaurante Casas, Aracena in pictures
What you’ll find
- Ham and charcuterieHam and cured meatsBuy
- Historic interiorHistoric premisesFree
- RacionesSharing plates (€12–€39)Buy
- ReservationsTable bookingBook
- Restaurant diningSit-down meal (€12–€39, from 12:00)Buy
- Sherry and wineWines by the glassBuy
- Signature dishHouse specialityBuy
- Vegetarian optionsVegetarian dishesBuy
Nearby places to visit
The restaurant is next to the Gruta de las Maravillas, the show cave beneath the town, just 90 m away. Above it rises Aracena Castle and Priory Church, 390 m away on the hilltop, with views over the Sierra. The white town of Aracena spreads around Plaza Alta and the Museo del Jamón, and Jamones Eíriz, a ham producer in Corteconcepción, is 6 km east. For a drive, Linares de la Sierra is 5 km west and the ham cellars of Bodega Cinco Jotas in Jabugo are 15 km west.
Restaurante Casas, Aracena at a glance
Category
Food & Wine Gastronomy
Location
Sierra de Huelva, Huelva
Town
Aracena
Address
Calle Pozo de la Nieve, 39-41, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Opening hours
Daily from 12:00 for lunch; evening service varies by season, so phone ahead (+34 959 128 044).
Prices
Raciones about €12–39 (large ración of ibérico ham up to €39); about €30–40 per person with wine (2025).
Checked 5 Nov 2026 on the official website. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.
Website
restaurantecasas.es
Phone
+34 959 128 044
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