The lively tapas bars on and around the Plaza Mayor, such as Bouquet Tapería and La Minerva, never disappoint, but for a memorable sit-down feast, head to El Figón de Eustaquio, a stalwart restaurant specializing in local dishes like wild venison and wine-braised pig cheeks. Lighter—and more refined—fare can be found at Atrio, the two-Michelin-star restaurant by Toño Pérez that single-handedly put Cáceres on the culinary map with its artfully composed plates and planetarium-like bodega, an architectural stunner complete with a backlit Château d’Yquem wine cave.

A fixture on the quiet and pleasant Plaza San Juan, this restaurant has been run by the same family for 70 years and counting. In its jumble of old-fashioned dining rooms with wood-beam ceilings, feast on regional delicacies including venado de montería (wild venison) and perdiz estofada (partridge stew) complemented by full-bodied local wines.

If ever I get a craving for proper old-fashioned extremeño eating – wild boar stew, suckling pig, pickled tench – you’ll find me in the whitewashed, vaulted dining room of El Figón de Estaquio, where the menú regional costs €26 and some of the black-waistcoated waiters seem to have been there since the place opened in 1947.

**El Figon de Eustaquio* is a long-standing restaurant in Plaza de San Juan and has been operating since 1947. Bring serious cash to all these places, because they are not cheap. They're worth it, though, and you'll want to keep buying things on the menu and pair them with good, local wine.

Across the street from the NH Hotel, and recommended by them, find Figón de Eustaquio. Sit outside at Plaza de San Juan, a quieter, leafier cousin of Plaza Mayor found just a short distance down the Gran Vía street. Family-owned and known for typical rustic, hearty cuisine of Cáceres.

Since 1947, this family-owned restaurant—you’ll see photos of them on the walls, along with all the awards the restaurant has garnered over the years—has been proudly serving the authentic food of Extremadura. It’s a remarkably varied oeuvre, ranging from honey soup to solomillo…

The staple of Cáceres is El Figon de Eustaquio (plaza San Juan 12), which has been serving traditional dishes since 1947. From the same El Figon family, Eustaquio Blanco (Avenida de Ruta de la Plata, 2) offers a modern twist just outside the old town.

From Asian food to the most traditional food from Extremadura in El Figón de Eustaquio. Here you eat a lot, well and the usual; from stews, game, tomato soup, migas, boletus… Not only is it open on Mondays, but

We went to a fancy restaurant called El Figon in Plaza San Juan which my online Spanish teacher had recommended. I’m so glad we went there because it was a fabulous meal.

The most expensive, but highest quality, place was the Figon de Eustaquio. And you'll have amazing food in any restaurant you go to in the Palacio de Oquendo area.

Grilled cuts of Ibérico pork are all the rage at top-end restaurants such as Oquendo, Torre de Sande and the ageless El Figón de Eustaquio.