A traditional Spanish restaurant and winery: Restaurante Los Chopos and Bodegas González Lara

I would like to introduce you to one of the best traditional Spanish restaurants in Valladolid, my grandparents' restaurant, Los Chopos.

The restaurant was opened almost fifty years ago with my grandpa serving meals and my grandma “over the fires”. At the moment, my mom and one of my uncles manage the kitchen while my aunt and my other uncle serve meals. 

Here is a map of its location:

                        

The restaurant menu consists of:

 

1.- STARTERS

  
(All cold meat comes from Guijuelo, a village very well known for its production near Salamanca): 

•  Iberian Ham

          

•   Iberian Loin

         

• Iberian Chorizo (pork sausage)

         

•  Cheese (from Mucientes, a village near Valladolid)

        

•   Iberian platter

          

• White tuna belly with peppers

         

• Bonito fish in salad 

         

 2.- FIRST COURSE

•  Hors d'oeuvres

         

• Homemade scramble

        

• Garlic shrimp

        

• Clams in pan

         

• Squid

         

• Plain salad

         

• Mixed salad

        

3.- SECOND COURSE

a) MEATS 

• Roast lamb cooked in traditional wood oven 

       (Only milk-fed lamb is used)

         

• Lamb chops 

         

• Beef steak

         

• Grilled beef

         

• Beefsteak

         

• Grilled tenderloin 

         

• Stewed squab

         

• Oxtail stew

         

b) FISH

• Grilled sea bream

         

• Hake fillet roman-style

         

• Hake casserole 

                                     

                                                 

• Grilled hake

          
                                     

• Grilled sea bass

                                                                    

• Grilled turbot

                                         

• Grilled grouper

                                         

4.- HOMEMADE DESSERTS

• Lemon mousse

                                          

• Chocolate mousse

                                                                                       

• Fried milk

        

                                             

• Rice pudding

                                           

• Egg flan

       

                                                 

• Custard

                                             

• Lemon sorbet 

                                                    

In addition, it's possible to accompany the meal with one of the homemade wines from my grandpa's winery. Bodegas González Lara is a family winery located in Mucientes, a village near Valladolid, and belonging to Cigales Designation of Origin. The wine is obtained from the family's vineyards in Trigueros del Valle and Cigales, localities of the provinces of Valladolid like Mucientes.

 

 

Here it is the web site of the winery: www.bodegasgonzalezlara.com and a map of its location:

                                        

You can enjoy four types of Bodegas González Lara wines:

-         Tinto Joven Fuente del Conde

      

             
This is a young red wine, dry and fresh with very smooth sweet tannins.

-         Tinto Crianza Fuente del Conde

             
This one is a crianza red wine, it offers roasts, marmalades with hints of resin and vanilla.

-         Rosado Fuente del Conde

           

This one is a rosé. Its's clean and fresh, well-structured with a carbonic bubbling that makes it a lively, harmoniuos and full-bodied wine.

-         Rosado Viña Zapata

           

The last is also a rosé wine, dry and slightly acidic, which gives it freshness and full taste on the palate.

And these are my family's businesses. As you might imagine, a liking for the products of our region is a fundamental aspect in our nutrition and we would love to share our passion for good food and good wine with you wherever you like. Valladolid is waiting for you!!                                        

  

                                                                                                                                              Gajito