Les Pardines 1819 Joins Michelin Guide's Recommended List

Les Pardines 1819, a boutique hotel and restaurant along the road to Cortals d'Encamp, has joined the Michelin guide's recommended list. Housed in a sensitively restored 19th-century barn, the venue blends rustic stone, wood, and iron interiors with large windows overlooking a private garden, pond, and surrounding mountains.

The dining room offers a cosy, elegant atmosphere, open to the outdoors in warmer months. Diners can choose from a tasting menu, seasonal dishes, or sharing plates, all drawing on mountain traditions reinterpreted by chef Òscar Villalba. The concise menu prioritises local, seasonal produce—including from an on-site vegetable garden—and ingredients from both sides of the Pyrenees.

Standout options include house croquettes made with roast meat, grilled vegetables with satay sauce and crispy kale, and the signature mountain rice dish, praised for its rich flavour. For larger groups, the spiced lamb timbal with hummus, aubergine cream, and lemon sauce provides a hearty main. Desserts like freshly baked apple cake with vanilla ice cream or brownie with coffee gelato round off meals on a sweet note.

The experience emphasises unhurried enjoyment amid nature, with prices averaging €55-70 excluding wine. Open daily from 1pm-3pm and 8pm-10pm (Sundays 1pm-3pm only; closed Mondays and Tuesdays), it features free parking. Pairings might include Terra Negra, an exclusive Andorran pinot noir from Casus Belli in Ordino—aged 12 months in oak, with aromas of intensity and a gentle 12.5% alcohol, ideal for meats, rice, charcuterie, and cheese.

As Andorra gears up for the holidays, many restaurants report fully booked New Year's Eve dinners, especially in tourist hubs and the capital. Special set menus are the norm, though some spots hold last-minute tables. Local traditions persist with festive staples like roast chicken with prunes and pine nuts, galets soup, and canelons. For gifts, chef Joan Roca's *Cuina mare* offers simple, step-by-step recipes honouring home cooking.

Contact: +376 831 080.