Café Iruña
A Belle Époque café opened in 1888. The corner where Hemingway often sat is now marked by his bronze statue.
Opened in 1888, this was the first place in Pamplona to have electric lighting. Its mirrors, columns and wooden bar preserve the style of the Belle Époque. Hemingway wrote and drank here many times, and the café appears in The Sun Also Rises. In the side room, known as 'Hemingway's Corner', a life-size bronze statue of him leaning on the bar stands ready for photos. In the daytime it is a pleasant place for coffee with a Spanish potato tortilla; in the evening it serves set menus and pintxos. During the San Fermín festival, tables are very hard to come by.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–01:00 next day
Nearby sights
- Plaza del Castillo
- Pamplona City Hall
- Calle Estafeta (Encierro Route)
- Church of San Saturnino (San Cernin)
- Church of San Nicolás
- Palace of the Kings of Navarre (Archivo Real y General)
- Pamplona Cathedral
- Monumento al Encierro