La Mandarra de la Ramos
A popular tavern on Calle San Nicolás, serving fried peppers and octopus pintxos in a stone-walled dining room hung with cured hams.
Located at Calle San Nicolás 9, this lively tavern features stone walls and tiled interiors hung with cured hams, offering a bustling atmosphere where you can enjoy vermouth and local wines. The bar offers a wide selection of pintxos, with fried green peppers as the signature dish, alongside Galician-style octopus with potatoes, monkfish with langoustine and ham, and mushroom and truffle pintxos, priced at around €3–4 each. The restaurant also offers daily and weekend set menus, with a la carte dining averaging around €20–30 per person, and larger portions can also be ordered at the bar. Open all day in the heart of the old town, it is an easy walk from Plaza del Castillo.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 10:00–24:00; Sat–Sun 11:00–24:00
Nearby sights
- Church of San Nicolás
- Plaza del Castillo
- Café Iruña
- Pamplona City Hall
- Church of San Saturnino (San Cernin)
- Calle Estafeta (Encierro Route)
- Monumento al Encierro
- Palace of the Kings of Navarre (Archivo Real y General)