History and atmosphere
About Casa Trabanco
Casa Trabanco opened in 1983 in Lavandera, in rural Gijón, at almost the same time as the Trabanco family began selling the cider from its llagar (cider mill), founded by Emilio Trabanco in 1925. Its founders, Samuel Trabanco and Toñi Olmo, took their inspiration from the Basque cider houses that were then pairing cider with chargrilled meat and fish; today the house is run by their daughter Yolanda.
The main dining room keeps the shared tables of the Asturian chigre (traditional cider tavern), with a bar for drinking cider poured from height, and there is also a covered terrace overlooking the Lavandera valley and another in the open air. Highlights on the menu include salt cod, desalted in their own kitchen, traditional stews, chargrilled T-bone steak and cachopos (breaded veal stuffed with ham and cheese). It opens every day.
As well as the cider bar, the family has several llagares for espichas (traditional cider gatherings with food), group meals, events and ceremonies, including El Túnel, a cellar set in a former railway tunnel. Sidra Trabanco runs guided tours of the family llagar and cellar, with a short course in pouring cider and a tasting of cider from the barrel.
It is a member of the “Sidrerías de Asturias, Calidad Natural” brand.
Sources: Official website, Official website (The cider bar), Sidra Trabanco (sidraturismo), Sidrerías de Asturias, Calidad Natural (listado oficial), Turismo Asturias (llagares), Consejo Regulador DOP Sidra de Asturias – Directorio de lagares certificados (julio de 2026), Sidra Trabanco – Sus sidras, Sidraturismo Asturias – Visita un llagar.
From tree to bottle
What Casa Trabanco makes
Makes its own cider and sells it direct: at the cellar, in shops or online.
- Brand
- Sidra Trabanco
- Making cider since
- 1925
Quality labels
- PDO Sidra de Asturias Protected designation of origin for Asturian cider, made with apples of authorised varieties grown in Asturias. The same llagar can sell cider with and without the PDO.
What you can buy
Buy from their online shopWhat it offers
Services and facilities
Services
At the table
Facilities
Celebrations
Visits and sales
Location
How to get to Casa Trabanco
Carretera de Lavandera, 3255, 33350 Gijón Open in Google Maps-
By car
Look up the address in your satnav. In season, cider house car parks fill up early on Saturdays.
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By bus
Some bus routes run near the area. Check the timetable before you go, especially for the way back.
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As a group
Many cider houses arrange a coach for groups: ask when you book.