Restaurants in Cantabria, Asturias & Galicia
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La Conveniente
This cavernous bodega has high stone walls, wooden pillars and beams, and more wine bottles than you may ever have seen in one place. Squeeze into the tramlike enclosure at the front or line up for a seat out back (or just snack at the bar). The food offerings are fairly straightforward – tablas (platters) of cheese, embutidos (sausages), ham, pâtés – and servings are generous.
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Casa Marcelo
Eating is an occasion at this mod-rustic gourmet dining den just down the hill from Praza do Obradoiro. A different five-course creative feast is prepared daily, with specialties like cockles with mango and pepper, and with the kitchen in full view.
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La Bodeguilla de San Roque
Just northeast of the old town, this busy two-storey restaurant serves an eclectic range of excellent dishes ranging from salads and scrambled eggs to Galician veal fillet or plates of cheeses, sausages or ham.
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A Curtidoría
Understatedly stylish and a favourite lunch spot with locals, A Curtidoría overlooks four streets from its two dining rooms and specialises in inventive but uncomplicated fish, meat and rice dishes like crab-stuffed peppers, grilled turbot with glazed vegies or entrecote with wild mushroom sauce. It offers a number of vegetarian dishes and a menu for celiacs, and the good menú del día (€12) is also available Monday to Wednesday evenings.
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Días Desur
The white brick walls, black-and-white photos and space to sit and converse augur something out of the ordinary, and the tapas meet that challenge with their mix of Cantabrian, Andalucian and international flavours. Try a mini chicken tandoori brochette or a quesadilla with ibérico ham and cream cheese, along with a glass of one of the lyrically described wines.
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Restaurante Ó Dezaseis
Wood-beam ceilings and exposed stone walls give an invitingly rustic air to this popular cellar tavern just beyond the northeast edge of the old town. The mixed crowd tucks into specialities like caldeirada de rape y rodaballo (monkfish and turbot casserole) and lacón con grelos (ham with greens).
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El Serbal
Probably the best restaurant in town, Serbal is an elegantly understated place beneath a brick apartment block. It offers imaginative twists on essentially typical northern Spanish food – like serving loin of beef with ham-and-truffle ravioli and potatoes cooked in clay. You could let rip with a tasting menu (€56).
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Cañadío
A tastefully modernised place with art on the red walls, high-backed chairs, fine linen and timber floors, Cañadío offers creative cooking with local inspiration. Hake is prepared every which way. Or you can join the crowds in the front bar for ultra-tempting tapas.
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Bodegas Mazón
This cavernous wine cellar serves up varied raciones (large tapas servings) at a long timber bar. The selections are chalked on great lumbering vats and behind you are piled huge barrels of wine and sherry. Proceed out the back for a sit-down meal.
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A Taberna do Bispo
Tantalising tapas are arrayed along the bar's length, from shrimp brochettes to eels in garlic sauce, and you can order all sorts of goodies like montaditos (small open sandwiches) of solomillo (pork sirloin) with bacon, cheese and dates.
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Mesón Ó 42
With a solid list of favourite local raciones like empanadas (pies), shellfish, octopus and tortillas, as well as fish, meat and rice dishes, this popular place stands out from the crowd with its well-prepared food and good service.
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La Flor de Tetuán
A simple seafood delight, offering anything from a crayfish-filled salad to a slab of catch-of-the-day lightly grilled. Most shellfish are sold by weight. It's the best of a strip of four small, packed seafood eateries on this street.
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O Beiro
The house speciality is tablas (trays) of delectable cheeses and sausages, but you can also get other raciones and tapas at this friendly two-storey tavern and vinoteca (wine bar).
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Bar Del Puerto
With its grand windows looking out towards the waterfront of the Puerto Chico, this is the perfect spot for damn-near-perfect seafood. Your choice of critter will have a huge influence on the fiscal outlay.
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Casa Rosalía
With a more contemporary style than other nearby bars, Rosalía draws crowds for tapas and raciones like scallop-and-monkfish brochette or Galician cheese salad. A selection of tempting snacks (€1.10-€1.60) ranges along the bar.
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A,11
Gourmet sophistication and big-city-style bright lights have landed here, a respectful distance from the classic bodegas but packed to screaming point with locals after something a little different.
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Carretas
Located at the edge of the old town, this classic marisquería (seafood eatery) is known for its shellfish platters (€48 per person) and excellent ría -fresh fish.
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El Pasaje
For a special meal, this classic spot offers melt-in-your-mouth Galician fish, shellfish and steaks. A series of intimate dining rooms scattered over several floors ensures a tranquil setting.
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O Triángulo Das Verduras
Lacklustre service and decor aside, this below-street-level restaurant is a herbivore's best shot at a varied meal - hummus, stuffed eggplant and veggie soups are a few of the dishes available.
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Mesón Rampalay
The packed Rampalay is a don't-miss Santander classic. It has a particularly tempting array of tapas, from pheasant breast or sirloin in wine to eggs scrambled with shrimps and asparagus.
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Café Casino
This long, wood-panelled hall with art nouveau carvings is the most elegant spot for a cake and coffee, tea or alcoholic beverage. Piano players entertain in the evenings.
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Caféde Pombo
On the square of the same name, this is one of the city's most pleasant and elegant lingering breakfast stops. A hot chocolate on the square comes in at €1.75.
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Cre-Cottê Creperie
A dozen different salads and a wide range of sweet and savoury crepes make this second-storey eatery a hit with vegetarians, though meat dishes are served as well.
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Restaurante Ó 42
With tapas, raciones and a solid menu of local favourites like empanadas, shellfish, octopus and tortillas, this stylish place stands out from the crowd.
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