Santiago de Compostela
Tempting tapas are arrayed along the bar's length, Basque-style, and you can order all sorts of other goodies, like hotplate (plancha)-grilled scallops…
Must-see restaurants in Galicia
Vigo
This beer hall run by what many would agree is Spain's best commercial brewer, Estrella de Galicia, is good not just for excellent cerveza de bodega …
Galicia
Downstairs is a lilac-and-silvery-grey gastrobar with small snacks like mini-burgers, sushi, or stir-fried octopus and prawns; the restaurant upstairs has…
Rías Altas
Andarubel is an excellent lunch spot next door to the park's Centro de Interpretación, with a speciality in native Galician foods like wild mushrooms (in…
Santiago de Compostela
Buy your own seafood or meat (but not fish or octopus) in the market and bring it to this unique eatery and they'll cook it for you for €5 per person. It…
Santiago de Compostela
This reliable spot focuses on hearty portions of good grilled and cured meats, fish, and revueltos (scrambled-egg dishes). There are salads, parrilladas…
Galicia
Reminiscent of a countryside inn with its wood beams and shelves of decorative crockery, A Taberna serves up first-class traditional Galician seafood and…
Costa da Morte
You'll find some of Laxe's best food at this bar with tall chairs, tall tables and a maritime theme, opposite the north end of the beach. Fish and seafood…
Rías Baixas
On the east edge of Bueu, 1km from the centre and overlooking a small beach, the Loureiro is one of the area's top restaurants. You can have your fish a…
Santiago de Compostela
Squeeze past the cheese-shop counter into the thin, cellar-like bar area behind, where you'll receive exceedingly generous free pinchos (snacks) with…
A Coruña
Get tasty Galician favourites like octopus, caldo gallego (a soup of potatoes, vegetables and bits of meat/sausage), veal entrecôte or fresh monkfish,…
Rías Altas
This bar-cum-restaurant popular with both locals and visitors, just west of the river, is one of the best places in town for fish and seafood. Savour…
Galicia
This somewhat cavern-like, stone-walled space is celebrated for its gooey tortilla de patatas (potato omelette) but there are plenty of other good tapas…
Rías Baixas
Miguel's serves generous and tasty free tapas with drinks, but portions are equally generous when you order something from the menu. For a filling snack,…
Santiago de Compostela
Marked by a green door and a black-cat sign, this often packed Old Town haunt serves platefuls (no tapas) of ham, cheese, peppers, empanada and all manner…
Rías Altas
Restaurante Luis cooks up a full range of Galician home-style hunger-killers from fried squid to a 400g chuletón (giant beef chop), with good prices.
Santiago de Compostela
Very close to the bustling Mercado de Abastos, this popular place serves a short but well-executed selection of mainly Galician dishes, some with…
Galicia
Old-timey Café del Centro, with its marble-top tables and tall mirrors on wood-panelled walls, is a fine spot for breakfast, coffee or filling platos…
Vigo
This pleasant stone tavern just off Praza da Constitución mixes the traditional and contemporary in decor and menu. Fish and meat and their rice dishes…
Rías Baixas
Among the slew of eateries facing the seafront, the Beiramar is a superior option with its big white tablecloths and classy but contemporary feel. It…
Galicia
This narrow bar has people flocking in for its famed and generous platters of huevos rotos: broken fried eggs over a bed of thinly sliced potatoes, to…
Santiago de Compostela
Famed for the large slices of tortilla de patata (potato omelette) that it serves free with drinks, unassuming La Tita is also good for plates of salad,…
A Coruña
This popular, informal spot delivers successful concoctions such as tacos árabes (spicy chicken in pita bread), croquettes of tangy Cabrales cheese or…
Rías Altas
The Imperial serves up good-value, decently prepared food in a cheerful ambience – the usual Galician restaurant gamut of fish, shellfish, meat, egg…
Rías Altas
One of several inviting taverns on two narrow streets descending from the central plaza, O Pote does a classic tortilla de Betanzos (the town's gooey…
Costa da Morte
A bright contemporary take on the traditional Galician tavern, Ancora is a good place to sit yourself for a drink and plates of seafood, raxo (spicy pork…
Ribadeo
Just up from the harbour, you can enjoy seafood, grilled meats and egg or rice dishes in the upstairs dining room or downstairs tavern at stone-walled,…
Rías Baixas
Casa Petra, on the seafront street, is a good, bright and informal spot to fill up on local octopus, prepared half-a-dozen ways, and other seafood…
Pontevedra
A superior tapas-and-raciones spot with an interior patio as well as a busy bar area. Multifarious tempting options range from monkfish-and-prawn…
A Coruña
With its long white tablecloths and besuited waiters, Coral is a little more formal than most and a top place for quality Galician classics, like sole or…
Rías Baixas
This popular tapas/wine bar and restaurant in the Norat Marina Hotel & Spa building serves some tasty and nicely presented dishes, naturally with an…
Pontevedra
The 5 Puertas serves up good Galician fare from ría-caught fish to pork tenderloin with chestnut purée, along with homemade desserts and a big choice of…
Rías Altas
This tiny bar packs ’em in for generous servings of fish, seafood, raxo and zorza (versions of chopped grilled pork), and other uncomplicated Galician…
Costa da Morte
On the main street just before you hit the beachfront coming into town, Bahía has beach views and serves up good-value squid, octopus, bocadillos (long…
Galicia
A relatively smart and upscale option among the harbourfront eateries, Bitadorna offers both traditional and creative treatments of whatever comes in…
A Coruña
All types pack into this bright tapas bar for its good, cheap tapas and designer decor. Try a mini-hamburger, a montadito (mini toasted sandwich) or the…
Galicia
The classiest place in the tapas zone, Alberto's serves traditionally prepared meat, fish and shellfish with a few inventive touches – meals upstairs,…
Costa da Morte
The restaurant at Hotel Puerto Arnela serves up excellent shellfish, grilled fish and meat dishes – nothing too fancy, just good ingredients prepared…
A Coruña
Crowds spill out of this tiny corner bar, an ever-popular classic for its super-cheap but good tapas: think squid, tortilla, croquettes and chorizo. Cheap…
Rías Baixas
The restaurant at Hotel Samar has direct access from the north end of Praia A Lanzada and serves a selection of typical Galician fish, seafood and meat…
