Santiago de Compostela
In the high-vaulted former stables of the Hostal dos Reis Católicos, the parador's main restaurant prepares some of Santiago's best food – principally…
Santiago de Compostela
In the high-vaulted former stables of the Hostal dos Reis Católicos, the parador's main restaurant prepares some of Santiago's best food – principally…
A Coruña
A relatively refined option on the tapas strip, Jaleo has tasty tapas like miniburgers with mustard, or anchovy-and-red-pepper toasts, ranged along the…
Galicia
It's up a flight of steps from the harbourfront, and it doesn't have a sea view, but Chupa Ovos is a deserved favourite with locals and visitors alike for…
Vigo
Friendly service by a busy team complements expertly prepared fish, meat, shellfish and desserts here. It's contemporary Galician fare – steak tartare,…
Santiago de Compostela
Popular with locals and visitors alike, bright A Noiesa rises above the Rúa Franco competition with excellent seafood, steaks and rice dishes, and helpful…
Ribadeo
Enjoy original flavour combinations composed from classic Galician ingredients at this relaxed restaurant/bar in an old-town house. Dishes are nicely…
Pontevedra
A reliable option for tasty and satisfying meat, fish, seafood, salads and egg dishes, served without pretension. They have tables out under the Praza da…
Galicia
An inviting Rúa Nova classic. Stand in the narrow bar for tapas and drinks, or sit down in the back for pork solomillo (tenderloin) in Arzúa cheese sauce,…
A Coruña
This narrow, old-fashioned tapas bar is famed for its cocodrilo (crocodile) tapa, a slice of grilled beef and fried potatoes on a stick (€1.70).
Galicia
A rustic-looking stone building on the road up to the Monte de San Vicente, O Grelo has a large bright upstairs dining room adorned with modern art, and…
Vigo
The Maracaibo, facing Praza de Compostela, does just about everything a good city cafe should, bustling with an all-types crowd and busy waiters from…
A Coruña
Frequently packed, this informal bar-restaurant is one of the very best places to enjoy that quintessential Galician favourite, pulpo á feira (tender…
Pontevedra
Stylishly contemporary in cuisine and design, Ultramar sits under 18th-century arches in the Edificio Sarmento. Take a stool at high tables in the bar…
Santiago de Compostela
It's hard not to notice Milonga's as you wander round the Old Town. It's big, bright, busy and has two entrances on different streets. It's well worth…
Santiago de Compostela
This cellar eatery with a vine-covered ceiling, just outside the Old Town, has an invitingly rustic air and it's a hearty rather than gourmet experience –…
Santiago de Compostela
Generous servings of uncomplicated Galician and Spanish fare at good prices are Piorno's straightforward recipe for considerable success. Options range…
Vigo
Short Rúa Pescadería, in the lower part of the old town, is jammed with people tucking into fresh seafood. From about 10.30am until 3.30pm you can buy…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…