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Where to Eat and Drink

FERROL: Mesón O Carabel € Price Guide
Galicia Tapas Prices are based on a three-course meal
C/San Sol 69, 15402 for one, including a half-bottle of house
A CORUÑA: Tel 981 35 78 74 Closed Mon wine, tax and service.
Adega O Bebedeiro €€ This friendly inn serves a fantastic € up to €35
Traditional Spanish range of tapas, perfectly €€ €35 to €50
C/Ángel Rebollo 34, 15002 accompanied by Galician wines. €€€ over €50
Tel 981 21 06 09 Closed Sun dinner; Local charcuterie and seafood
Mon (including the popular Galician- DK Choice
With stone walls covered in old style octopus) are also on the
tools and pots, this welcoming, menu. Payment is by cash only. O GROVE: Culler de Pau €€€
rustically furnished restaurant Contemporary Spanish
serves beautifully fresh seafood LUGO: España €€ C/Reboredo 73, 36980
and succulent roast meats, paired Contemporary Spanish Tel 986 73 22 75 Closed Mon &
with local wines. C/del Teatro 10, 27001 Thu dinner (not Jul & Aug); Tue (all
Tel 982 24 27 17 Closed Sun dinner year); 9 Jan–9 Mar
A CORUÑA: Domus €€€ Light and bright, with modern One of the most exciting chefs
Seafood art on the walls, España serves in Galicia, Javier Olleros, is at the
C/Ángel Rebollo s/n, 15002 imaginative dishes such as helm of this stylish, minimalist
Tel 981 20 11 36 Closed Tue, Wed & turbot with pil-pil sauce and restaurant, its huge windows
Sun dinner; Mon pea purée, or cod brandade offering spectacular views of the
Set in the surroundings of the with tomato foam. There is Ría de Arousa. The menu might
Domus science museum, this excellent meat from the oxen include lamb with a spiced
place enjoys spectacular views they breed. anchovy butter, or sea anemones
from huge windows. On the with local clams and leeks.
menu is elegantly prepared and LUGO: Mesón de Alberto €€
beautifully presented seafood. Traditional Spanish
Rúa Cruz, 4, 27001 OURENSE: A Taberna €€
DK Choice Tel 982 22 83 10 Closed Tue dinner; Seafood
Rúa Julio Prieto Nespereira 32, 32005
Sun
A CORUÑA: Pablo Gallego €€€ Dine leisurely in the elegant, Tel 988 24 33 32 Closed Mon
Contemporary Spanish modern restaurant, which serves Featuring beamed ceilings and
C/Capitán Troncoso 4, 15001 a wide choice of seafood and dressers filled with china, this
Tel 981 20 88 88 Closed Sun meat dishes, or grab a stool at charming restaurant serves
dinner the lively tapas bar. delicious traditional cuisine,
The elegant contemporary including fabulous seafood and
interior, which features curving NOIA: Albores € succulent grilled local meats.
wooden screens and stone Traditional Spanish
walls, provides the perfect C/Escultor Ferreiro 28, 15200 PADRÓN: A Casa dos Martínez €
setting for the award-winning Tel 981 82 01 52 Closed Mon (except Traditional Spanish
cuisine. Exquisite traditional Jul & Aug) Rúa Longa 7, 15900
dishes such as pulpo a la gallega A simple, cosy restaurant in the Tel 981 81 05 77
(octopus cooked with paprika) Old Town, Albores offers great- In the historic centre of Padrón,
share the menu with more value traditional cuisine, plus this family-run restaurant offers
imaginative fare such as red some delicious tapas, including local specialities prepared with a
mullet with rice cooked in squid their famous empanadas (small modern touch. Try the sardines
ink and a sea anemone foam. pies with different fillings). with the famous local peppers.
PONTEVEDRA: Santa Clara €
BAIONA: Pazo de Mendoza € Traditional Spanish
Traditional Spanish C/Santa Clara 33, 36001
C/Elduayen 1, 36300 Tel 986 10 42 44 Closed Mon; Sun–
Tel 986 35 72 79 Wed dinner
This hotel restaurant, set in an In an 18th-century building, this
elegant 18th-century building, cosy spot offers a wide selection
offers a wide choice of meat of salads, seafood, paellas and
and seafood dishes. Dine on the risottos. Great-value set menus
delightful terrace on fine days. and tapas are also available.
CAMBADOS: María José € RIBADAVIA: Gastrobar O Birrán €
Seafood Tapas
C/San Gregorio 2, 36630 Praza da Madalena 8, 32400
Tel 986 54 22 81 Closed Mon & Sun Tel 988 47 23 17 Closed Sun
dinner This tiny, appealing gastrobar
A pretty restaurant with a offers traditional and contem-
large terrace, María José offers porary tapas and raciones. Go
charming views to go with its for fresh razor clams or mussels,
wonderful seafood. Try the melted Arzúa cheese with a spicy
oven-baked scallops, or the rice The entrance to A Casa dos Martínez, marmalade, or croquetas with
and shellfish in a rich broth. a traditional restaurant in Padrón ham and wild mushrooms.

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