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Restaurants in Santiago de Compostela

Galician cuisine (cocina gallega) has a reputation for simplicity and excellence, with a strong emphasis on the quality of its raw materials over culinary technique. Santiago de Compostela is the perfect place to discover it. There’s a strong emphasis on seafood, with pulpo (octopus), percebes (goose barnacles) and vieiras (scallops) as specialities. Galician white wines are very good, especially the aromatic albariño.

The Santiago de Compostela restaurants below have been grouped into three pricing categories:
Expensive (over €100)
Moderate (€50 to €100)
Cheap (up to €50)
These Santiago de Compostela restaurant prices are for a three-course meal for two or its tapas equivalent with a standard bottle of wine.

El Pasaje

Price: Moderate

The main pedestrian street, Rúa Franco, is atmospheric and lined with octopus-and-scallop eateries but many of them keep more of an eye on passing tourists than on the quality of the cuisine. Not so at this venerable spot, where the seafood is of excellent quality. Cigalas (Dublin Bay prawns), vieiras (scallops) and oven-baked fish are all delicious here.

Telephone: 981 557 081.
www.restaurantepasaje.com

Restaurante Vilas

Price: Moderate

Beautiful décor, excellent food and friendly service have established Vilas as a perennial favourite in Santiago de Compostela. The speciality is seafood, and the octopus is superb. The tripe is another favourite. This is a Santiago classic, and bookings are recommended.

Address: Rúa Rosalía de Castro 88, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Telephone: 981 591 000.

O Beiro

Price: Cheap

Replete with wines from all over the peninsula, this cheery place near the cathedral makes a fine refuge from Santiago’s regular showers. Head for the stone-flagged bar out the back, and grab one of the several hundred bottles on offer. Accompany it with free tapas of local cheese.

Telephone: 981 581 370.
www.obeiro.com

Marte

Price: Cheap

There’s no-nonsense, home-style Galician cuisine to be had at this central restaurant in Santiago de Compostela, including many great-value fish and seafood dishes. There are a couple of recommended daily lunch set meals too.

Telephone: 981 584 905.

O Rei do Bocadillo

Price: Cheap

This place is literally the 'king of sandwiches', where you can choose from hundreds of sarnies made to order. Eat in or take away. Located near the Alameda.

Address: Rúa Rosalia de Castro 23, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Telephone: 981 590 538.
http://oreidobocadillo.com

Cre-Cottê

Price: Cheap

Situated in La Casa da Conga, this is a cosy restaurant in a century-old building on the Praza da Quintana (next door to the cathedral) with beautiful views of the historical city. Crepes are a speciality here (savoury or sweet), but other dishes are available, including salads, plates of cheese or ham, kebabs, and fish or meat dishes. There is a good-value menu of the day.

Address: Praza da Quintana 1 (Entresuelo), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Telephone: 981 577 643.
www.crecotte.com

Casa Marcelo

Price: Expensive

Marcelo Tejedor, the chef and owner of this Michelin-starred restaurant in Santiago de Compostela - just below the cathedral square - is the new generation of Galician cuisine. Eating at Casa Marcelo is an act of faith because there is no à la carte, and the only option is the daily changing tasting menu. Marcelo is the head of Nove, a group of Galician cooks who are trying to renew the Galician gastronomic scene by focusing on the products more than on new fancy techniques.

Address: Rúa Hortas 1, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Telephone: 981 558 580.
www.nove.biz/es/casa-marcelo

Don Gaiferos

Price: Moderate

A well-established restaurant in Santiago de Compostela, popular with locals and tourists alike. Located a stone’s throw from the cathedral, right next to the Church of Santa María Salomé. The food is made from first-rate ingredients, and fish and seafood feature heavily on the menu, although there are also some tempting meat dishes on offer. Oh, and the desserts are great too.

Address: Rúa Nova 23, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Telephone: 981 583 894.

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