All over the world there are plenty of restaurants with good food and are great places to share a meal with the people you choose to be around. Santiago de Compostela is no exception. With plenty of great restaurants with authentic food, it’s a slice of their culture giving an amazing opportunity for people, and students,  to learn the everyday lives of someone else through the food they eat. 

There are plenty of Santiago de Compostela’s dishes served all over. One of the most famous of these dishes is Pulpo a la Gallega which is an octopus dish served with a sprinkle of salt on top and is very difficult to get correct. Another dish is a stew with kale, pork, white beans, and chorizo called Caldo Gallego. A famous dessert to go along with all of these meals is a Tarta de Santiago. It is an almost cake that is covered in powdered sugar that has an imprint of a cross for St. James and is paired with a cup of coffee. One fun dish that is super popular is one called Pimientos de Padrón, it’s a sort of rule of green peppers, where most are mild but you can get some super spicy, and you won’t know till you try them! It’s lightly fried and served with red meat. A sort of sandwich with a blend of tomato and tuna that has endless possibilities of fillings, is called Empanada. And finally, Santiago de Compostela is famous for a type of cheese that is mild, creamy, and usually comes in a dome-like shape, it’s called Tetilla cheese.

On top of the food, there are also plenty of places to get authentic food. One market with lots of fresh food like seafood and other meats. This market is called Mercado de Abastos which has traditional foods all throughout and definitely not for vegetarians. This market is also where many chefs from other restaurants will pick out their meats and other ingredients for the day. Another place with all fresh ingredients is Case Marcelo, what makes it stand out from the rest is that they make the food right in front of you and have communal tables. El Mesón Do Pulpo is all about the authentic food of Santiago de Compostela. A Noiesa is a restaurant with high-quality classics from both the land and the sea. Another seafood restaurant that has some international influence as well which is great for some picky eaters, is the A Maceta. Last but not least there is the Lume, which is very pricey, but has great food and is a cool offshoot of another restaurant called A Tofona.

Works Cited:

Blick, James.“What & Where to Eat in Santiago de Compostela”. Devour. August 21, 2023.Online. https://devourtours.com/blog/eat-in-santiago-de-compostela/?cnt=US

Christian. “The Best Reasuturants in Santiago de Compostia”. WalkingSantiago.co.uk. 2023. Online. https://www.walkingtosantiago.co.uk/best-restaurants-santiago-compostela/