which restaurants or eating places would you recommend on the Camino Frances

[Alasdair Kay]

So I have a number of places that I will never forget for good in terms of eating on the Camino ... If oyu did it again where would you say whatever you do have a meal here !

 

[mspath]

There are several earlier forum threads which discuss favorite CF restos and foods. For example see this thread and links.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/foodie-finds-on-the-camino.41070/

In Puente La Reina October 2015 I enjoyed a GREAT menu del dia at the La Conrada restaurant at 17 Paseo de los Fueros, which parallels the camino on the south. For 10 euros seated in the comfy bar the meal included pasta salad, fresh octopus with aioli mayonaise and saute potatoes, lemon sherbet, and a glass of wine. Read more on their web page.

 

[Mike Savage]

A highlight for me is after arriving in Santiago de Compostela taking new friends over to Mercado de Abastos and walking the open market. Each person buys some seafood then we have it cooked at the market. (They will only cook seafood not fish or meat.) Come back a couple hours later and they have a table set up and you have a private dinner party! Man I can't wait for September/October again!

 

[SabsP]

Menu del dia at Casa / Meson Bar Tio Pepe in Villar de Mazarife.
http://www.alberguetiopepe.es/localiza.html

Then homemade cooking at the albergue in Villares de Orbigo.
Donativo dinner.
http://alberguevillaresdeorbigo.es/

And in Santiago de Compostela
San Clemente!
Bit more upmarket but worth every cent.
http://www.restaurantesanclemente.com/

And the next two tapasplaces in SdC...
Exquisite....
http://www.petiscosdocardeal.com/tapas.html
http://www.atabernadobispo.com/

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

My favorite is ,

Mathias Locanda Italiana ,
Calle mayor 4 in Sarria

Buen appetito.

 

[FamPed]

Now I will eat my way through Spain, and ofcourse I will have some wine, cerveza and liqueur. I hope there will be no problem for me to have good meals even though I´m lactos intolerant. I like spanish food. And after seeing some menues I´ll think I´m going to be fine. Now I will go out in my kitchen to look if I have all the ingrediens for a paella.. and open a bottle of wine.. but first a Guarenta Y Tres (Licor 43). Are you comming?

 

[Tincatinker]

I would never, under any circumstances, recommend any place to eat anywhere along the Camino Frances. In any case I would not make the recommendation that I would not make anyway in a public forum.

It's hard enough to get a table at the €@%$*&^ as it is without telling the whole planet about it. And anyway its all on Tripe Advertiser, except that, as we all know, the same rule applies - never, ever, under any circumstances...... or, unless you know the owner, you'll never get a table again.

 

[Davey Boyd]

My favourite is bar Deportivo in Navarrete. Stunning food, beautiful service, hugs included. Enjoy!

 

[bernhugo]

Highly recommended. Cafe Iruna in Pamplona. Great choice of menu.
You used to get a free bottle of house red with each meal if that turns you on.
I can't say for sure that this continues today, but they had been doing it for a long while in 2012.

 

[owms2323]

A highlight for me is after arriving in Santiago de Compostela taking new friends over to Mercado de Abastos and walking the open market. Each person buys some seafood then we have it cooked at the market. (They will only cook seafood not fish or meat.) Come back a couple hours later and they have a table set up and you have a private dinner party! Man I can't wait for September/October again!

Wow, I have done 2 CF and never been to the market. I'm going again in Sept. Where is the market?

 

[SabsP]

Wow, I have done 2 CF and never been to the market. I'm going again in Sept. Where is the market?

Here you go...
http://www.santiagoturismo.com/gastronomia-mercado-abastos
If you are there, don't only try the one Mike suggested: the Market's Bar but also the miniature cuisine of Abastos 2.0.

 

[Mike Savage]

Directons from the Catedral to Mercado de Abastos you can also read about it online. Definitely check it out!

 

[Mike Savage]

SabineP beat me to it. Thanks!

 

[crazyloon]

A highlight for me is after arriving in Santiago de Compostela taking new friends over to Mercado de Abastos and walking the open market. Each person buys some seafood then we have it cooked at the market. (They will only cook seafood not fish or meat.) Come back a couple hours later and they have a table set up and you have a private dinner party! Man I can't wait for September/October again!

That sounds awesome! Okay May 1sters, that sounds like a plan!

 

[OLDBIKERIDER]

San Bol, it is a unique Albergue. Dinner is extra but it was very special. They only have 12 seats or so, but if you can stay there, enjoy the dinner.
If you like coffee in the morning before walking, bring your packet of Nescafe - there was no coffee offered, but the kitchen is available to all.

This picture is fuzzy but gives you some idea how much we enjoyed the dinner, look at the cleaned plates and the one slow eater among us. Click on the thumbnail to see it bigger.
You can find out more in guidebooks and online.

 

[Mike Savage]

One slow eater, one talker, one thinker, and many listeners!

 

[Deleted member 67338]

A highlight for me is after arriving in Santiago de Compostela taking new friends over to Mercado de Abastos and walking the open market. Each person buys some seafood then we have it cooked at the market. (They will only cook seafood not fish or meat.) Come back a couple hours later and they have a table set up and you have a private dinner party! Man I can't wait for September/October again!

My understanding is fish is seafood?

 

[Mike Savage]

In the restaurant business seafood is generally listed on the menu separate from fish and includes crustaceans and shellfish (and maybe cephalopods?) Maybe I should have written "seafood other than fish". I am sorry for the confusion.

 

[Ajrk]

So I have a number of places that I will never forget for good in terms of eating on the Camino ... If oyu did it again where would you say whatever you do have a meal here !

For me it has to be Pulperia Ezequiel in Melide the best Pulpo in Spain

 

[OLDBIKERIDER]

If you are needing a fun and noisy meal Ezequiel pulperia in Melide will meet your expectations. Lots of singing, large tables full of 'near the end' pilgrims many of whom are trying their first pulpo and padron peppers. I would not miss this one...
For my gang it broke us from the impending "We are almost there, what will we do with the rest of our lives?" mood that was becoming obvious two days before Santiago.

 

[dgallen]

Best camino food orgy is doing the tapas crawl along Calle del Laurel in Logrono. Unfortunately those who stay at the municipal albergue in Logrono and its early closing time miss out on this feast on the senses. I highly recommend finding alternative accommodation while in Logrono (because who can say they really love the albergue there) and stay up a bit late and do as the locals do. Not to be missed!

 

[Jersey]

Here you go...
http://www.santiagoturismo.com/gastronomia-mercado-abastos
If you are there, don't only try the one Mike suggested: the Market's Bar but also the miniature cuisine of Abastos 2.0.

Wow thanks
I was in Santiago last May and wish I knew about this

 

[J Willhaus]

Our favorite meal was at Casa Barrunta in Saint Nickolas. My husband ordered tripe soup and loved it even after I told him what tripe was. He had a wonderful pot roast dish and I had the stuffed baby squid. For supper the owner served him whiskey cake, which was ice cream with whiskey poured over it.

 

[mspath]

Our favorite meal was at Casa Barrunta in Saint Nickolas. My husband ordered tripe soup and loved it even after I told him what tripe was. He had a wonderful pot roast dish and I had the stuffed baby squid. For supper the owner served him whiskey cake, which was ice cream with whiskey poured over it.

I certainly agree with you!
San Nicolas del Real Camino is roughly 7 k east of Sahagun on the CF. Casa Barrunta is a very pleasant bar/restaurant at Calle Otero 11, where I, too, have often happily eaten on route to Sahagun.

Their daily menu was always delicious and a great value while tbe staff were VERY pilgrim friendly and will happily stamp your Crendential if you drop in.

 

[SabsP]

I certainly agree with you!
San Nicolas del Real Camino is roughly 7 k east of Sahagun on the CF. Casa Barrunta is a very pleasant bar/restaurant at Calle Otero 11, where I, too, have often happily eaten on route to Sahagun.

Their daily menu was always delicious and a great value while tbe staff were VERY pilgrim friendly and will happily stamp your Crendential if you drop in.

When I stopped there it was too early for lunch but the coffee was very good. And the staff more than friendly.