Specialties in Santiago de Compostela

The capital of Galicia could not be more present regarding gastronomy. Galicia offers a rich, wide and interesting food offer. Almost all comes from the sea coast:

Galician blue mussels, cockles 'al natural' (only boiled), quahog 'a la marinera' and pulpo 'a la gallega' - galician octopus is a internacional famous food.

Fish have generally a high-quality standard: specially good is both blue fish and white.

It is almost a must to enjoy a 'Mariscada' - seafood
with friends or with the familiy tasting crayfish, lobster etc. It is lovely to order "a viera" - a scallop you eat with a good white wine Ribeiro, Godello or Albariño from Galicia.

There are a lot of taverns, bars and restaurants in Compostela and also the daily market (except sunday), where you can eat or buy these specialities. This market is a great mirror of Santiago de Compostela!.

For the dessert we recommend Tarta de Santiago, St. James Cake speciality which is made of almonds.