I have realised in remembering the three days I spent in Santiago de Compostela that I totally neglected its wonderful food, most especially the two restaurants near the food market. Abastos 2.0 is in all the food guides, but we also had lunch in a less formal café nearly opposite the Igrexa de Santo Fiz de Solevio called (a bit confusingly) A Café Café, also run by Iago Pazos.
If you’re in Santiago, I strongly recommend them both.
This was a stall in the food market, which explains why the ingredients are good.
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
Of course the best meal in Santiago is the free meal in the staff quarters of the Parador – given to those in receipt of a compostela at the end of their pilgrimage. Never have soggy churros tasted so good! It made it possible to forget the blisters and the backache for at least a while!
Sounds wonderful ! Charles