Where to eat in Bueu? The best restaurants are here

Hello again everyone! Today I fancied telling you about the best restaurants that I know in Bueu. If you come to visit this place, I recommend that you take into account everything that I explained in my post about products and local traditions. In order to enjoy it, there is nothing more to understand. You are going to save yourselves from the surprises and you will know how to develop yourselves. Right, let's begin!

Informal lunches and dinners

If you are looking to eat a basis of tapas, I recommend the brewery, which has the most roots in the municipality, 'El Farol'. It first opened in the 80's and compared to everything else at the time, it had a very different spirit. It offered (nowadays this is more common) a great variety of imported beers, to the rarest. The local was very small and cosy, with an Irish style and a little kitchen to offer 'nibbles' to clients. 'El Farol' quickly became famous for its pizzas, can you believe it? They have a very distinctive taste, a secret of the house. They prepare them to take away but it is recommended that you call and you order one. The service was very slow to begin with for obvious reasons, although it has been improving a lot. They expanded the space with a second dining room and tables for sitting outside during the months of July and August. One day each week they celebrate their famous soirees or in other words, they eat a candlelit dinner, irrespective of the electricity supply. In 'El Farol' you can order things such as Zorza (fried Spanish chorizo) to Patatas bravas, along with a ration of Spanish tortilla or a pizza. Patatas bravas is a dish that is almost obligatory when I go. It comes accompanied by four sauces, my favourite: alioli, food of the gods. The atmosphere or the average age can be quite varied. It is a good place to go as a couple, a group or a family. It is located by the seashore, in 'Banda do río' on the street 'Montero ríos'. You will find it at the end of the path if you entered the town via the first entrance from 'Pontevedra'. Opposite you will find the indoor football pitch, so if there is a football match the atmosphere is great and you can take your beer out on the street (hehe). This is normal in Summer because lots of tournaments are organised. Today, 'El Farol' has not lost its validity and it continues to be a local happening, of great tradition, although of course as generations change, so do the clients.

A recent opening: the other brewery in the 'Plaza Massó'. It's called 'La perfecta' and it is true because it is very cool. This local hotspot has big windows to the street which let in a lot of light. There is a dining room downstairs, which is optional, where they offer a fixed menu of the day and delicious dishes at a good price. You can reserve a table on the phone, something that I recommend doing. They are usually up to speed and it's not that big either, at least the upper floor. I haven't been there many times to eat dinner but something that caught my attention is that the plates are rectangular and thin, it's interesting. My favourite dishes are this salad with tuna and pepper (and other things! ) and the little, diced chicken with sauces. Also, there is a normal bar to go to in the afternoon after college. On another occasion, I went there for a coffee (green tea actually but for some strange reason people say that they are going for a coffee even if they don't order a coffee) and it came with little cakes which were delicious.

Delicious.

Traditional and homemade food

The second lot of establishments form the typical Galician places, with a range of prices and qualities, according to your tastes. They all offer very similar dishes, made with surf and turf. It's not exactly Michelin star. Let me tell you a little about what you can eat: fried fish, standard peppers, calamari, empanadas (pie), white fish, meat and salads.

One of the best-known places for its good quality-price ratio is the 'Chouzo', a Galician word which is designated to a certain part of the house. We call it 'the rural store', where farming tools were kept (and are still kept today). It is located just a few metres from 'Farol' at the back of the street. You can access it via a little path but it is like you are arriving in Rome. It is made up of an outdoor eating area for during the summer and the menu is very varied and awesome. You can eat grilled hake or a steak. On certain occasions, I was surprised to find fish soup on the menu, more common in the Basque country.

In the central zone, I recommend the 'Estrella, el Estrellita y el Pescador'. They are all next to each other and they are in 'Plaza Massó' and surrounding areas. You can order fish, seafood and menu of the day. The eating areas are closed but they have lovely open terraces all year round which have a guaranteed quality.

Source for Plaza Massó

If you visit the parishes and you move away from the centre I recommend the restaurant 'Campos' (The field, like you say here) in the Church area of 'Cela'. The food is 100% homemade and the portion sizes are massive. There is a raised terrace which is only used in summer. They prepare trays of fried, grilled or stewed fish which always come with lots of potatoes and a basic salad. In winter you can order a well-sourced Galician stew to share and house wines at a very good price. Word of mouth has caused lots of travellers to pass through there to eat. A little fried pomfret with chips and salad is very cheap. There is no lack of seafood in summer and the service is very good, the staff are cheerful. If you are Instagrammers though, this is not your place... hahaha.

Already on your way down to the beach 'Agrelo', you will find a sign. You can see the restaurant 'El rincón de Cela' signposted. The menu of the day works well: rice with seafood and traditional dishes. They prepare a paella for you, as big as you would like it but only if you order in advance. Sometimes they happen to include a 'ración' with the menu of the day. However, a delicious recipe from 'El rincón de Cela' is the 'puntillas'. They are actually a species of calamaris, little onions served with rice in juicy balls.

If we take a leap but in the same line, you will find three restaurants: 'Veiriña do Mar', 'Loureiro' y 'Centoleira'. The first has a lovely shop and a Facebook page. The menu is small but the quality is unbeatable. They offer the best fish and seafood that they could find that morning in the fish market. The service is amazing and the homemade puddings... scrumptious. Their grilled sole or stewed turbot is to die for. If the menu includes 'nécoras', be sure that they are at their point. The little terrace is on the sand, with three tables. Eating there in the summer is an experience not to be missed. 'La Loureiro' is right next to it, on the same beach. It is well-known because they hold wedding celebrations in its dining rooms. I went to a small spread there but I do not remember much. I remember the dining room was quite large and white. That's it. The 'Centoleira', (formerly called the Vizcaína), is at the other end of Bueu, on the edge of 'Beluso beach'. It has a very rustic and cosy dining room, with the bar downstairs where you can see living fish in the aquarium-like nurseries. Their speciality is the seafood rice, which is very popular. There are small tables outside and in summer or on sunny days, you can sit comfortably looking out to the sea whilst drinking something. The prices go up, of course, although it depends on what you are going to ask for. There is always something to snack on, in case you do not want to eat formally. It is rare that there is no 'empanada' or a seafood spit.

Souce

As we are already on 'Playa de beluso', you can also go towards the 'Bar playa', just in the bit down from the coast. It is much more simple and cheap than the 'Centoleira'. Also, they have a load of little tables outside. The third option would be 'o Peixoto' which is the higher bit of the beach. It is very busy in summer and difficult to find a table if you go late. Basically, it is a very simple bar but it has a very big terrace upstairs.

A restaurant that you will find a little further on is 'El Pazo' (Palace, in Galician). It is in the town on the street 'Francisco escáneo'. The local has been very well decorated with a lot of taste and it has all types of customers. The menu changes a lot here with respect to everything that I have mentioned before. If you like salads, they have delicious ones: with a variety of cheese; dried fruits; tasty, different dressings. It's usually busiest on Friday and Saturday nights. It is not the cheapest but not too expensive either. Do not leave without trying the puddings. I can hardly ever manage pudding because when I eat dinner I am usually not hungry, so I get too full. Even so, I still manage to make room for one of their sweet desserts.

There is a group of restaurants better known as 'churrasquerías'. They serve other dishes but their speciality is a very desirable meat here that we call 'churrasco' (barbecue). It can be pork or beef, depending on your taste. They serve it in full with chips and salad. Something very popular is the 'San José barbecue', which is at the exit of the 'Lapamán'beach', towards Bueu. If you are meat lovers and for a bit of a variety, it might be best if you go to the restaurant 'Grellada' on the exit road towards Cangas.

To finish, I recommend that you go out for dinner a little earlier than usual, which is normal in general. In Galicia, people go out for dinner very late and already you know that I hate it. In summer, why do I tell you this? You will find a table without any problems and you will have the best service. Later on the fuss can be unbearable, if you like the peace of course. To finish let me tell you that scattered throughout the parishes there are more little restaurant-bars which are all very similar, where you can rest for a bit, order a glass of wine or whatever you want and nibble on something. Important: the servings are usually generous. Advice of the day: if you do not have a very big appetite, it is best to share with someone and try a little bit of everything.

They will all be closing soon, especially after the summer weather. Each one has different dates and different criteria. It is all a question of asking before so that it doesn't end up being a disappointment. How annoying to have to turn around when you had already made plans!

And that is my post for today. I hope you liked it and that it helps you if you decide to go to Bueu. I will complete it with another, about snack bars and cafes. Thank you for reading my posts again. And you know, share, leave your comments, whatever you want.

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