Sommelier-driven small-plate bar on Rúa Travesa in Santiago's old town; market cooking matched to a strong Galician by-the-glass programme.
The list: Sommelier-led list of Galician and Spanish wines with rotating Rías Baixas pours alongside small-plate market cooking
Pours: DO Rías Baixas Albariño by the glass, Ribeira Sacra Mencía, Galician sparkling Pet Nat
Trendy two-floor wine bar and restaurant in Santiago's old town with a Galician-focused list. Ground floor is a casual wine-and-tapas bar, first floor a small dining room.
The list: Local-focused list with a strong Galician core including Rias Baixas, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra and Valdeorras
Tip: The ground-floor tapas bar pours by-the-glass into the late evening; ask staff to introduce you to a producer you have not tried.
Old-town restaurant by Marcelo Tejedor with creative Galician-Japanese-Peruvian fusion plates and a small but considered Galician wine list.
The list: Compact but deep Galician wine list (Rias Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro) paired with Marcelo Tejedor's Spanish-Japanese fusion plates
Tip: Casa Marcelo is the destination dinner in the old town. The by-the-glass selection is small but consistently includes a serious Albarino.