Eating Coruna: the City's Best Restaurants, A Coruna, Spain
Galician food makes my heart flutter 鈥� the piping hot pimientos del padr贸n, raxo smothered in roquefort sauce, fresh-caught shellfish displayed in every window of every bar on every street.
There are two reasons I spend my summers in Coru帽a, crossing my fingers that there will be little rain: one is because it鈥檚 way cooler, and the other because the food is incredible.
Even though I spend the majority of time eating in the camp cafeteria, the other teachers and I get the chance to actually go out and get some good food in our bellies. Before I tell you where, you need a primer in typical聽coru帽茅s聽fare:
pimientos del padr贸n聽鈥� flash-fried green peppers. As the saying goes, some are spicy, others are not
Javi picked us up from the airport high above Coru帽a鈥檚 city center and promised us a surprise. We elbowed our way up to the counter, toasted to new friendships and chose tapas of off the short menu 鈥� tortilla, milanesa and croquetas the size of a baseball. La Bombilla, with its turn-of-the-century-esque bar and cheap thrills (aka tapas for just a euro apiece), is a staple in Coru帽a and one of my favorites. Locals sidle up to the bar at seemingly all hours of the day, so be sure to arrive early for lunch or dinner, or you鈥檒l be forced to grab a plastic plate and find a place to sit on the ground outside. Calle de la Galera, 7 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
There are two reasons I spend my summers in Coru帽a, crossing my fingers that there will be little rain: one is because it鈥檚 way cooler, and the other because the food is incredible.
Even though I spend the majority of time eating in the camp cafeteria, the other teachers and I get the chance to actually go out and get some good food in our bellies. Before I tell you where, you need a primer in typical聽coru帽茅s聽fare:
pimientos del padr贸n聽鈥� flash-fried green peppers. As the saying goes, some are spicy, others are not
Javi picked us up from the airport high above Coru帽a鈥檚 city center and promised us a surprise. We elbowed our way up to the counter, toasted to new friendships and chose tapas of off the short menu 鈥� tortilla, milanesa and croquetas the size of a baseball. La Bombilla, with its turn-of-the-century-esque bar and cheap thrills (aka tapas for just a euro apiece), is a staple in Coru帽a and one of my favorites. Locals sidle up to the bar at seemingly all hours of the day, so be sure to arrive early for lunch or dinner, or you鈥檒l be forced to grab a plastic plate and find a place to sit on the ground outside. Calle de la Galera, 7 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Eating Coruna: the City's Best Restaurants
Guide Location: Spain » A Coruna
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Catherine Gaa
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Guide Location: Spain » A Coruna
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Catherine Gaa
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- La Bombilla
- O Renchucho de Mayte
- Club N谩utico
- Parillada Alcume
- Pan de Lino
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