Eating is a pleasure... and more, in Vigo
In recent years the city of Vigo has been reinvented to combine the purest Galician tradition with current and traveling proposals that make it a gastronomic destination really appetizing.
We propose a trip beyond the topics and the names that are in all the guides for the tastiest Vigo :
PurOsushi
_(Rúa Castelar 8) _
Andres Medici , Argentine living in the city for a dozen years, he is in charge of this small place, surely the most interesting Japanese bar in the entire Northwest , where every day he reinvents the menu based on what the sea offers.
The Japanese cuisine has one of its fundamental pillars in the sea and here you are in one of the main ports of the Atlantic and in the hands of one of the greatest experts in its products: book a place at your bar and enjoy.
kero
_(Rúa Castelar, 6) _
Peruvian cuisine with Galician product and contained prices are some of the strengths of John C. Perre t in this place located in the heart of one of the hottest areas of current Vigo cuisine, at the confluence of the Castelar and Luis Taboada streets.
YOUNG
They are a handful of chefs in their thirties who are revolutionizing the gastronomic panorama of the city d based on good vibes and a point of impudence.
Corvo Child Came like a breath of fresh air O Berbes neighborhood, lemon verbena to García Barbón and soon names like The Othilio , Millet Minibar or ** La Bastarda Tavern .**
Vigo idyllic still life
But among all of them, if we had to keep only one (although why choose if we can try them all), it would surely be Evil thing , the project of Diego and Mark , two young chefs who practice what they define as bastard kitchen : scallop sashimi with crispy noodles, turbot with cockles and seaweed, beef picaña nigiri...
SPEECH WORD, AMEN
The sandwich is one of the references of Vigo's urban culture . If at the time of the move it was easy to find Total Sinister, Low Blows or Os Resentidos having a grilled ham sandwich in Or pork , which is still there ** Casco Vello ** in case you want to snoop, recent years have also revolutionized this sector.
As a sample serve the Iberian churrasco sandwich with roasted peppers and arugula from the aforementioned The Othilio , the mounted octopus, apple and tomato aioli from to bites or the pulled chicken of Thunder and lightning .
But if you want something that also has a nice story behind it, don't forget to visit Galician : hamburgers made by a project that has recovered a series of farms in the south of Galicia to raise their free cows in the traditional way and create a job placement center. Burgers that are much more than hamburgers.
EAT IN THE BOUZAS NEIGHBORHOOD OF VIGO
The seaside neighborhood situated between the center and the beaches is becoming a more than interesting alternative to go out to dinner or for an afternoon of wines and terraces.
Beni Couso, at the head of Patouro Tavern , a pleasant place in the heart of Casco Viejo, is one of the neighborhood's reinventors.
But there is more: ** La Carpintería **, Pinche Pancho Mezcalería or Or croque They are names that you should keep in mind when wandering around the area.
The Mexican of Bouzas for which it is worth leaving the center of Vigo
THE MARQUÉS DE VALLADARES CHEESE FACTORY
If you like cheese, you have an unavoidable date in this small store that runs one of the best selections of artisan references from Galicia.
The Galician cheese It has a special role, but the products of the best cheesemakers from the rest of the Peninsula, France or the United Kingdom have a place on the counter that Alejandro personally selects.
And if you are more curious, be sure to sign up for one of their frequent tastings.
WINES AND TAVERNS
to mine , a classic of the eighties, has been reconverted, although its mythical mussels they are still there, accompanying the vermouth.
In any case, if your thing is the world of wine, you cannot miss visiting To Lume de Carozo and ** Malauva Wine Bar ,** where you will find authentic surprises and some cuisine proposals that are worth exploring.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER
If it is your first visit to the city, do not forget to go down to the port, get a ticket on one of the ferries that leave every few minutes and cross to Cangas.
In just 20 minutes the change of environment is radical and you will find yourself in a fishing village of the estuaries where you can explore one of the many **taverns in the port or look for Artemar Tienda y Degustación**, in the small plaza del Eirado do Sinal , and enjoy its proposals in which seaweed and quality local preserves have a special role.