GALICIA - LA CORUÑA / A CORUÑA - PULPEIRA A LANCHIÑA

Miguel Renoir Spanish Guides
Jun 10, 2021
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Updated: 2 days ago

PULPEIRA A LANCHIÑA

A bustling little bar/restaurant serving up Galicia's favourite dish, polbo á fiera (Galician) or pulpo a la feria (Spanish/Castellano) (which means octopus in the style of the fair).

This place is always packed with locals eating this and other Galician delights like empanada de bonito (a Galician tuna pasty), pimientos de Padrón, and parroches en A Coruña (local anchovies).

Typical Menu

Pimientos de Padrón

Polbo á fiera, the house speciality, served on a rustic wooden board with wooden picks.

Most locals drink Galician wine like albariño, Blanco Ribeiro, or orujo (the name in north-west Spain for pomace brandy, a liquor obtained from the distillation of the solid remains left after pressing the grapes). It is a transparent spirit with an alcohol content of over 50% (100° proof)! The cloudy Ribeiro is drunk from tazas (small ceramic cups).

This essential bar has wooden tables, stools, and benches (no chairs) with a buzzy atmosphere.

Finish with a cortado (small espresso coffee with a dash of milk) and an under-the-counter orujo. They use cortos for cañas here. A caña es un doble. You will get large pours of good Ribeiro, Valdeorras, and albariño for under €3.

There are two pulpeiras: this one downstairs, and another equally good on the street level, just around the corner. The story goes of two brothers who fell out, so one set up his pulpeira in competition.