GALICIA - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - TAPAS - O CURRO DE PARRA
- Feb 23
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 25
O CURRO DA PARRA
Santiago de Compostela, located in Galicia, northwest Spain, is a historic city famous as the final destination of the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage. Known for its stunning UNESCO-listed Old Town and Romanesque Cathedral, which houses the tomb of St. James, it is a major spiritual and cultural hub.
O Curro da Parra is located in the old part of town in the historic city centre. It is very close to the old market, the Mercado de Abastos de Santiago (from which they stock daily).
This is a trendy and contemporary restaurant that has two areas: a casual wine and tapas bar on the ground floor
and a more formal, small but cosy dining room on the first floor of this old house.
The open kitchen offers a new take on Galician dishes. If weather permits, a small outdoor patio is available for a pleasant lunch or evening meal.
Some of the tapas available were:-
Brochetas de pollo y kikos o curry (chicken kebabs with kikos and curry)
Habas del país con liebre guisadas en vino Mencía (stew of white beans and wild hare in wine).
Galician spring rolls.
Croquetas de jamón (creamy ham croquettes).
Salmón marinado y guacamole (marinated salmon and guacamole).
Mini burgers de vaca vella galega, foie caramelizado e ali-oli trufado (mini beef burgers, caramelised foie gras & truffle garlic mayonnaise).
Amongst the mains were:-
Bacalao con calamare tinta (cod in squid ink).
Merluza del pincho, caldo de sus espinas, berberechos y verdinas (supreme of hake, seaweed, seafood jus, cockles, baby green beans).
Albóndigas de gallo celta, guisadas en su jugo, cremosas de patata y berza rizada (Celtic rooster meatballs cooked in their own juice, potato fine purée and collard).
Solomillo de vaca gallega, jugo de carne, patata asada al romero y shiitake botón (supreme Galician sirloin steak, roasted rosemary potato and baby shiitake mushrooms).
For Dessert
Coulant de Santiago (coulant de almendra, nata agria y crumble de cacao).
Helado selection (ice cream selection) with Don P.X. 2015, Toro Albalá, DO Montilla-Moriles
There is also a decent choice for vegetarians, which is not always the case in Spain.
The excellent wine list focuses on local wines, making it a good place to try something new.
They are very good at introducing you to new regions and grapes.
Some of the owners used to work at the renowned London restaurant Cambio de Tercio, so they know all about Spanish food with a modern twist.
On a recent flying visit, we had,
Lagostinos pil-pil, sal de allo, jalapeños ceboliño (prawns pil-pil in their own juices, garlic salt, peppers & spring onion).
Berberechos en salsa mariñeira (Galician cockles).
Alcachofa con huevo (artichoke with egg)
Wine was a bottle of Bodegas Merencio Ribeiro L’Ombre Treixadura 2016
We even bumped into one of the owners, Sergio, in a bar later that evening.
The service is impeccable and friendly.
If you are in Santiago de Compostela and are looking for a trendy restaurant/tapas bar, then O Curro de Parra is the place for you.
O CURRO DA PARRA
Rúa Travesa 20, 15704
+34 981 556 059
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