Pedro Madruga

Holy seafood. Stopped in Baiona on our way from San Sebastian to Coruna and happened upon this place. Baiona is a beutiful town with a waterfront castle, numerous beaches, restaurants and shopping. I don’t recall why we chose this place but it is on the water (well, across the street but there are no restaurants on the other side of the street so it’s an unobstructed view). We saw people eating very tasty looking rice dishes and ordered rice with scallops (menu said zamburinas which are delicious small scallops) but the rice came with small clams. That caused some confusion because we love zamburinas and they are not often confused with or substituted with clams, but it was realllly good, and a nice size for two to share. We also ordered the mussels en vapor (steamed with nada — no garlic, butter to hide the seafood). They were the best mussels we have ever had. Ever. All of the mussels we had in Spain (NW) were orange inside, not orange from paprika or anything just orange and fresh and delicious. If you’re in Baiona, go here and then walk it off at the castle and grounds across the street (only 1 euro and you get it back if you buy a drink or food at their café). It is a stunningly beautiful area.

Una marisquería muy recomendable. Su ubicación es excelente, en plenas paseo marítimo de Baiona, con una terraza tranquila con vistas al puerto, la playa y el parador, no se puede pedir más.
La carta es variada y esta bien de precio, aunque destacan los arroces para dos personas. Arroz con pulpo, arroz con almejas… Por 14 € las dos personas es una relación calidad precio difícil de encontrar en la zona.
Nosotros pedimos arroz con cigalas, y estaba increíblemente bueno. Tardan unos 20 minutos en traerlo por lo que es buena idea pedir una ración de algo para ir abriendo boca. En nuestro caso pedimos mejillones a la marinera, la salsa estaba buena, pero no me acabaron de convencer… En cambio el arroz era delicioso y en mucha cantidad. Creo que con solo pedir el arroz ya hubiéramos comido de sobra.