This place is a great place for breakfast in Vigo! Not only is the atmosphere super cute, but they…read morehave a huge menu for breakfast food, which is pretty atypical for a European country, especially Spain. They had quite a few options for people who can't eat gluten as well, like yogurt with muesli and gluten free bread with multiple spread options. I ordered the yogurt, gluten free bread with hummus and olive spread, café con leche, and a fresh squeezed juice with pineapple, strawberry, apple, lemon, and celery. Everything was delicious and the staff was very nice and understanding of my restrictions!

Delicious zumos. We ordered the "bosque rojo" & it was AMAZING! The locale is super cute with great…read moreproducts for sale. Drinks are a little on the pricy side but ingredients are fresh and freshly squeezed.

A typical cafateria in Galicia. Coffee, beer, wine, decent bar and chupitos. I gave it a **** for…read morelocation. Situated across from a really nice park the outdoor seating in the summer or on a nice day/evening are fab. It is also located very close to old town so as the other review stated, it's a good place to meet and start from.

Before a big Friday or Saturday night out in Vigo, my friends and I always go to a few bars or…read morerestaurants for a drink and the complementary tapas that are always served with each drink. As my friend Maruxinha would say, it's like getting a free dinner! Cafeteria Maracaibo was one of our first stops on our bar/ tapas hop for the evening. It is conveniently located along the Praza de Compostela, which is very close to all of Vigo's most happening discos and clubs, and therefore makes the cafeteria an attractive place for a low-key drink or bite to eat before dancing the night away. It's also a fantastic place for people-watching; Vigueses (the proper term for people from Vigo) young and old stroll along the plaza for a relaxing evening walk on a beautiful summer day. If the weather is nice, definitely make it a point to be seated outside on the plaza! All we ordered were a few glasses of Albarino; the food that was brought with our drinks was so substantial that it was absolutely unnecessary to order from the regular menu. We were presented with a large basket of fresh bread (and Galician bread is the best there is in the world...I get so hungry just thinking about the crackly crust and the airy and fluffy interior) and each of us received a substantially sized plate of ternera gallega (some of the highest quality beef/ veal from the region) prepared in a red wine and onion sauce. It was a little overcooked and maybe not the best pairing with a glass of white wine, but it was just the fuel we needed to get us through an evening of fun and dancing. Our waiter was your typical man-of-few words Galician guy; he wasn't overly friendly, but he was always to-the-point and there when you needed him.

In all of the years that I have been drinking cafe solo in Galicia (at least five now), I never…read moreremembered Semola being in the neighborhood. If it's a relatively new addition, it's definitely one of my new favorite bakeries and places to have coffee in all of Vigo! Although Semola is first-and-foremost a bakery, there is also the option of ordering coffee (for take-away; there is only one small table at the front of the bakery [1]) or a coffee with bizcocho or croissant combination "special" for approximately 2 euro. Not only does this happen to be an incredible deal for the quality of what you receive, but I realized how incredibly fast I was no longer fitting into my new jeans from Blanco. The coffee used is Illy brand, so the espresso is very smooth and has no sharp aftertaste. The big slice of bizcocho is moist, rich, and heavenly. Every day, there are two different flavors of this diet-sabotaging bizcocho to choose from; my all-time favorite is the chocolate (they do not skimp on the cocoa powder!), but the apple and lemon are also very good. I try to rationalize the health benefits of the chocolate bizcocho, which I could eat all day, every day, because chocolate contains antioxidants and the Galicians make the cake with olive oil, not butter, so it must be healthy, right?! And having eaten a lot of empanadillas while in Vigo, Semola makes some of the best in this "downtown" area of Vigo. The pastry crust is light and flaky and the filling is pretty much ALL tuna without being greasy. It's none of this "I'm going to fill the empanadilla up with air" (which happens more often than not) or having gross, not to mention messy, orange grease dripping everywhere while you're trying to enjoy your empanada on the go (which is why I like them, they're so easy to take along for a day at the beach). The woman who works at Semola (I imagine she must be the owner) is there every single morning and remembers all of her customers' orders, down to which kind of sugar they like in their coffee (or the fact that I love the chocolate bizcocho). She's the best, and so is Semola! [1] When I first visited Galicia, NO ONE sold coffee to take-away. The past few years, this seems to be an offering many cafeteria and bakery owners proudly tout. Do I sense Anglo-American influences or are Galicians in a hurry all of a sudden?

I'm on a mission - to find Spain's best churros, even if it kills me (or causes lots of deep-fried…read moredough to coagulate in my arteries). I think I've struck gold (deep-fried, crispy gold, that is!) at Bonilla. When I've stayed out a wee bit too late and am physically and mentally dragging, I'll stop by for some churros y chocolate. The churros, freshly made in the morning, are crispy with a perfectly fried exterior, and covered in an ample amount of sugar. The interior is slightly chewy and absorbs lots of chocolate - no soggy, undercooked churros here! Galicia has some of the richest, best hot chocolate that I have tasted in Spain thus far. The chocolate at Bonilla is smooth, creamy, and rich. It was much lighter and milkier than I prefer, but of the perfect viscosity for dipping the churros. Because Bonilla is very close to Plaza Principe, the prices are a little steep (2.50 for the chocolate and 4 small churros for 1 euro). It's money well-spent, so no complaining from me. The cafe solo is also perfect for days when I don't feel the need to overindulge (e.g., my jeans are getting tight).