O Gato Negro

Santiago de Compostela


Marked by a green door and a black-cat sign, this often packed Old Town haunt serves platefuls (no tapas) of ham, cheese, peppers, empanada and all manner of seafood to those lucky enough to get one of its five tables and the rest of the crowd standing in the narrow bar and outside the door.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Santiago de Compostela attractions

1. Praza de Fonseca

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South of the cathedral, stop in cafe-lined Praza de Fonseca to look into the Colexio de Fonseca with its beautiful Renaissance courtyard; this was the…

2. Colexio de Fonseca

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Just south of the cathedral, the Colexio de Fonseca, with a beautiful Renaissance courtyard and two exhibition galleries, was the original seat of…

3. Casa do Deán

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The Fundación Catedral office here gives out free tickets for unguided visits to the cathedral's Pórtico de la Gloria between 7pm and 8pm Monday to…

4. Fundación Eugenio Granell

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Includes much of Galician surrealist artist Granell's own work, as well as his collections of surrealist and ethnic art.

5. Casa do Cabido

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Along the lower side of the Praza das Praterías, the baroque Casa do Cabildo is no more than a 3m-deep facade erected in the 1750s at the behest of the…

6. Praza das Praterías

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'Silversmiths' Square' is centred on an elegant 1825 fountain, the Fuente de los Caballos, a popular photo op, with the cath­edral's Romanesque south…

7. Fuente de los Caballos

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The plaza on the cathedral's south side focuses on Fuente de los Caballos fountain (1825), a popular photo op, with four elegant horses surmounted by a…

8. Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago

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The brightly displayed Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago gives fascinating insights into the phenomenon of Santiago (man, city and pilgrimage) down the…