Pepe Vieira

It is a miracle to find a restaurant of this standard in the middle of the countryside, but Pepe Vieira bucks this trend! In this spectacular restaurant surrounded by woods, gardens and pleasant terraces, chef Xosé T. Cannas takes a bold approach to everything, exploring new recipes and ingredients from elsewhere which he combines with superb local ingredients (particularly from the sea) on tasting menus (Romasanta, O Señor de Andrade and A Santa Elección) that take guests on a journey back to the roots of Galician cuisine which is described here as the “la última cociña do mundo”! Sustainability is the backbone of the experience, which begins with aperitifs in the garden before exploring the building’s different spaces and then moving to the dining room, which opens out onto nature via huge picture windows. A dish? The red mullet (citrus-infused stew with a creamy pine nut sauce) is absolutely delicious. Guests have the additional option of 14 individual cube-style bedrooms with an unexpected cutting-edge design that enables guests to experience their natural surroundings to the full.