Yayo Daporta

A first floor on rúa do Hospital

Yayo Daporta opened in 2005 in a stone building on rúa do Hospital, in the centre of Cambados, which in the 18th century was a royal hospital. It has had a Michelin star since 2008 and two Repsol Soles since 2015. The dining room is on the first floor and is entered from the side street, rúa Alfonso Rodríguez Castelao: if you do not see the door on the main façade, walk round the building.

The estuary on the plate

The house describes its cooking as updated Galician: the best produce it finds, respect for the traditional recipe and modern technique where needed. The centre is seasonal shellfish and fish. The Michelin Guide says that almost everything comes from the Cambados coast and from the chef's two vegetable gardens, one next to the restaurant and the other at the Pazo A Capitana, a manor house among vineyards where you can also stay.

Tasting menu or Gran Menú

The Michelin Guide records two menus, the Degustación and the longer one, the Gran Menú Yayo Daporta, and the website also links its à la carte menu as a PDF. According to the Michelin Guide, mussels, cockles, goose barnacles, razor clams and seaweed from the estuary pass through the dishes; among those the guide highlights are a roast sea bass with sea spaghetti and free-range chicken broth, and desserts that pay homage to albariño. The guide does not give the price of the menus and places it in its high price bracket: confirm when you book.

Esther Daporta's wine cellar

The wine cellar is run by Esther Daporta, with a selection of Spanish wines, mostly Galician, and others from elsewhere. It is also open to the public, without needing to eat at the restaurant, and she herself helps with choosing. In the heart of the Salnés area, ask her to recommend a local albariño.

When it opens

From Wednesday to Saturday it serves lunch, from 13:30 to 15:30, and dinner, from 20:30 to 22:00; on Sunday, at midday only. It is closed on Monday and Tuesday. It has a terrace and air conditioning. Book on its website, on 986 526 062 or at [email protected].

By car, from the AP-9 take exit 121 towards Sanxenxo and follow the signs to Cambados centre, as far as rúa Nova, opposite the market.

For an albariño Saturday

It is the lunch in the plans Albariño Saturday in Cambados and Two-Winery Saturday in the Salnés. Before or after, the tasting at the Palacio de Fefiñanes is a few minutes' walk away; it opens Monday to Saturday, not on Sunday.