O Fragón

Glass and concrete above Langosteira bay

Above the town of Fisterra, on the slope of San Martiño de Arriba, O Fragón has a new site: a modern glass building from whose tables you see the harbour, the estuary, Langosteira beach and, on the other side, Mount Pindo. The owners present themselves as the children of sailors and farmers, and wanted a dining room of few tables and a calm atmosphere. They work with fishermen, farmers, cattle breeders and winemakers of the Costa da Morte. Its website announces a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand and a Repsol Sun.

The menu changes every day

It is market cooking: the menu is updated daily according to what comes in, and you check it on the link on the website. Among the dishes they show are marinated xeito sardine, large clams, roast sea bass and, for dessert, a creamy Savel blue cheese ice cream with red berries.

The Premier tasting menu is bought on the website

Besides the à la carte there is a tasting menu that is booked and paid for in advance on its website, cheaper than ordering it there and then. For a minimum of two people, it includes house bread, two appetisers, five dishes, a pre-dessert, dessert, two sweets, water and coffee, and costs:

• €75 per person with a bottle of white or red wine from a small producer.
• €110 per person with a pairing of seven very limited-production wines.

Knowing how many of you there are lets them buy exactly the right produce, which is the reason they give.

Lunch only, every day

According to the Michelin Guide it opens every day at midday, from 13:15 to 17:15, and does not serve dinner. In summer and at weekends, book. The same guide lists a terrace, wheelchair access and that pets are allowed throughout the venue; if you go with a dog, confirm when you call 981 740 429.

Getting up without getting lost

The website itself warns that Google Maps may send you along a narrow, steep track: follow the directions in its how-to-get-there section or the signs from the main road. There is parking about 30 metres from the door.

On the Sunday around O Ézaro, Fisterra and its lighthouse it is the midday table: you eat at one and in the afternoon go up to Cape Fisterra, a few minutes by car. Before that, at the harbour, the San Carlos castle holds the fishing museum.