Tira do Cordel

An 1812 salting factory and a door with a rope

Tira do Cordel occupies a former salting factory from 1812, at the point where Langosteira beach meets San Roque point, at the entrance to Fisterra coming from Cee. The family began grilling fish and seafood in that building in the last quarter of the 20th century and the house gives 1989 as its starting year.

The name has a story. In the early years the door was a large gate that opened by pulling a rope, and many customers did not know how to get in. One of the owners wrote on the door "para entrar, tirar do cordel" (to enter, pull the rope), and the phrase stuck as the name.

Grilled sea bass and little else to explain

The house made its name with grilled sea bass, which in Galicia is also called robaliza, and it is still its dish. Around it are Galician seafood, grilled fish of the day, some meats, homemade desserts and a wine list. The Michelin Guide places it in the upper price range of its selection: it is food for an occasion, and the grilled fish and seafood are what set the bill. Ask the price of the fish of the day before ordering it.

The full menu is linked from its website; the day we checked, that link did not open.

Terrace on the sand

It has a terrace, which the Michelin Guide highlights, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. The house is at the foot of the beach, so you can park on the seafront and walk down.

Saturday closed, Monday no dinners

According to the Michelin Guide, it opens on Monday from 11:00 to 18:00; Tuesday to Friday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00 and 20:00 to 23:00; and closes on Saturday. Book by phone on 981 740 697 or by WhatsApp on 624 056 164.

On the Sunday around O Ézaro, Fisterra and its lighthouse it is the alternative to O Fragón for lunch, and Cape Fisterra is a few minutes by car for the afternoon. If you stay to sleep, the Hotel Mar da Ardora is on the other side of the peninsula, above Mar de Fóra.