Restaurant in Freixo, Spain
Port-view seafood, Michelin-noted, book ahead.
A family-run port restaurant in Freixo with two consecutive Michelin Plates and a 4.6 Google score from over 1,000 reviews. The shellfish-led menu — oysters, clams, cockles, and a standout rice with sea urchins and Cambados scallops — makes this the strongest case for a special meal in the area. Book a window table overlooking the port. Price tier: €€€.
Picture a small Galician port, the smell of salt water off the ría, and a dining room whose picture windows frame the working boats outside. That setting alone would draw visitors to Rúa Porto, 56 — but Rios O Freixo is worth the journey for the food, not just the view. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) signal a kitchen that takes its produce seriously, and a Google rating of 4.6 from over 1,000 reviews suggests the room consistently delivers on that promise. If you are planning a special meal on the Galician coast and want shellfish handled with care rather than spectacle, book here.
Freixo is a small fishing settlement in A Coruña province, and Rios O Freixo is the kind of address that anchors a place like this to the wider food conversation. This is a family-run operation, and that matters in practice: the menu is shaped by what the local waters produce, not by a corporate sourcing brief. Oysters arrive in multiple sizes, so you can eat your way through the range rather than committing to a single grade. Clams and cockles appear with the kind of frequency that tells you they are staples here, not garnishes. The rice with sea urchins and Cambados scallops — a combination that draws on two of Galicia's most respected shellfish-producing zones , is the dish the Michelin inspectors appear to have had in mind when they awarded the Plate recognition two years running.
For the town itself, a restaurant of this consistency is significant. Freixo is not a dining destination with a deep bench of comparable options , which means Rios O Freixo carries most of the weight for visitors who come specifically to eat. That concentration of reputation creates both an opportunity and a limitation: you are unlikely to have a backup option of equivalent quality nearby, so getting a table here matters more than it would in, say, A Coruña or Santiago de Compostela. Plan accordingly.
This is a strong choice for a celebratory meal or a special-occasion dinner where the quality of raw ingredients matters more than technical theatre. The picture-window tables overlooking the port provide the kind of setting that requires no additional decoration , request one when you book. The price tier sits at €€€, which places it in the mid-to-upper range for Galicia but well below the €€€€ territory of Spain's flagship tasting-menu restaurants. For that spend, you are getting proximity to the source: shellfish pulled from the same waters you are looking at, handled by a kitchen that knows what to do with them.
If your celebration involves a group that wants to compare notes on different preparations of Galician shellfish, this format works well. If you are after a multi-course progressive tasting menu with wine pairings and tableside theatre, this is not that restaurant, and the €€€€ addresses listed in the comparison section below serve that purpose better.
Fresh fish and meat dishes round out the menu beyond the shellfish focus, and rice dishes are clearly treated as a serious category rather than an afterthought. The sea urchin and Cambados scallop rice is the dish with the clearest signal of the kitchen's ambition.
Reservations: Book in advance, particularly for window tables and weekend sittings , walk-in availability is not guaranteed at a restaurant with this level of local and visitor demand. Booking is rated Easy overall, but do not leave it to the day of travel. Budget: €€€, placing it above everyday Galician dining but accessible for a special occasion without the commitment of a tasting-menu price point. Dress: No formal dress code is listed, but the setting and price tier suggest smart-casual is appropriate. Location: Rúa Porto, 56, 15288 Freixo, A Coruña , on the port, with parking available in the surrounding streets. Getting there: Freixo is a small village in the municipality of Monfero, A Coruña province; a car is the practical way to arrive. Hours: Specific hours are not confirmed in our data , call ahead or check locally before travelling. Groups: The family-run scale of the restaurant means large groups should contact the venue directly to confirm capacity and availability.
See the full comparison below for how Rios O Freixo sits against Spain's broader seafood and fine-dining landscape. For more options in the area, see our full Freixo restaurants guide, and if you are building a wider trip, our Freixo hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide cover the full picture.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rios O Freixo | Seafood | €€€ | Easy |
| Quique Dacosta | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| El Celler de Can Roca | Progressive Spanish, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Arzak | Modern Basque, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Azurmendi | Progressive, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Aponiente | Progressive - Seafood, Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
The kitchen's strength is in its raw ingredients — shellfish, fresh fish, and rice dishes — so the value case rests on whether you want to eat across that range. At €€€ pricing with a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, the quality-to-cost ratio is solid for a Galician port restaurant. If you want technical fine-dining theatre, look elsewhere; if first-rate shellfish and rice dishes are the draw, this delivers.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in available records for Rios O Freixo. Given its port-side setting and family-run format, check the venue's official channels via its Rúa Porto, 56 address before assuming walk-in bar access is an option.
Book at least one to two weeks out, more for weekends or if you want a window table overlooking the port — the venue explicitly recommends requesting those when reserving. Walk-in availability is not guaranteed at a Michelin Plate restaurant with a known location advantage.
Freixo is a small settlement, so direct local alternatives are limited. For Galician seafood at a higher technical level, O Retiro da Costiña in Santa Comba (Michelin-starred) is the regional benchmark. Rios O Freixo makes the most sense if you want fresh shellfish in a working-port setting rather than a polished tasting-menu environment.
The restaurant's picture-window dining room and family-run format suggest a mid-sized space suited to small groups, but confirmed private dining or large-group capacity details are not available. For groups of six or more, contact the restaurant in advance to confirm layout and reservation terms.
At €€€ in a small Galician fishing port, yes — provided you're coming for the shellfish and fresh fish rather than an elaborate tasting format. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024–2025) confirm the ingredient quality is recognised beyond the local market. The window tables overlooking the port add genuine value to the experience; book one when you reserve.
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