Restaurant in Sanxenxo, Spain
Reliable traditional cooking at honest prices.
Sabino holds consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) and delivers reliable traditional Galician cooking at a €€ price point that makes it one of Sanxenxo's more credible dinner options. Best for returning visitors who want consistent quality without the cost or complexity of a starred table. Book ahead in summer; easy to land a table off-peak.
Sabino is worth booking if you want solid traditional cooking in Sanxenxo at a price that won't sting. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) confirm this is a kitchen that takes its craft seriously, and at a €€ price point it delivers a level of consistency that's rare for the category. If you've been once and liked it, there's enough here to return — especially if you go with a focus on whatever the kitchen is sourcing locally that week. It's not a destination restaurant in the way the Galician coast's leading tables are, but it doesn't try to be.
Sabino sits on Rúa Ourense in central Sanxenxo, a Galician coastal town whose summer crowds can make finding a genuinely reliable dinner difficult. The Michelin Plate recognition — awarded for two consecutive years , signals a kitchen that is cooking to a consistent standard, even if it hasn't made the jump to starred territory. For context, the Michelin Plate is awarded to restaurants Michelin inspectors consider worth a visit, distinct from the star hierarchy but still a meaningful filter in a town where quality varies considerably.
The cuisine type is listed as Traditional, which in a Galician coastal setting tells you something specific: expect the Atlantic to be doing a lot of work on the plate. Galicia's position on Spain's northwest coast gives kitchens like Sabino access to some of the most prized seafood in Europe. Percebes, navajas, pulpo, and whatever the day's catch brings in from the Rías Baixas are the raw materials that define this kind of cooking. The €€ pricing suggests Sabino is working with good product without charging at the level of the region's more ambitious restaurants, which is part of its value proposition.
For a returning diner, the practical read is this: go when the room is quieter. Sanxenxo fills up in July and August with Spanish summer tourists, and the ambient energy in any restaurant on the coast shifts accordingly. The room will be louder, service more stretched, and reservations harder to land. If you can visit in shoulder season , May, June, or September , the experience is likely to be more focused. Tables will have more room to breathe, and there's a better chance of getting through to what the kitchen does well rather than what it can produce under volume pressure.
The sourcing logic at a restaurant like this is worth thinking about before you order. Traditional Galician kitchens live and die by what's available locally and seasonally. The Rías Baixas produce some of Europe's finest bivalves, and the region's fishing ports supply ingredients that more urban restaurants spend significant effort and money sourcing from afar. At Sabino, you're theoretically getting that produce with minimal distance from sea to kitchen. Whether the menu reflects that day-to-day sourcing or follows a more fixed structure is something the kitchen can clarify when you book.
Google reviews sit at 4.2 across 624 ratings, which is a useful data point. A 4.2 at that volume isn't exceptional, but it's credible , it means enough people have eaten here across enough visits to produce a stable average. It also means there's variation in experience, which is normal for a mid-range traditional restaurant. The Michelin recognition and the Google score together suggest a venue that performs reliably rather than brilliantly. For a returning visitor, that reliability is the pitch.
For context on where Sabino sits in the broader Galician dining picture, it's worth knowing that this part of Spain has produced some of Spain's most ambitious cooking. Kitchens like Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María and Mugaritz in Errenteria represent the extreme end of what Spanish chefs are doing with Iberian produce. Sabino isn't playing in that space. It's operating in the register of a well-run, Michelin-acknowledged traditional restaurant that serves the kind of food you actually want to eat after a day on the Galician coast. That's a legitimate category and one worth supporting.
If you're building a Sanxenxo trip around food, Sabino works well as a reliable dinner rather than the centrepiece booking. Use it on a night when you want something dependable rather than ambitious. Check our full Sanxenxo restaurants guide for how it fits across the full range of options in town, and look at our Sanxenxo hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide to round out your stay.
Booking difficulty is low outside peak summer season. Sanxenxo's July and August crowds will compress availability across all restaurants in town, so if you're visiting in summer, book as early as your plans allow , at least a week or two ahead. Shoulder season visits should be direct to reserve. No booking method, phone, or website is listed in our current data; check directly with the venue for the most current reservation options.
Quick reference: €€ pricing, Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025, traditional cuisine, Sanxenxo. Book ahead in summer; easy availability off-peak.
Sabino is at Rúa Ourense, 3, 36960 Sanxenxo, Pontevedra. Dress code information isn't listed, but at a €€ traditional restaurant in a Galician coastal town, smart-casual is a safe read , the kind of thing you'd wear to a good neighbourhood restaurant rather than a starred table. The Rías Baixas produces excellent Albariño, so if wine matters to you, this is the right part of Spain to lean into the local glass. Hours aren't confirmed in our current data; verify before you go.
For similar traditional cuisine experiences with Michelin recognition elsewhere in the region, see Cave à Vin & à Manger - Maison Saint-Crescent in Narbonne and Auberge Grand'Maison in Mûr-de-Bretagne for points of comparison in the broader European traditional category.
See the comparison section below for how Sabino sits relative to Spain's leading tables.
Bar seating details are not listed for Sabino, so plan for a table reservation rather than a walk-in counter spot. Given Sanxenxo's summer pressure on restaurant availability, booking a table in advance is the safer move, particularly in July and August. Call ahead if you want to check bar access before your visit.
Tasting menu details are not confirmed in available data, and Sabino's format is traditional cuisine at a €€ price point, which typically means a la carte or set-menu rather than a full tasting format. If a structured tasting experience is what you're after, Sabino may not be the right fit — look at higher-price-tier venues for that format. What Sabino does offer is Michelin Plate-recognised traditional cooking at prices that won't require a second mortgage.
Specific dietary accommodation details are not listed for Sabino. For anything beyond standard requests, check the venue's official channels before booking — this applies to all traditional Galician restaurants, where menus often centre on seafood and meat. Arrive with a clear ask rather than assuming flexibility.
No dress code is listed for Sabino, and at a €€ traditional restaurant in a Galician coastal town, the expectation is relaxed. Clean, presentable casual is appropriate — think trousers or a summer dress rather than shorts and trainers, but a jacket is not required.
Yes, at €€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), Sabino delivers solid value for Sanxenxo. You are getting recognised-quality traditional cooking without the price tag of a starred venue. For the money, it is one of the more reliable bets in a town where summer tourist traps are easy to stumble into.
Sanxenxo has a range of seafood and traditional Galician options given its position on the Rías Baixas coast, but Sabino's back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024, 2025) give it a credential edge over most local competition at the €€ tier. For a step up in format and price, Galicia has starred venues worth the drive. For a like-for-like comparison, look for other Michelin Plate holders in the Pontevedra area.
It works for a low-key special occasion — a birthday dinner or anniversary where the priority is good food over a formal production. At €€ with Michelin Plate recognition, Sabino gives you a credible, reliable meal without the ceremony or cost of a starred venue. If you want tableside theatre or a long tasting menu to mark the occasion, look elsewhere in Galicia.
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