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The best breakfast and brunch in Santiago de Compostela

Start with Café Tertulia in West of the Old Town for breakfast toast and coffee, Café Venecia in Ensanche for pastry and café con leche and Café Iacobus in Old Town for tarta de Santiago and coffee. Here are all 6, with what to get at each.

6 places · Updated October 25, 2026

breakfast and brunch in Santiago de Compostela
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  1. Café TertuliaWest of the Old Town

    Get: Breakfast toast and coffee

  2. Café VeneciaEnsanche

    Get: Pastry and café con leche

  3. Café IacobusOld Town

    Get: Tarta de Santiago and coffee

  4. Lusco & FuscoNear Alameda Park

    Get: Homemade pastry and breakfast toast

  5. Bonsai Café

    Get: Specialty coffee and brunch plate

  6. La Cuca Brunch Santiago

    Provisional: directory labels it new; physical opening date unverified

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Where is the best breakfast and brunch in Santiago de Compostela?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Café Tertulia (West of the Old Town), Café Venecia (Ensanche) and Café Iacobus (Old Town). All 6 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

What should I order?

At Café Tertulia, get breakfast toast and coffee. At Café Venecia, get pastry and café con leche. At Café Iacobus, get tarta de Santiago and coffee. At Lusco & Fusco, get homemade pastry and breakfast toast.

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From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Santiago de Compostela: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.

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