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A Coruña’s Larpeira food tour for sweet tooths

20 Jul A Coruña’s Larpeira food tour for sweet tooths

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Larpeirada is the Galician word used to refer to anything sweet, irresistibly scrumptious and slightly gluttonous. Indeed, A Coruña is a city that has never been able to resist the temptation of traditional and creative confectionery, with numerous venues that are authentic temples of temptation for the taste buds. A sweet spirit that includes its classic cake and confectionery shops. And between each sweet and sugary bite, the refreshing range of ice creams and cocktails round off the city’s tantalising choice of flavours.

Points of interest:

Confitería Paris

  • Adress: Rúa de la Torre, 6. 15002 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Wednesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Closed Mondays.  
  • GPS: 43.3739515 -8.3968355
  • Phone: +34 981 204 987
  • Email: parisconfiteria@gmail.com
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  • Language: Galician and spanish.
  • Description: Handmade confectionery since 1983 and specialists in mini pastries, biscuits, cakes and chocolates.  
  • Resident’s tip: The wide selection of mini pastries, all absolutely delicious. Definitely among the best in town.  
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Bordello Lencería Cocktail bar

  • Adress: Rúa Varela Silvari, 2. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday from 4 p.m. to midnight. Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays. 
  • GPS: 43.372192 -8.3960582
  • Phone: +34 881 926 220
  • Email: info@bordelloproducciones.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: This small and intriguing bar has the air of a clandestine joint of yesteryear, in this case in the guise of a lingerie store. The drinks list changes frequently, introducing new themes and taking advantage of seasonal produce. You’ll find an extensive choice of cocktails, crafted beers, teas, coffees, matcha tea, sake, vermouths and aperitifs.
  • Resident’s tip: Ask for details of the tasting sessions and other events. Private events are also catered for. 
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Emilia Pardo Bazán House-Museum

  • Adress: Calle Tabernas,11. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Winter (September to June): Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.  Summer (July and August): Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 2.45 p.m.
  • GPS: 43692128 -8.394332
  • Phone: +34 981 207 308
  • Email: casamuseoepb@academia.gal
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: The Emilia Pardo Bazán House-Museum is located in the writer’s former home, an 18th century building that since 1979 has also been the headquarters of the Galician Royal Academy, which runs the museum.  Emilia Pardo Bazán was born in A Coruña in 1851 and is considered to be the finest 19th century Spanish female writer. A journalist, and author of novels, essays, poetry and plays, she was the first woman to be appointed to the Central University Chair of Neo-Latin Literature.
  • Resident’s tip: Learn about her interest in gastronomy. She published two books on cookery:   La cocina española antigua (‘Traditional Spanish Cookery’) in 1913 and La cocina española moderna (‘Modern Spanish Cookery’) in 1914. Her recipes include a number of delicious sweets and desserts including mantecados (almond pastries) and natillas, (creamy custard puddings).
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Heladería Puerta Real

  • Adress: Calle Santiago, 2. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: From 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • GPS: 43.3699275 -8.3950607
  • Phone: +34 881 886 149
  • Email: hola@heladeriapuertareal.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Healthy, light ice creams, crafted each day in Galicia from fresh and natural ingredients.  
  • Resident’s tip: The yoghurt and cherry ice cream is an authentic delicacy. Try some of the more unusual flavours too, such as grape liqueur cream, Hindu cream, mascarpone and figs or Santiago almond tart.  
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Helados La Ibi

  • Adress: Avenida Montoto, 5. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Open 24 /7
  • GPS: 43.3702391 -8.3961441
  • Phone: +34 881 928 609
  • Email: hola@heladeriapuertareal.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Makers of ice cream in A Coruña since 1962. In addition to the delicious ice creams in a range of flavours and its famous ‘express’ or soft ice cream, the introduction of new technologies now means that you can enjoy a freshly made ice cream with all the traditional flavour. The menu also includes freshly-squeezed juices, milk shakes, frappes, waffles, crêpes and brioches, as well as an extensive breakfast and mid-afternoon snack menu.   
  • Resident’s tip: In summer look out for the traditional ice cream vans parked strategically in the city’s major tourist spots. These vans form part of the childhood memories of thousands of local residents. If you’re in town in autumn, then keep an eye out for the cart selling roast chestnuts served in the traditional paper cones. Since 1960 it has occupied the same corner on one of the city’s classic shopping streets, Calle Real.  
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La Fe Coruñesa

  • Adress: Rúa Riego de Agua, 8. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10 am. .to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays from 12 noon to 3 p.m.
  • GPS: 43.3706005 -8.397639
  • Phone: +34 881 104 690
  • Email: info@lafecorunesa.com
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  • Idiomas: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: A gourmet store selling mainly handmade Galician produce. Since 1926 it has been selling first class items such as chocolates sold loose, cured meats, biscuits, canned goods, jams and marmalades, pastries, liqueurs and wines. This is one of the few remaining shops where you can buy cascarilla – the cacao husks that form a part of A Coruña’s more modest history and collective memory.
  • Resident’s tip: Its star produce are its “Chocolates La Fe Coruñesa”, available in no fewer than seven varieties.
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Cruel

  • Adress: Rúa Franja, 23. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: De 16:00h a 3:00h
  • GPS: 43.3709011, -8.3975974
  • Phone: +34 667 876 923
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: A cocktail bar with a difference. Ideas that will surprise and delight customers thanks to a selection of secret ingredients.
  • Resident’s tip: Leave your choice of drink in the hands of owner Adrián Hermida, a true master, and enjoy delicious combinations you’ve never tasted before. 
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La Gran Antilla

  • Adress: Rúa Riego de Agua, 54. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.  
  • GPS: 43.3705548 -8.3986962
  • Phone: +34 981 075 301
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Resident’s tip: The Modernist façade and terrace add to its appeal. Don’t leave without trying the lemon tart or meringues.
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Bico de Xeado

  • Adress: Avenida Marina, 21. 15003 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: De domingo a jueves de 16:00 a 22:30. Viernes y sábado de 16:00 a 23:00.
  • GPS: 43.3692694,  -8.40029
  • Phone: +34 604 054 741
  • Email: comunicacion@bicodexeado.es
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Ice creams with a uniquely creamy texture. Made from all natural ingredients, including fresh milk from the cows that graze happily on O Cancelo farm.
  • Resident’s tip: Try some of the more original flavours such as brewed coffee, Gomariz coffee liqueur, peppermint, Herbón pepper or chestnut.
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Bonilla A La Vista

  • Adress: Rúa Galera, 52. 15003, A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m.  to 1 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. 
  • GPS: 43.3699813, -8.4013039
  • Phone: +34 981 227 075
  • Email: correo@bonillaalavista.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Its delectably creamy hot drinking chocolate served with delicious crispy churros have been a firm favourite for breakfast or an afternoon snack for generations of locals. Bonilla, which has been making churros and crisps fried in 100% olive oil in the traditional manner since 1932, has 6 establishments in A Coruña, although this is the oldest and most popular.   
  • Resident’s tip: Don’t leave town without tasting Bonilla’s famous crisps, renowned for their outstanding quality and unusual packaging in tins to guarantee optimum freshness. The crisps are distributed in no fewer than 20 countries. Top chef  Jose Andrés serves them in his restaurants; haute couture fashion house Balmain featured them in its 2014 spring-summer campaign; they are an authentic social phenomenon in South Korea; and their appearance in the South Korean Oscar winning movie ‘Parasite’ led to a sharp hike in sales.
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Astoria Club

  • Adress: Rúa Olmos, 3. 15003 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: De 16:00h a 3:00h.
  • GPS: 43.3697775, -8.401664
  • Phone: +34 881 925 917
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: A vintage-style venue where drinks are served with loving care and the cocktails are famous all over town. The name comes from a former elite hostess bar that occupied these premises from the 1950s to the 1970s, the period which provides the inspiration for the décor.
  • Resident’s tip: Favourite cocktails include the Astoria mojito and margarita.  
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Méndez Núñez Gardens

  • Adress: Jardines de Méndez Núñez, s/n. 15006 A Coruña.
  • GPS: 43.3679813, -8.4016019
  • Phone: +34 981 184 346
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  • Description: One of the city’s oldest parks, dating back to the mid 19th century. It is the site of several iconic Modernist buildings such as La Terraza (1922) or Kiosko Alfonso (1912), and monuments to illustrious figures including Curros Enríquez, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Valle Inclán, Castelao or Eduardo Pondal. It is divided into three clearly differentiated areas: an arboretum, a rose garden and a palm tree walk.  
  • Resident’s tip: The gardens host a number of activities throughout the year, including book, craft and gastronomy fairs and musical performances, etc. Interestingly, the sculptures of illustrious figures and famous artists includes a statue of the singer John Lennon. The floral clock and calendar are also popular attractions.

The Bio Factory

  • Adress: Rúa Santa Catalina, 8. 15001 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon to 11 p.m. Sundays from 12 noon to 10 p.m. GPS: 43.3681789 -8.4038811
  • GPS: 43.3681789, -8.4038811
  • Phone:+34 604 034 508
  • Email: info@the-bio-factory.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Galicia’s first organic ice cream parlour. The ingredients are free from artificial colours and preservatives and are mostly locally sourced.
  • Resident’s tip: The Bio Factory produces a range of healthy ice creams suitable for all, including gluten-free, fat-free, lactose-free and egg-free options, with no artificial additives.
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Picasso House-Museum

  • Adress: Rúa Payo Gómez, 14. 15004 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and public holidays from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Closed Mondays.
  • GPS: 43.3673141,  -8.4070037
  • Phone: +34 981 189 854
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Pablo Picasso lived in A Coruña between the ages of nine and thirteen, during the time his father worked as a teacher at the School of Fine Arts. The museum is housed in the home he lived in between 1891 and 1895 and includes reproductions of 33 works, four of which were painted by his father and the remainder by the young Picasso.
  • Resident’s tip: Ask at the Tourism Office for details of the dramatized guided tours and learn more about the history of Picasso in A Coruña. The young Picasso called the Tower of Hercules ‘the Candy Tower’ due to the hues it acquired in the sunlight, and included it in several of his sketches and oil paintings. 

Confitería Glaccé

  • Adress: Rua Menéndez y Pelayo, 16. 15005 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sundays from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  
  • GPS: 43.3631212, -8.4074497
  • Phone:+34 981 121 305
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: One of the city’s most popular confectionery stores.
  • Resident’s tip: House specialities include the flaky croissants and delicious ring-shaped cakes eaten at epiphany. These sugary delights, filled with confectioner’s cream and topped with crystallised fruits, are famous throughout Spain and are the reason for the long queues that form outside the shop during the festive season.

Confitería Berna

  • Adress: Rúa Marcial del Adalid, 19. 15005 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Thursday from 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Saturdays from 9.30 a.m. o 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays and public holidays from 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • GPS: 43.3621047 -8.4076937
  • Phone: +34 981 230 086
  • Email: confiteriabernasl@gmail.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish.
  • Description: A traditional confectionery store that has been open since 1957. Renowned throughout the city for its delicious puff pastries and Swiss rolls filled with strawberries and cream, cakes, pastries and biscuits.
  • Resident’s tip: Its specialities include its millefeuille tart and mini pastries
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Habaziro

  • Adress: Rúa Luís Quintas Goyanes, 2. 15009 A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 7.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays from 7.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. Sundays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • GPS: 43.3426062 -8.4033913
  • Phone:+34 881 993 305
  • Email: pedidos@habaziro.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: After travelling around the world, pastry chef Pablo Morales returned to his native A Coruña to open his own confectionery store and coffee shop where each day he serves delicious freshly-baked cakes and pastries
  • Resident’s tip: The delicious croissants.
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Doriel

  • Adress: Av Vilaboa, 149. 15174, Culleredo – A Coruña.
  • Opening hours: From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. 
  • GPS: 43.3171264, -8.383888
  • Phone: +34 981 666 946
  • Email: vilaboa@gmail.com
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  • Languages: Galician and Spanish
  • Description: Signature confectionery guaranteed to surprise and delight. The unique creations by master pastry chef and chocolate virtuoso Ariel Mendizábal include cakes and individual pastries and chocolates based on classic recipes featuring his personal twist and other more innovative delights. In 2005, Mendizábal received the award for Spain’s Best Chocolatier and Best Creation.
  • Resident’s tip: Any of his creations made with chocolate, Tahitian vanilla or caramel.
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