Dining
Right in the centre of Santander, you'll find Cañadío, one of Santander’s most renowned restaurants, which specializes in Cantabrian cuisine. There is also an array of mouth-watering tapas and pinc...
Casa Lita is a popular tapas bar offering a huge array of northern Spanish pincho appetizers –approximately three hundred different types–made daily and with the best quality produce. Plus, a selec...
Casa Mariano is an off-the-beaten path, hugely popular with locals, homely restaurant serving traditional dishes such as stews, sausages, and so on. It is especially known for its good-value fixed ...
El Serbal is an elegant restaurant overlooking the beach offering northern Spanish food with a modern touch. Dishes are prepared with market-fresh ingredients to satisfy the most discerning of pala...
Frida Street Food serves creative Tex-Mex cuisine, gourmet burgers, and cocktails in a very casual setting and at very decent prices.
La Bombi is a long-standing, upscale restaurant serving seafood dishes and regional Spanish classics in a stylish setting. Reservations are highly recommended.
Bars & Nightlife
One of the little bars in the oh-so-popular-by-night Plaza de Cañadío, Canela is one of the best spots to grab a drink and take your place by one of the tall standing tables in the square. If the p...
A local bar scene classic, Caribe is a great spot for a very low-key evening drink. Its location in el Sardinero just behind the Casino is hard to miss. Choose from the multiple varieties of gin on...
The Amarras disco is popular with the local 40-and-above crowd. Nights here are filled with Latin beats and couples livening up the dance floor with salsa, rumba, and cha-cha moves. Events such as ...
If trying your luck at roulette or one of the card games sounds more like your kind of fun, do check out Cantabria's finest casino located right across from the city beach. The elegant venue offers...
Bar and grill known for its juicy burgers offered at very reasonable prices. La Barruca de Calderón is, perhaps, more of an eatery than a watering hole, but it is certainly fit for a pleasant eveni...
This is not a place to go for a formal meal, but a lively joint that is popular with a young clientele grabbing a bite before embarking on a long night out. La Rana Verde is famous for its patatas ...
Cafes
Located directly on the city's main promenade, Café Suizo is a local institution and longstanding cafe with a view. It offers outdoor seating and serves great value breakfasts, lunches, dinners, an...
To enjoy a quintessential Spanish dessert, try the very popular waterside Chocolatería Valor. The menu features, of course, freshly-made churros (long, deep-fried sticks of special dough) with hot ...
Gallofa&Co is a wildly popular local bakery offering an overwhelming array of tasty bread, pastries, and cakes.
Popular ice cream shop in central Santander offering artisanal ice creams and mouthwatering crepes.
This market isn't known for its shops as much as its selection of pleasant cafes ideal for a short break or a people-watching session. Sit down and enjoy authentic tapas with a nice glass of wine —...
This cafe/restaurant in Puerto Chico is a good choice for lunch or dinner. With its outdoor seating and a great array of delicious foods —pizza, patatas bravas, meat and chicken skewers —Siboney is...