Okay, I admit it, I go on and on about the bars. Walking into Ortigueira today we were tired and stopped at the first bar we saw for a coffee.
We were greeted by a hearty “Digame” (“talk to me” — more commonly said in answering the phone) from the friendly barkeep seen clearing our cups in this photo. There were women at the bar, as you can see, and a few couples like us.
We got cafe con leche in a glass this time, it varies. They also brought us some little cakes. We didn’t order them but always fun to get. Later he brought us some ham croquettes.
The decor in every bar is different. Notice the baseball bat on the wall.
It seemed to be just a little bar but notice the “comedor” sign. That leads to a dining room in the back. Often they are quite spacious.
While we were there the bread delivery woman came in with some bread for the comedor. It looked so good that a guy sitting at the bar wanted to get one and she went out to the truck and got one for him.
We passed 4-5 more bars in the next six blocks to our hotel.