Pintxo Fowey

Cornwall’s Best Restaurants | Where to Eat in Cornwall on Holiday | Eater London

"Sister restaurants that lend a breeziness to Spanish and Italian cooking respectively, Pintxo and Bufala are yet more evidence that Fowey has as good a claim as anywhere to the title of Cornwall’s new gourmet capital. Neither are attempting to reinvent the wheel, but the raw ingredients — buffalo mozzarella, Roman-style pizza bases, a whole host of Spanish embutidos — are top notch, and menus are written with a real flair for enticing combinations. It is a hardy soul who can resist the allure of a spider crab and saffron croquette, or a pot of pesto “for crust dipping.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, given their general modishness, both places are no reservations, but this makes them both an excellent spot for a pre-dinner snack en route to one of Fowey’s heavier hitters, and a back-pocket wildcard for when those heavier hitters shut up shop for the season." - George Reynolds