Right on La Mata's seafront promenade, Javi's is the neighbourhood bar you don't need to explain. Tall bar, just-enough tables, a terrace with sea views and the golden afternoon light slipping through the blinds.

Here things work the way they should: order a beer and a little house tapa comes with it. The rest is up to the board — homemade sharing plates, Galician octopus, broken eggs like your grandma used to make, croquetas with proper crunch. No pretentiousness. Just soul.