Self-taught chef Rafa Centeno is proof that someone without a background in the world of gastronomy can still be rewarded with a Michelin star. Before opening his restaurant in 2001, this former graduate in industrial relations had never cooked professionally but started to see cooking as a form of personal expression.At his charming Maruja Limón restaurant, located just a few metres from Vigo’s maritime promenade and named after his mother-in-law, he offers guests a fun, liberating and informal dining experience that he hopes will re-awaken their emotions and memories. He offers two enticing tasting menus (Esencia Maruja and Maruja en Estado Puro), on which locally sourced Galician ingredients are the undoubted stars of the show.