An interesting stop as you start your day of exploration of Santiago de Compostela is the Mercado de Abastos, the main marketplace, just outside the old quarter, and also a place where you can stock yourself of food (may be some fruit for a snack), and stop for a coffee and churros. If you want to enjoy some ultrafresh seafood, without being ripped off at some high-up restaurant, you can also consider the possibility of buying some shellfish in the market, and in the same market cafe they will cook it for you for a small fee.
Once you've spent all the morning sightseeing, there's nowhere better to stop to gather the energy for the afternoon than at a small family run restaurant where to enjoy typical home make local cuisite. My suggestion is the Entre Ruas, in a tiny square at the end of the narrowest alley in Santiago. Try the traditional Galician boiled coffee as well!!
May be after lunch you feel like resting on the grass while discussing what to do in the afternoon. Many people would probably go to the Alameda, but let me suggest a different, quieter park: San Domingos de Bonaval, close to the Museo do Pobo Galego.
Finally, after a whole day of culture and views, you might feel like chilling out while having some tapas and sampling the local wines or some cold beer in a cool tasca, then my choice would be the A Despensa Da Troia (Rua da Troia), but beware, if you order some cheese or cold meats board, half boards are already for the very hungry!!.
On the other hand, if you'd prefer a classic dinner in a luxurious garden, then head for the Casa Felisa, in Porta da Pena, 5.
Finally, just in case you didn't book any accomodation, you can try the Hospedia La Tita, in Rua Nova, 46. May be not the classiest place to stay, but 5min from the Cathedral (just a warning: you will hear the bells all night long), and rather affordable.
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