The best restaurants Catalonia

Surrounded by an enchanting setting, this former Catalan farm on the edge of the road has a beautiful terrace and offers typical Catalan cuisine, meat and fish, marinated and grilled, varying from market products. Little more: a vegetarian option exists for each dish on the map! Superb desserts, homemade beer and fine wine list. Ideal for a restorative stage.

This small, traditional Ripoll table has a rather impressive quantity-quality/price ratio, which has earned it a fairly regular clientele and a fairly frequent full house. You can eat typical dishes from the region, such as braised rabbit or pork cheek, excellently prepared, as well as desserts, in a very pleasant family atmosphere, with a rustic decor as a backdrop. You will appreciate the warm welcome of the owner, but given its success, you will have to either reserve or queue. A really good address.

The front of the place attracts attention: two huge Art Nouveau style vertical bay windows frame a tower with arabising windows. The interior does not depart from this first impression, with its red brick walls and thick wooden beams. In the kitchen, typical Catalan products are cooked in the old-fashioned way. The menu of the day includes four courses, water and wine. There is also a pleasant garden with terrace, when the weather is nice.

It's hard to find a better place to take an invigorating break. The Marmots is one of the highest bars in Catalonia, standing at an altitude of 2,535 metres. Everything is rustic. In a small wooden chalet, you can enjoy a frugal meal, but also a coffee, a chocolate or a refreshing drink, while enjoying the magnificent view. On a clear day, you can clearly see the Costa Brava and the reflections of the Mediterranean...

It was in the early th century that Jeroni Carrera and Rosa Molas opened the ground floor of their house to sell drinks and food to passers-by. A century later, with the opening of Beget and tourist tour, it became a restaurant of first-class Catalan cuisine, offering, in an elegant "rustic" setting, traditional dishes that are perfectly made up of: steak tartare tartare, rolls of cabbage stuffed, roasted chicken with dried apricots, pork cheeks, apples and others… Discover, both for care and for the unique ambience of the place.

This 17th century farmhouse, converted into a restaurant, is set in the heart of a vast property with wooded gardens. Each of the masía's seven dining rooms is uniquely decorated, with paintings of the famous water fairies hanging on the walls as a recurring motif. A large covered terrace allows you to take advantage of the good weather for a little gastronomic getaway. Here we are dealing with traditional meat dishes - from the farms of the Gironès - prepared by the expert hand of Raquel.

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This family-run restaurant, opened in 1990, is a great place to stay. Traditional Catalan specialities are tasted, varying according to the seasons and market products: calçots al forn, country botifarra, senglar rostit (wild boar)… The house is specialized in carns with brasa and rostits (slow cooking). The two service rooms display a rustic and wooded garden, and the service team is pro and rather relaxed. You feel fast like at home. A good address, traditional and cheap. The restaurant is part of the Cuina association of Les Carboneres.

As old as it is popular, Mas El Suibès farmhouse has always been a point of reference for the inhabitants of Les Planes d'Hostoles. In 2010, a fine Catalan cuisine restaurant opened its doors here, and has become a specialist in grilled meat, cooked over oak wood for a natural aroma and excellent texture. But there will also be arròs, accompanied by porcini mushrooms or cod. Dishes vary with the seasons, but the quality remains the same. And portions are as generous as ever.

Five minutes on foot from the town centre of Sant Feliu de Pallerols, on the road to Olot, you will find this good restaurant of traditional and volcanic cuisine offering a rather economical daily menu at lunchtime during the week. The dishes served favour local products and their specialities are rostit de festa major (a mixture of duck and sausages, among others) and pig's feet. At weekends, the choice is wider: roasts, stews, various embotits or beef cheeks with mushrooms... Simple, local and efficient.

A member of the Garrotxa Volcanic Cuisine Association, Can Xel offers typical regional dishes at very reasonable prices: pork trotters with snails, lamb shoulder with mountain herbs, stuffed eggplants with sea and mountain ingredients, the unmissable botifarra with Santa Pau beans and truffle ice cream topped with mascarpone are just some of the dishes on the menu. A traditional, quality address, which also offers four tourist apartments for up to eight people each.

Situated in front of the sea, the Tragamar offers an incomparable setting to enjoy a tasty Mediterranean cuisine. While the interior decoration is distinguished by its maritime charm, the terrace is obviously the most popular location, so it is essential to book in advance, if possible several days in advance. Whether it's a plate of grilled sardines, fresh fish cooked with a modern twist, prawns or a variety of different flavours: this restaurant has it all.

The service room of the Fonda Xesc, located in a residence of 1730 with large windows overlooking the valley, is intended to be elegant and sober, with the image of the dishes used. Etoilé Michelin since 2009, this traditional Catalan restaurant is a small gem, Chef Francesc, offering simple and intuitive dishes, composed of two or three basic ingredients. To make it an idea, you will have the choice of several menus, more or less rich, but always thought in harmony and harmony. Here are some dishes: tartare of apple to apple and avocado, conflict rabbit with onions and Sa sauce, or artichoke ham and coriander. The wine list is splendid, the service, friendly and very pro, is also made in French, and desserts finish satisfying us! A gastronomic address without pretensions, to discover absolutely!

In addition to its excellent hotel service, Calitxo offers typical, tasty Catalan mountain cuisine, with products such as ecological potatoes from Molló and fine cuts of beef and lamb from the Ripollès, accompanied by local, seasonal foods such as game. Enjoy it indoors in winter, in the beautiful wood-panelled dining room, or outdoors in summer, on the garden terrace under the parasols, with its beautiful views of the mountains.

Located near the beaches and campsites, it is one of the most popular restaurants in Sant Pere Pescador as it is also a place with deep historical roots. Here you can enjoy Pals rice casserole, fideuà with cuttlefish and clams or 100% Catalan meats such as veal or roast lamb. Another special feature is that the restaurant also produces its own wines. There is also a lunch bar and a children's playground. And last but not least, you can also do your shopping in the "souk" run by Myriam.

This modern and subdued tapas bar has a nice decor and is the ideal place for those who want to enjoy themselves with friends or family. In a cheeky atmosphere typical of Spanish bars, you can taste elaborate and really well made tapas. The classics are there like the pa amb tomàquet and the brave potatoes, a little bit revisited, but also burgers for those who have more cross-border tastes. Copious plates and a very warm welcome from the boss and menu in French, handwritten by hand, please.

Surrounded by a large garden, a little away from the downtown, the restaurant of the very good hotel del Prado is of excellent invoice. One eats there seasonal dishes, buildings and carried out in the greatest Pyrenean tradition, spacious and bright a room of service to the very appreciable family atmosphere. The menu is rich and there is not a bad choice: meats, fish and even the seafood are prepared with love. Impossible not to mention impossible to circumvent Trinxat amb Rosta, ultimate specialty of Cerdagne, which one will have here the opportunity of tasting an excellent version of it. Provided wine list.

Halfway between Girona and Anglès, at the foot of Les Guilleries, you will find this very good Catalan restaurant in the small village of Bonmatí. The chef Josep Sabrià offers elaborate, high-quality cuisine in a very refined setting: a carefully renovated century-old farmhouse. The menu offers two thirds meat dishes and one third seafood dishes. You can enjoy them in the green garden or in the bright serving room with its vaulted ceiling. Good wine, dazzling desserts.

Here you come to share a plate of Iberian ham, pintxos (tapas on bread), a salad with Xató sauce (typical of the area), all accompanied by pa amb tomàquet (tomato bread) and good Catalan wines. Very wide variety of tapas to nibble. The charcuterie is of very high quality and the prices are very soft. Authentic, noisy and warm, this small restaurant is a golden address to blend in with the local atmosphere. Be careful to book the day before, because the address is a victim of its own success.

Founded in the 1970s, Can Feu was a small neighborhood bar where textile workers met. With the closing of the factories, the popular bar of the beginning was transformed into a restaurant, evolving over time to become a reference in Sabadell. Here they serve good Catalan recipes, especially fish and seafood: oysters, sea snails, razor clams, turbot... Also meat dishes and hearty salads. An honest, tasty and respectful cuisine of the products.

In the historical centre of Terrassa, a kitchen in the air of time that works mainly with local products. Every day, the chef Keco Martínez, very concerned that his guests have a good time, is very inventive in creating his menus. The meticulous presentation and excellence of the dishes, the wide choice of wines, the staff who take great care of the customers and the very good value for money are all arguments to test this address, certainly one of the best in the region!

The village workers find themselves in this bar-restaurant at the end of the day. Located next to the pilgrims'hostel, it offers a simple and correct cuisine, mainly with grilled meat.

A modern tavern with only a few tables where you can enjoy tapas and good dishes of the day. It is a cooking in the air of time, which makes the most of seasonal products and presents itself as small dishes to share in a noisy and convivial atmosphere. As a victim of its success, the place is often crowded, so it is advisable to book!

Tap de Suro opened in Puigcerdà in 2003, before launching another restaurant in Barcelona in 2015. Here, in the heart of a superb wine cava, you can enjoy very regional specialties, skilfully presented and very tasty: Escalivada amb pernil ibèric, ous estrellats amb pernil or beautiful plates of tapas of Iberian cheeses and cold cuts, to be washed down with very good wine. There are also some vegetarian options. The atmosphere is elegant and the service pleasant and smiling. Don't forget to make a reservation.

This bar-restaurant is certainly not with its charm, but has the advantage of offering a rich breakfast (coffee in milk and croissant) in the cafeteria, whose sun terrace is ideal for the aperitif of the midi, and for lunch in the form of an express menu or à la carte, on the floor. On the evenings of opening the slopes for night skiing, the restaurant also offers all-mountain specialities: fondue, mash, trinxat and grilled meats, to irrigate wine from the region! Booking recommended in the evening. free wifi.

Please note that some afternoons and night skiing evenings, Chillout Masella Night After Ski evenings are organized on the cafeteria terrace.

It stands in front of the slopes and is a must in Masella: you come to this chalet-style resto-bar for breakfast, lunch, a coffee break and/or a fiesta in the evening. On the menu: tapas, salads, entrepans (small sandwiches), and hamburgers - beef or chicken - generous (so generous that finishing it is a challenge). The portions are generous, the staff very friendly, and the evenings - sometimes with live music - can be quite crazy, gin and tonic. A good place to relax.

This family restaurant, which opened in 2011, is an excellent restaurant featuring local products, prepared according to recipes handed down from mother to daughter. The result is truly superb, stimulating the taste buds as much as the imagination: for example, you can taste the Arròs del Delta de l'Ebre amb gambes i el seu "fumet" (Ebro Delta rice with shrimps and its "fumet") or the bistec de vedella amb salsa d'Oporto i fetge d'anec saltejat (sirloin steak with port sauce and sautéed duck liver). Service with small onions.

He showcases volcanic cuisine by working with the region's emblematic products, such as Olot potatoes, black mushrooms and Santa Pau beans. Try, for example, bread shells with ham and preserved onion jam, or veal escalope with ratafia sauce and mashed potatoes. For dessert, a small chocolate volcano with yoghurt ice cream and red fruits should punctuate the meal in a delicious way.

Located in the volcanic area, in the heart of the natural site of Font Moixina, which gave it its name, this restaurant, which is over a hundred years old since it was founded in 1890, offers traditional local cuisine. Co-founder of the Volcanic Cuisine Association, it offers, for example, turbot of the day with morel mushrooms, codfish with onion, honey and creamy sweet potatoes or apple fritters. All this can be enjoyed in this beautiful, spacious and bright place or on the terrace.

El Tupi is the bar-restaurant frequented by the inhabitants of the village. In fact, it's the right place for those who want to eat well at a very reasonable price. The whole Palacios family is involved in the cooking and offers a copious menu that changes every day. The cod au gratin served every Friday is not to be missed. The motto of the place is "keep calm and enjoy" and one appreciates the inimitable friendly Spanish atmosphere. For lunch and dinner, all classes mix and enjoy the delicacies with a glass of wine or a beer.

It is a beautiful and cozy restaurant, with exposed stone walls and wooden ceiling, located in Manresa, in the province of Barcelona. If you decide to go there, you will taste the authentic recipes of rice and paella of the Catalan grannies! Whether you go alone, as a couple or with your family, you will feel at home in this traditional establishment. We recommend the rice with butifarra, rice with veal and rice with squid and shrimp. The restaurant also hosts artistic events and concerts in the evening.

Located right on the seafront, in a very quiet corner at the entrance to Sant Andeu de Llavaneres, this family restaurant has been serving fish specialties (sea bream, sea bass, turbot...), and seafood since 1955. For a more informal meal, don't hesitate to opt for raciones to share, like the delicious croquetas with mushrooms and scampi, grilled anchovies or canned cockles. Attentive service for a very good quality-price ratio. Also a good selection of wines. Reservations are recommended.

Just a 10-minute walk from the center of Lloret, this restaurant has the advantage of being away from the hustle and bustle of the seafront. You can dine on a superb terrace bordering a pine forest, refreshing in summer. The authentic, Mediterranean-inspired cuisine includes tapas, paella and more. The chef is a passionate enthusiast who likes to add a gourmet touch to every dish. Other plus points include generous portions, a well-appointed atmosphere and decor, and reasonable prices for the quality on offer.