The best restaurants Catalonia

Located near the wall in front of the Tower of Hours, this restaurant run by Pini and Carme offers a cuisine dedicated to seafood products, as well as seafood paellas and fideuas. Enjoy gambas carpaccio, cod croquettes or various rice "cassolettes". You can choose to sit out on the pretty, elegant terrace, or opt for the two equally welcoming interior spaces, with exposed stone walls and paintings by local artists. Either way, you'll be served with the utmost zeal.

Opened in 2006, this good restaurant with a sober and modern decoration, rather frequented by Catalans, is worth to be known. It offers market cuisine and the menu changes every second Tuesday of the month, to the delight of the regulars. On Wednesday, a rice menu with tapas and two kinds of rice to choose from is on the programme. Vegans will also find proposals likely to satisfy them. Finally, we will appreciate its very good wine list, white and red, its impeccable service and its beautiful plates.

Opened since 1989, this pizzeria offers very good handcrafted versions of the Italian galette. Also on the menu some delicious pancakes. Possibility to ask gluten free.

In the heart of old Sitges, a stone's throw from San Sebastián beach, a popular bodega where you can share brave patatas, grilled sardines, cod fritters and squid in Andalusia at a modest price, in a rather local atmosphere. The service is very slow, but the servers are so friendly that you will still leave with a smile on your face. At the bottom of the bodega, a large and very pleasant patio for lunch in the open air, while your guests enjoy themselves in the adjoining park. A good address also for a simple aperitif with some tapas.

Located at the northern tip of the main bay of Salou, the terrace of this small tapas restaurant is very suitable to admire the sunset. As for the dishes, we are entitled to some copious plates of seafood of all kinds, but also to salads rather well done (the one with goat cheese defends itself well). Compared to the other shops of this part of the seafront, Les Barques makes the difference: fresh products, a professional and fast service, very reasonable prices. An address that stands out.

The best option if you want pizza or pasta without being disturbed by tourists.

On the menu: tapas, pizzas and homemade cuisine (duck confit, rib steak, paella, botifarra...).

Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers elaborate cuisine with local products. In a pretty decor with a slightly vintage look, we appreciate this modern and inventive cuisine, which emphasizes the quality of the products. On the menu: croquetas, jamon iberico, "wild" salmon tartar, tuna takati with sesame or duck breast... Also a good selection of desserts. Open for about ten years now, the restaurant La Gamba also organizes cultural events, such as literary meetings, concerts, poetry evenings, etc.

For 7 €, we eat very well. The dishes are simple but well served. We have a wide choice, churrasco (beef meat), merluza à la plancha, seafood… By entering mussels to local sauce are very hearty. In dessert, try the Catalan cream, a creamy cinnamon cream, very good and home made, other options being small industrial pots (even ice). Wine is included in the menu and is almost at will (but at this price do not expect a big cru)!

The owner likes to define his establishment as a restaurant of Mediterranean cuisine "d'auteur". And indeed we can see a signature in these very elaborate dishes, most of which are served as portions to share: sardine tart, tuna tataki, semi-cooked foie gras and caramelized apples... A menu that is definitely in tune with the times, which is accompanied by an excellent selection of wines. Perfect welcome in all circumstances.

Since 1974, the Suñe family has been at the helm, and now the third generation is working to maintain the restaurant's positioning: a family kitchen that relies on the quality of the products. Its specialties are paellas and black rice, served with prawns and mushrooms for example. The space is small and the house is sought after, so it is better to book in advance, especially if you want to come on the weekend. During the week, the menus make the place a little more accessible to small budgets. The wine list is very well stocked.

The best burger joint in Sitges is this one. Located in the town center, El Santo is a warm and friendly place with a pleasant terrace, frequented by young people and families with children alike. The secret behind their divine burgers? First and foremost, fresh produce, but above all, the meat is cooked in a charcoal oven, giving it that special barbecue taste... Special mention must go to the waiters, whose friendliness and good humor play a big part in Santo's success.

This is a delicious place to enjoy some of the specialties of the Empordà. Located in the historical center, near the old port, this restaurant was founded in 1966 and is now run by the grandchildren of the pioneers. On the menu of a future tasting, anchovies served with pà amb tomàquet, cheeks and pig's feet(galta i peu de porc). And for dessert, Catalan cream and, on weekends, recuit amb mel (fresh white cheese served with honey). And of course the assortment of tapas. It will be roborative.

Located in the center of Ripoll, this restaurant has been offering simple and effective dishes since 1965, always prepared with market products. In a pleasant and family atmosphere, it prepares traditional Catalan cuisine that can be enjoyed with delicious arròs , typical tapas, hearty salads and a wide range of meats prepared a la brasa. You will also enjoy a large service room and a beautiful terrace, ideal when the weather is fine.

It is a nice restaurant located outside Campllong, around a pleasant park. Spacious and welcoming, it offers a cuisine based on local recipes and products. Snails, duck duck and liver are the great specialities of the house. Succulent meats and a varied assortment of fish complete the menu. Without forgetting the rice paella of Pals and fideuàs. The terrace in summer is perfect for a quiet meal. Private lounges are available if required. You will also enjoy the children's playground.

Behind the stoves of this small restaurant, a cuisine that is both traditional and creative is meticulously prepared. The menu changes according to the season's products: game meat, mushrooms, figs and cherries, all served in the dining room in winter and autumn or on the terrace when the weather is fine. Where you can also sip cocktails, mojitosand other gin and tonics. A bio-ecological and vegetarian menu is also available. Located near the Muga River, the restaurant has 4 pleasant rooms on the ^1st floor.

A true institution of Catalan mountain cuisine. For more than 50 years, it has welcomed within its walls a whole generation of hikers, mountaineers, skiers and travellers who love the Camprodon Valley. Continuing the legacy of its founders, Sidro and Ventureta, the Vila-Badosa family offers excellent meats from the valley made a la brasa de carbó (charcoal brazier) and traditional recipes adapted to today's cuisine, using fresh seasonal produce (hunting, spring vegetables, autumn mushrooms). Beautiful wine cellar.

This restaurant will take you about 4 km to the northwest of Palafrugell but you will be in the theme of Josep Pla since it is in Llofriu that it is buried. Set in a restored Catalan farmhouse, this restaurant of Catalan gourmet fusion kept the rustic style of it, while adapting it of course to date. Priority with seasonal ingredients, choice of the best local produce and careful design presentations, such are the creeds of this restaurant, made by Isaac Sabria, a young chef who (after a strenuous of pastry chef level) began his career with Celler de Can Roca, taken part in TV programs and receipt from multiple awards. Choosing the menus tradition or season, always inspired by the traditional cuisine of the region, you will not be surprised to find almost all the range of products from auction of Palamós (gambas, turbot, monkfish…), veal fillet of Girona or Galicia and Pals rice with squid or mushrooms, Cargols rostits amb sofregit COM els of abans (snails grille with sauce of yesteryear), Caneló of perdiu vermella amb castanyes (red partridge cannelloni with chestnuts) or Arròs nembo of Empordà conill amb caxofes (rice with rabbit and artichokes). For dessert, let yourself be tempted by the version of the chef of the Catalan cream. Rich and varied wine list. The square itself is composed of multiple flexible spaces for any event, the team of service is with small onions, and very neat presentation of the dishes. Lovely outdoor patio. A prestigious address in a beautiful place.

It has been in existence since 1949 and was then just a small bar serving simple dishes and vermuth. Little by little, the Fonda became an inn, then a hotel-restaurant. Today it offers a classic and elegant setting, as do the dishes offered by the chef, who is part of the La Garrotxa volcanic cuisine group. In addition to the succulent meat dishes you can enjoy there, some typical and old-style dishes are still on the menu, such as stuffed potatoes and duck with pears. Beautiful wine cellar and impeccable service.

Taking its name from the altitude of Das above sea level, 1,219 metres, this table in the town centre offers preparations based on local and seasonal produce, with eight to ten seasonal suggestions off the menu each week. Some of the surprising ingredients used here are dandelion, Barbary duck and partridge... Depending on the season, you can taste red partridge pâté, accompanied by toast. The wine cellar is well stocked with local and international labels. Nice discovery.

Opened by two young cooks trained in the best restaurants in Spain, Trumfes has quickly seduced the inhabitants of Llívia as well as visiting gourmets. Pau and Alex have turned Catalan cuisine into an art form: the dishes are formidably well executed and divinely good. The wine list is very eclectic and full of beautiful nuggets that made us fall in love. These two chefs are young, talented and full of ideas. We like their simplicity, the warm welcome and the care taken with the decoration. It's fine and elegant and the price is very reasonable.