Girona
Ever-changing avant-garde takes on Catalan dishes have catapulted El Celler de Can Roca to global fame. Holding three Michelin stars, it was named one of…
Must-see restaurants in Costa Brava
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Girona
Girona's culinary talents morph into top-quality coffee and Catalan-inspired brunchy favourites starring local ingredients at this energetic German…
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Calella de Palafrugell
In a former fisher's house overlooking the beach, La Blava has earned a loyal following for its exquisite seafood, best enjoyed at outdoor tables…
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Costa Brava
A fusion of French and Spanish flavours, spiced with occasional Asian flair, impresses diners at this innovative restaurant overlooking a tiny beach in…
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Figueres
A short stroll from the Teatre-Museu Dalí, cheery casual Integral prepares some of the best vegetarian dishes for miles around. Perch at the marble-topped…
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Palafrugell & Around
Beneath the San Sebastià lighthouse, Far Nomo specialises in Asian-accented seafood served in a relaxed but stylish setting overlooking a pine-clad…
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Palafrugell & Around
Tucked along an ivy-clad medieval lane, El Borinot serves beautifully prepared seasonal cuisine with global accents, best enjoyed on the peaceful front…
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Girona
The same creative team behind the much-loved Barcelona cafe has opened a Federal in the heart of Girona's old town. Market-fresh organic ingredients star…
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Costa Brava
One of several well-placed eating and drinking spots on the scenic Plaça del Prat de Sant Pere, this vermouth-loving tapas joint has an excellent range of…
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Costa Brava
One of the village's top dining destinations also offers sweeping views over the countryside from its garden-like terrace just northeast of the cathedral…
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Cadaqués
A short walk east of the main beach, this wine-centric gastrobar serves up outstanding tapas to tables on a small terrace facing the waterfront. Standouts…
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Girona
It's well worth venturing across the river to this low-key dining room serving up market-fresh daily specials like mouthwatering paella and grilled…
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Girona
Savour some of Spain's most lip-smackingly delicious ice cream at Rocambolesc, part of the world-famous El Celler de Can Roca culinary clan. Candy-striped…
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Palafrugell & Around
Draped in flowers and fairy lights, this buzzy, retro-chic restaurant and lounge bar fronts a beautiful 1866 mansion. Superbly updated Catalan delights on…
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Palafrugell & Around
Uniquely positioned amid pines behind impossibly pretty Cala d'Aiguafreda, 4.5km northeast of Begur, this highly regarded, romantically lit garden…
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Figueres
Dine under the same roof as Salvador Dalí once did at this top-class, chandelier-lit restaurant, where smart service and plush decor are matched by such…
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Figueres
Jaume Subirós, the chef and owner of this smart roadside hotel-restaurant 1km north of Figueres' centre, is a seminal figure of the transition from…
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Palafrugell & Around
Fabulously located on a headland overlooking Llafranc's bay, this top-notch Michelin-starred restaurant serves classy seafood and artful mains concocted…
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Palafrugell & Around
Opening onto a flower-filled terrace, this sophisticated yet friendly eatery within a 15th-century old-town building simmers up an excellent range of rice…
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Cadaqués
Headed up by a trio of elBulli alumni, this terrace restaurant revolves around innovative, gourmet sharing plates ('compartir' means 'to share'), yet…
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Palafrugell & Around
With tables overlooking the turquoise waves that lash Tamariu's shore, this family-owned restaurant is a top spot for seafood, whether you fancy hake with…
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Cadaqués
A mango-yellow door sets the jazzy tone for delicious, creative Mediterranean-Asian 'soul food' at this laid-back, Italian-run eatery with beer-barrel…
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Cadaqués
There may be roe-deer carpaccio and salt-sprinkled grilled asparagus on the menu, but the family behind Es Baluard clearly worships at the throne of…
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Girona
Walls are draped in jasmine and tables spill out onto stairs climbing to a 17th-century church at this local favourite. The classic bistro-style menu…
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Costa Brava
Seasonal, local ingredients fuel fun, imaginative, elegantly prepared degustation menus at this intimate, stone-walled, bodega-like eatery. Over five or…
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Calella de Palafrugell
Barely a metre off the beach, with tables gazing out on the twinkling bay, this is the buzzy Calella branch of Barcelona's hugely successful Tragaluz…
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Tossa de Mar
This is the standout of a slew of restaurants hugging the old wall along Carrer del Portal. Within an 18th-century fisher’s stone house, Michelin-starred…
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Costa Brava
Perched atop the cape, this all-day restaurant caters to exhausted hikers and beach-goers with an unexpected combination of Catalan and Indian food. The…
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Girona
The piled-high bar glistens with tempting pintxos (Basque tapas) at this bubbly Basque tavern in the heart of Girona's old town. Just help yourself and…
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Girona
This smart, minimalist arroseria serves some of the city's finest arròs negre (rice cooked in cuttlefish ink), as well as around 20 other superbly…
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Girona
Sleek and confident, this beautiful, contemporary old-town spot has innovative, top-notch plates prepared in view by a friendly team. Catalan-Asian…
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Girona
Poised under stone arches, low-key B12 throws organic vegan and vegetarian produce together into light, fresh and totally delicious plant-fuelled cooking…
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Costa Brava
As pleasant for a tinto de verano (red wine and soda) as for a full-blown feast of grilled entrecôte, Les Voltes spreads from a cavernous stone-walled…
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Girona
With elegant contemporary styling and fine service, Occi has many elements of a pricier place but remains accessible and welcoming. The menu incorporates…
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Figueres
Watch your Basque cider poured from on high (the way it’s supposed to be) at this lively all-day cider bar with a summer garden. Then tuck into hot and…
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Cadaqués
Head for the cute upstairs dining area or grab one of the few tables huddled outside overlooking the port. Everything at this friendly all-rounder is…
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Costa Brava
The views to the old bridge (after which the restaurant is named) are enough to tempt you into this converted 18th-century building, even without…
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Palafrugell & Around
Tuck into Iberian pork cheek in red wine, breaded rabbit, duck in port, a range of original salads, and a host of other delights of land and sea, all…
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Palafrugell & Around
Simple Catalan classics are well executed beneath vaulted ceilings and original hand-drawn murals at this yellow-walled 19th-century house in the thick of…
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Girona
For pintxos (Basque tapas) accompanied with txakoli (sparkling white wine from the Basque coast) poured from high above, seek out this popular spot, 300m…
