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🍽️ Restaurants & Local Cuisine 
==Restaurants==
Menú del Día: Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink. 
Tapas is NOT a Catalan specialty, but some places serve it. 
Placa Independencia is a great spot for outdoor dining. 


<h1>Restaurants</h1>
===🐟 Local cuisine===
<h2>🏆 Famous & Highly Rated Restaurants</h2> 
* La Fonda del Foment. A restaurant in the Barri Vell that serves Catalan food (cured ham, snails, traditional sausage, etc.). Has lots of outdoor seating.
El Celler de Can Roca – Voted the world's best restaurant, run by the Roca brothers. Reservations required months in advance.
* La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.)
Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
* Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
A4MANS (Sarria de Ter) – Korean tasting menu by a Girona-born chef with restaurants in Seoul. 
* Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.
Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.
* Casa Marieta - Plaça Independència
* Can Roca - Esmorzar and menu Monday through Friday.


<h2>🐟 Best Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)</h2> 
Note that Tapas is NOT a Catalan specialty, but many places serve it.
La Fonda del Foment 
La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.) 
Peix Jana (Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market. 


<h2>🍕 Best Pizza in Girona</h2> 
===🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)===
Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.
* Peix Jana (in Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market.
* La xerrada (c/ carme, behind medicine faculty). Rices: paellas, fideuá. And others.


<h2>🥩 Best Meat & Grill Restaurants</h2> 
===🍕 Pizza in Girona===
Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality.
* Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.  
Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.
* Pizzeria Marghe 1889 - Neapolitan-style pizzas.
* La Pulcinella - Gastropizzeria italiana.


<h2>🍣 Best Sushi Restaurants in Girona</h2> 
===🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants===
Sushi Omakase (Mercat del Lleó) – Takeaway only.
* Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality. [[File:2025-03-28_porcus.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Porcus]]
Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi.
* Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.  
Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots.
* Porcus. Restaurant next to Placa Catalonia serving Spanish hams and cheese. They have seating outside, it's a nice place to eat lunch when the weather is good.
Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya.
* El balcó - C/ Hortes - Argentin Restaurant. Very good meat.
El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park.
Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality.


<h2>🌶️ Best Indian Restaurants</h2> 
===🍣 Sushi Restaurants in Girona===
Sukoon
* Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi.
* Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots.
* Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya. [[File:Apple-sushi.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Apple Sushi]]
* El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park.
* Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality.
* Sushi Omakase. A sushi stand in Mercat del Lleó run by Peter Lenart, a sushi chef from Hungary. Takeaway only. [[File:Sushi-omakase-girona.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sushi Omakase in el Mercat del Lleó]]


<h2>🌮 Best Mexican Restaurants</h2> 
===🌶️ Indian Restaurants===
Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food.
* Sukoon
* Tandoori foc - Authentic Panjabi (Indian) style restaurant.


<h2>🍔 Best Burgers in Girona</h2> 
===🥘 Korean Restaurants===
Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers. 
* A4MANS (Sarria de Ter) – Korean tasting menu by a Girona-born chef with restaurants in Seoul.  
Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers. 
Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers.


<h2>🌱 Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly</h2>
===🌮 Mexican Restaurants===
Xocodesert – A strict gluten-free bakery.
* Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food.  
Bye Bye Blat (Mercat del Lleó area) – Another gluten-free bakery.
* Tacos MX Girona - Authentic Mexican food.
Sol Gastrobar (Plaça de Vi) – Sources gluten-free baked goods from Xocodesert. 
* Maguey - "A small corner of Mexico in Girona."
El Formet – Offers gluten-free options. 
Brots de Vi – Celiac-friendly café.


<h1>☕ Cafés, Bakeries & Dessert Spots</h1> 
===🍔 Burgers in Girona===
<h2>🍰 Best Cafés for Relaxing</h2> 
* Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers.  
La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations.
* Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers.  
Café at Parc del Migdia – Large terrace, quieter than city center spots.
* Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers.  
La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.


<h2>🥐 Best Bakeries in Girona</h2> 
===🍜 Ramen in Girona===
Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
*Casa Ramen – €10–20 (Av. de Sant Francesc, 5) [[File:Casa-ramen.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Casa Ramen]]
*Nobi Ramen – €10–20 (Gran Via de Jaume I, 8)
*Kan Ramen – €10–20 (Carrer de la Rutlla, 42)
*UMAI – €€€ (Plaça de Josep Pla i Casadevall, 18)
*Hiroshi Girona – (€20–30 Pujada Creu de Palau, 19)
*UDON Girona – (€10–20 Carrer de Sta. Clara, 47)
*TOFU Girona – (€20–30 Avinguda de Ramon Folch, 13)


<h2>🍫 Best Hot Chocolate & Churros</h2> 
===Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly===
Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona. 
See [[Gluten-free in Girona]]
Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros. 


<h2>🍦 Best Ice Cream Shops</h2> 
===Best set lunch menus===
Rocambolesc (Carrer de Santa Clara, 50) – Ice cream shop by Jordi Roca, known for unique flavors like Darth Vader-shaped ice cream. Long lines in summer.
Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu ("Menú del Día") for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink.


<h1>🍻 Bars & Nightlife</h1>
* Can Roca - breakfast and lunch menu Monday through Friday.
<h2>🍺 Popular Bars for Drinks</h2> 
McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded. 
Platea – Well-rated local bar. 
Beers & Bagels – Casual beer spot. 
Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks. 
Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.


<h2>⚽ Where to Watch Football Matches</h2> 
===Kid-friendly restaurants in Girona===
McKiernans 
*Konig. Very informal vibe, and they give crayons to kids. Also there's a lot of choice for kids (hot dogs, burgers, etc.)
Lapsus (Plaça de la Independència) – Affordable drinks, football screenings.
*McDonalds and Burger King. These usually have free play area for kids.


<h2>🎸 Bars with Live Music</h2> 
===Other restaurants in Girona===
McKiernans Irish Pub – Hosts live music events. 
*The only Greek restaurant in Girona is Gyros (Ronda Ferran Puig, 27-15, 17001 Girona). Thanks Sofia Sem for this tip!
La Carreta del Ter (Bordils) – Known for music nights. 
*Sabores de Alepo is a Lebanon-Syria restaurant
Sunset Jazz Club – Regular jazz performances. 


<h2>🎧 Best Nightclubs in Girona</h2>   
 
Lux – Popular club.
==Cafés==
Yeah! Indie Club – Great for indie/alternative music.
===Café del Parc del Migdia===
La Mirona (Salt) – Big venue for concerts, tribute bands, and techno nights.
 
Café del Parc del Migdia is in Parc del Migdia, Girona’s largest park. The café has a large outdoor terrace for warm days, as well as plenty of indoor seating for cold days. A children’s playground is nearby.
 
A buffet lunch is available daily until 3 pm. It costs €18 for adults and includes a variety of mostly healthy food, with an emphasis on salads and vegetarian dishes. Dessert is included.
 
Children can also eat from the buffet for €9, though the food may not appeal to all kids. There is also a children’s menu available for the same price, offering simpler options like breaded chicken and chips.
 
[[File:Buffet-del-cafe-del-parc-del-migdia 2025-03-15.JPG|400px|thumb|right|The buffet at Cafe del Parc del Migdia]]
 
===Cycling cafes===
* La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations. Looks like a cavern inside. Walls display cycling memorabilia. Run by a German former pro cyclist Christian Meier, who also owns Espresso Mafia.<ref>https://epicroadrides.com/cycling-blog/la-fabrica-girona-cafes/</ref>   
* Eat Sleep Cycle. Carrer de l'Albereda, 15
* Hors Categorie. Carrer del Perill, 3.
 
===Other cafes===
* La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.
* La Cafeteria de La Puntual - Cafe next to the bakery by the same name.
* Shots - Coffee & Brunch
 
==🥐 Bakeries in Girona==
* Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
* La Puntual - Organic flours / local business
 
==🍦 Dessert places in Girona==
* Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona.  
* Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros.
* Llagurt – a yoghurt shop that lets you choose your own toppings. There are two Llagursts in Girona: one in the Barri Vell and one on Carrer Migdia.
* Rocambolesc (Carrer de Santa Clara, 50) – Ice cream shop by Jordi Roca, known for unique flavors like Darth Vader-shaped ice cream. Long lines in summer.
 
==🍻 Bars==
* McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded.
* Platea – Well-rated local bar.
* Beers & Bagels – Casual beer spot.
* Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks.
* Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.
* RUTA 66 - Bar/Restaurant
* La Malabarista - Vermuteria

Latest revision as of 02:49, 29 April 2025

Restaurants[edit]

🐟 Local cuisine[edit]

  • La Fonda del Foment. A restaurant in the Barri Vell that serves Catalan food (cured ham, snails, traditional sausage, etc.). Has lots of outdoor seating.
  • La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.)
  • Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
  • Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.
  • Casa Marieta - Plaça Independència
  • Can Roca - Esmorzar and menu Monday through Friday.

Note that Tapas is NOT a Catalan specialty, but many places serve it.

🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)[edit]

  • Peix Jana (in Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market.
  • La xerrada (c/ carme, behind medicine faculty). Rices: paellas, fideuá. And others.

🍕 Pizza in Girona[edit]

  • Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.
  • Pizzeria Marghe 1889 - Neapolitan-style pizzas.
  • La Pulcinella - Gastropizzeria italiana.

🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants[edit]

  • Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality.
    Porcus
  • Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.
  • Porcus. Restaurant next to Placa Catalonia serving Spanish hams and cheese. They have seating outside, it's a nice place to eat lunch when the weather is good.
  • El balcó - C/ Hortes - Argentin Restaurant. Very good meat.

🍣 Sushi Restaurants in Girona[edit]

  • Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi.
  • Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots.
  • Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya.
    Apple Sushi
  • El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park.
  • Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality.
  • Sushi Omakase. A sushi stand in Mercat del Lleó run by Peter Lenart, a sushi chef from Hungary. Takeaway only.
    Sushi Omakase in el Mercat del Lleó

🌶️ Indian Restaurants[edit]

  • Sukoon
  • Tandoori foc - Authentic Panjabi (Indian) style restaurant.

🥘 Korean Restaurants[edit]

  • A4MANS (Sarria de Ter) – Korean tasting menu by a Girona-born chef with restaurants in Seoul.

🌮 Mexican Restaurants[edit]

  • Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food.
  • Tacos MX Girona - Authentic Mexican food.
  • Maguey - "A small corner of Mexico in Girona."

🍔 Burgers in Girona[edit]

  • Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers.
  • Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers.
  • Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers.

🍜 Ramen in Girona[edit]

  • Casa Ramen – €10–20 (Av. de Sant Francesc, 5)
    Casa Ramen
  • Nobi Ramen – €10–20 (Gran Via de Jaume I, 8)
  • Kan Ramen – €10–20 (Carrer de la Rutlla, 42)
  • UMAI – €€€ (Plaça de Josep Pla i Casadevall, 18)
  • Hiroshi Girona – (€20–30 Pujada Creu de Palau, 19)
  • UDON Girona – (€10–20 Carrer de Sta. Clara, 47)
  • TOFU Girona – (€20–30 Avinguda de Ramon Folch, 13)

Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly[edit]

See Gluten-free in Girona

Best set lunch menus[edit]

Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu ("Menú del Día") for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink.

  • Can Roca - breakfast and lunch menu Monday through Friday.

Kid-friendly restaurants in Girona[edit]

  • Konig. Very informal vibe, and they give crayons to kids. Also there's a lot of choice for kids (hot dogs, burgers, etc.)
  • McDonalds and Burger King. These usually have free play area for kids.

Other restaurants in Girona[edit]

  • The only Greek restaurant in Girona is Gyros (Ronda Ferran Puig, 27-15, 17001 Girona). Thanks Sofia Sem for this tip!
  • Sabores de Alepo is a Lebanon-Syria restaurant


Cafés[edit]

Café del Parc del Migdia[edit]

Café del Parc del Migdia is in Parc del Migdia, Girona’s largest park. The café has a large outdoor terrace for warm days, as well as plenty of indoor seating for cold days. A children’s playground is nearby.

A buffet lunch is available daily until 3 pm. It costs €18 for adults and includes a variety of mostly healthy food, with an emphasis on salads and vegetarian dishes. Dessert is included.

Children can also eat from the buffet for €9, though the food may not appeal to all kids. There is also a children’s menu available for the same price, offering simpler options like breaded chicken and chips.

The buffet at Cafe del Parc del Migdia

Cycling cafes[edit]

  • La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations. Looks like a cavern inside. Walls display cycling memorabilia. Run by a German former pro cyclist Christian Meier, who also owns Espresso Mafia.[1]
  • Eat Sleep Cycle. Carrer de l'Albereda, 15
  • Hors Categorie. Carrer del Perill, 3.

Other cafes[edit]

  • La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.
  • La Cafeteria de La Puntual - Cafe next to the bakery by the same name.
  • Shots - Coffee & Brunch

🥐 Bakeries in Girona[edit]

  • Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
  • La Puntual - Organic flours / local business

🍦 Dessert places in Girona[edit]

  • Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona.
  • Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros.
  • Llagurt – a yoghurt shop that lets you choose your own toppings. There are two Llagursts in Girona: one in the Barri Vell and one on Carrer Migdia.
  • Rocambolesc (Carrer de Santa Clara, 50) – Ice cream shop by Jordi Roca, known for unique flavors like Darth Vader-shaped ice cream. Long lines in summer.

🍻 Bars[edit]

  • McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded.
  • Platea – Well-rated local bar.
  • Beers & Bagels – Casual beer spot.
  • Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks.
  • Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.
  • RUTA 66 - Bar/Restaurant
  • La Malabarista - Vermuteria
  1. ↑ https://epicroadrides.com/cycling-blog/la-fabrica-girona-cafes/
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