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===🐟 Local cuisine===
===🐟 Local cuisine===
* La Fonda del Foment  
* 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.)  
* La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.)  
* Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
* Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
* Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.  
* 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.  
Note that Tapas is NOT a Catalan specialty, but many places serve it.


===🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)===
===🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)===
* Peix Jana (in Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market.  
* 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===
===🍕 Pizza in Girona===
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===🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants===
===🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants===
* Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality.  
* Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality. [[File:2025-03-28_porcus.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Porcus]]
* Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.  
* 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.
* 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.
[[File:2025-03-28_porcus.JPG|300px|thumb|center|Porcus]]


===🍣 Sushi Restaurants in Girona===
===🍣 Sushi Restaurants in Girona===
* Sushi Omakase (Mercat del Lleó) – Takeaway only.
* Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi.  
* Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi.  
* Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots.  
* Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots.  
* Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya.  
* Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya. [[File:Apple-sushi.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Apple Sushi]]
 
[[File:Apple-sushi.JPG|300px|thumb|center|Apple Sushi]]
 
* El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park.  
* El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park.  
* Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality.  
* 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]]


===🌶️ Indian Restaurants===
===🌶️ Indian Restaurants===
* Sukoon
* Sukoon
* Tandoori foc - Authentic Panjabi (Indian) style restaurants.
* Tandoori foc - Authentic Panjabi (Indian) style restaurant.


===🥘 Korean Restaurants===
===🥘 Korean Restaurants===
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===🍜 Ramen in Girona===
===🍜 Ramen in Girona===
*Casa Ramen – €10–20 (Av. de Sant Francesc, 5)
*Casa Ramen – €10–20 (Av. de Sant Francesc, 5) [[File:Casa-ramen.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Casa Ramen]]
 
[[File:Casa-ramen.JPG|200px|thumb|center|Casa Ramen]]
 
*Nobi Ramen – €10–20 (Gran Via de Jaume I, 8)
*Nobi Ramen – €10–20 (Gran Via de Jaume I, 8)
*Kan Ramen – €10–20 (Carrer de la Rutlla, 42)
*Kan Ramen – €10–20 (Carrer de la Rutlla, 42)
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Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu ("Menú del Día") for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink.
Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu ("Menú del Día") for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink.


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


===Kid-friendly restaurants in Girona===
===Kid-friendly restaurants in Girona===
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*McDonalds and Burger King. These usually have free play area for kids.
*McDonalds and Burger King. These usually have free play area for kids.


==☕ Cafés==  
===Other restaurants in Girona===
*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==  
===Café del Parc del Migdia===  
===Café del Parc del Migdia===  


A cafe in the middle of Parc del Migdia (Girona's largest park). Large terrace, good for when the weather is warm and sunny because then you can sit outside, but also has plenty of indoor seating. Playground nearby for children.  
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.


The cafe does a buffet until 3 pm, it costs 18 euro for adults. It's one of the seven wonders of Girona. The food is mostly healthy, a lot of salads and vegetarian stuff. You feel like your longevity is getting longer as you eat. Include dessert too.  
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.


Kids can eat the buffet too for 9 euro, but because it's healthy food, they probably won't eat it. But also for 9 euro you can get a kids menu meal which is like chip and breaded chicken.
[[File:Buffet-del-cafe-del-parc-del-migdia 2025-03-15.JPG|400px|thumb|right|The buffet at Cafe del Parc del Migdia]]


[[File:Buffet-del-cafe-del-parc-del-migdia 2025-03-15.JPG|400px|thumb|center|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===  
===Other cafes===  
* La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations.
* La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.
* 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==  
==🥐 Bakeries in Girona==  
* Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).  
* Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
* La Puntual - Organic flours / local business


==🍦 Dessert places in Girona==
==🍦 Dessert places in Girona==
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==🍻 Bars==
==🍻 Bars==
===🍺 Popular Bars for Drinks===
* McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded.  
* McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded.  
* Platea – Well-rated local bar.  
* Platea – Well-rated local bar.  
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* Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks.  
* Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks.  
* Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.
* Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.
* RUTA 66 - Bar/Restaurant
* La Malabarista - Vermuteria

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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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