Food and restaurants in Girona

🍽️ Restaurants & Local Cuisine 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.

Restaurants

🏆 Famous & Highly Rated Restaurants

El Celler de Can Roca – Voted the world's best restaurant, run by the Roca brothers. Reservations required months in advance. 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.

🐟 Best Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)

La Fonda del Foment La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.) Peix Jana (Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market.

🍕 Best Pizza in Girona

Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.

🥩 Best Meat & Grill Restaurants

Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality. Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.

🍣 Best Sushi Restaurants in Girona

Sushi Omakase (Mercat del Lleó) – Takeaway only. Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi. Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots. Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya. El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park. Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality.

🌶️ Best Indian Restaurants

Sukoon

🌮 Best Mexican Restaurants

Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food.

🍔 Best Burgers in Girona

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

🌱 Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly

Xocodesert – A strict gluten-free bakery. Bye Bye Blat (Mercat del Lleó area) – Another gluten-free bakery. Sol Gastrobar (Plaça de Vi) – Sources gluten-free baked goods from Xocodesert. El Formet – Offers gluten-free options. Brots de Vi – Celiac-friendly café.

☕ Cafés, Bakeries & Dessert Spots

🍰 Best Cafés for Relaxing

La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations. Café at Parc del Migdia – Large terrace, quieter than city center spots. La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.

🥐 Best Bakeries in Girona

Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).

🍫 Best Hot Chocolate & Churros

Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona. Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros.

🍦 Best Ice Cream Shops

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 & Nightlife

🍺 Popular Bars for Drinks

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.

⚽ Where to Watch Football Matches

McKiernans Lapsus (Plaça de la Independència) – Affordable drinks, football screenings.

🎸 Bars with Live Music

McKiernans Irish Pub – Hosts live music events. La Carreta del Ter (Bordils) – Known for music nights. Sunset Jazz Club – Regular jazz performances.

🎧 Best Nightclubs in Girona

Lux – Popular club. Yeah! Indie Club – Great for indie/alternative music. La Mirona (Salt) – Big venue for concerts, tribute bands, and techno nights.