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


<h1>Restaurants</h1>
<h1>Restaurants</h1>
<h2>🏆 Famous & Highly Rated Restaurants</h2>
<ul>
El Celler de Can Roca – Voted the world's best restaurant, run by the Roca brothers. Reservations required months in advance.
<li>The most famous restaurant is El Celler de Can Roca, which was voted the world's best restaurant 2013 and 2015 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards.🏆 It also has three Michelin stars. It's run by the Roca brothers (Josep, Jordi and Joan). Reservations are required months in advance. Cost is €200+ and there are around twenty courses!</li>
Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
</ul>
A4MANS (Sarria de Ter) – Korean tasting menu by a Girona-born chef with restaurants in Seoul. 
 
Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.
<h2>🐟 Local cuisine</h2>
<ul>
<li>La Fonda del Foment </li>
<li>La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.) </li>
<li>Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.</li>
<li>Draps – A well-loved local restaurant. </li>
</ul>
 
<h2>🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)</h2>
<ul>
<li>Peix Jana (in Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🐟 Best Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)</h2>
<h2>🍕 Pizza in Girona</h2>
La Fonda del Foment 
<ul>
La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.) 
<li>Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place. </li>
Peix Jana (Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market. 
</ul>


<h2>🍕 Best Pizza in Girona</h2>
<h2>🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants</h2>
Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.
<ul>
<li>Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality. </li>
<li>Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🥩 Best Meat & Grill Restaurants</h2>
<h2>🍣 Sushi Restaurants in Girona</h2>
Can Sabata (Girona, C/ Barcelona 252) – Affordable, great quality.
<ul>
Sidrería Txots – Great for cider and grilled meat.
<li>Sushi Omakase (Mercat del Lleó) – Takeaway only. </li>
<li>Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi. </li>
<li>Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots. </li>
<li>Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya. </li>
<li>El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park. </li>
<li>Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🍣 Best Sushi Restaurants in Girona</h2>
<h2>🌶️ Indian Restaurants</h2>
Sushi Omakase (Mercat del Lleó) – Takeaway only. 
<ul>
Tadashi – Good buffet-style sushi. 
<li>Sukoon</li>
Nomo & Umai – Popular sit-down sushi spots. 
</ul>
Apple – Near Plaça de Catalunya. 
El Único (Salt) – Buffet sushi near La Massana park. 
Osaka Sushi – Well-known for decent quality. 


<h2>🌶️ Best Indian Restaurants</h2>
<h2>🥘 Korean Restaurants</h2>
Sukoon
<ul>
<li>A4MANS (Sarria de Ter) – Korean tasting menu by a Girona-born chef with restaurants in Seoul. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🌮 Best Mexican Restaurants</h2>
<h2>🌮 Mexican Restaurants</h2>
Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food.
<ul>
<li>Teke Tumateke Bar & Grill – Highly recommended for authentic Mexican food. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🍔 Best Burgers in Girona</h2>
<h2>🍔 Burgers in Girona</h2>
Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers.
<ul>
Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers.
<li>Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers. </li>
Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers.
<li>Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers. </li>
<li>Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🌱 Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly</h2>
<h2>🌱 Gluten-Free & Celiac-Friendly</h2>
Xocodesert – A strict gluten-free bakery.
<ul>
Bye Bye Blat (Mercat del Lleó area) – Another gluten-free bakery.
<li>Xocodesert – A strict gluten-free bakery. </li>
Sol Gastrobar (Plaça de Vi) – Sources gluten-free baked goods from Xocodesert.
<li>Bye Bye Blat (Mercat del Lleó area) – Another gluten-free bakery. </li>
El Formet – Offers gluten-free options.
<li>Sol Gastrobar (Plaça de Vi) – Sources gluten-free baked goods from Xocodesert. </li>
Brots de Vi – Celiac-friendly café.
<li>El Formet – Offers gluten-free options. </li>
<li>Brots de Vi – Celiac-friendly café. </li>


<h1>☕ Cafés, Bakeries & Dessert Spots</h1>
<h1>☕ Cafés, Bakeries & Dessert Spots</h1>  
<h2>🍰 Best Cafés for Relaxing</h2>
<h2>🍰 Cafés for Relaxing</h2>
La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations.
<ul>
Café at Parc del Migdia – Large terrace, quieter than city center spots.
<li>La Fabrica – Cycling café in Barri Vell, expensive but good chocolate cake. No reservations. </li>
La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park.
<li>Café at Parc del Migdia – Large terrace, quieter than city center spots. </li>
<li>La Rosaleda Jardi Degustació – Outdoor café in La Devesa park. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🥐 Best Bakeries in Girona</h2>
<h2>🥐 Bakeries in Girona</h2>
Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
<ul>
<li>Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry). </li>
</ul>


<h2>🍫 Best Hot Chocolate & Churros</h2>
<h2>🍫 Hot Chocolate & Churros</h2>
Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona.
<ul>
Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros.
<li>Café 365 – Possibly the best hot chocolate in Girona. </li>
<li>Xocolateria L'Antiga (Carrer de la Força, 2) – Famous for hot chocolate and churros. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🍦 Best Ice Cream Shops</h2>
<h2>🍦 Ice Cream Shops</h2>
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.
<ul>
<li>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. </li>


<h1>🍻 Bars & Nightlife</h1>
<h1>🍻 Bars & Nightlife</h1>
<h2>🍺 Popular Bars for Drinks</h2>
<h2>🍺 Popular Bars for Drinks</h2>
McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded.
<ul>
Platea – Well-rated local bar.
<li>McKiernans Pub – Popular but gets crowded. </li>
Beers & Bagels – Casual beer spot.
<li>Platea – Well-rated local bar. </li>
Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks.
<li>Beers & Bagels – Casual beer spot. </li>
Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar.
<li>Lola Café – Good atmosphere for drinks. </li>
<li>Ultonia Terrace – Rooftop bar. </li>
</ul>


<h2>⚽ Where to Watch Football Matches</h2>
<h2>⚽ Where to Watch Football Matches</h2>
McKiernans
<ul>
Lapsus (Plaça de la Independència) – Affordable drinks, football screenings.
<li>McKiernans </li>
<li>Lapsus (Plaça de la Independència) – Affordable drinks, football screenings. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🎸 Bars with Live Music</h2>
<h2>🎸 Bars with Live Music</h2>
McKiernans Irish Pub – Hosts live music events.
<ul>
La Carreta del Ter (Bordils) – Known for music nights.
<li>McKiernans Irish Pub – Hosts live music events. </li>
Sunset Jazz Club – Regular jazz performances.
<li>La Carreta del Ter (Bordils) – Known for music nights. </li>
<li>Sunset Jazz Club – Regular jazz performances. </li>
</ul>


<h2>🎧 Best Nightclubs in Girona</h2>
<h2>🎧 Nightclubs in Girona</h2>
Lux – Popular club.
<ul>
Yeah! Indie Club – Great for indie/alternative music.
<li>Lux – Popular club. </li>
La Mirona (Salt) – Big venue for concerts, tribute bands, and techno nights.
<li>Yeah! Indie Club – Great for indie/alternative music. </li>
<li>La Mirona (Salt) – Big venue for concerts, tribute bands, and techno nights.</li>

Revision as of 08:43, 14 March 2025

🍽️ 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

    • The most famous restaurant is El Celler de Can Roca, which was voted the world's best restaurant 2013 and 2015 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards.🏆 It also has three Michelin stars. It's run by the Roca brothers (Josep, Jordi and Joan). Reservations are required months in advance. Cost is €200+ and there are around twenty courses!

    🐟 Local cuisine

    • La Fonda del Foment
    • La Aliança (Check the menu in advance, as it varies.)
    • Bionbo – High-end creative cuisine.
    • Draps – A well-loved local restaurant.

    🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)

    • Peix Jana (in Palafrugell) – Fresh seafood from the Palamós market.

    🍕 Pizza in Girona

    • Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.

    🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants

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

    🍣 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.

    🌶️ Indian Restaurants

    • Sukoon

    🥘 Korean Restaurants

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

    🌮 Mexican Restaurants

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

    🍔 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

      🍰 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.

      🥐 Bakeries in Girona

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

      🍫 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.

      🍦 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.

        🎧 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.
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