Food and restaurants in Girona
From Guide to Girona
Restaurants
🐟 Local cuisine
- 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
Note that Tapas is NOT a Catalan specialty, but many places serve it.
🐟 Seafood & Fideuà (Catalan Seafood Noodle Dish)
- 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
- Bartali – Highly recommended pizza place.
- Pizzeria Marghe 1889 - Neapolitan-style pizzas.
- La Pulcinella - Gastropizzeria italiana.
🥩 Meat & Grill Restaurants
- 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
- 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
- Sukoon
- Tandoori foc - Authentic Panjabi (Indian) style restaurants.
🥘 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.
- Tacos MX Girona - Authentic Mexican food.
- Maguey - "A small corner of Mexico in Girona."
🍔 Burgers in Girona
- Brots de Vi – Excellent quality burgers.
- Idle Hands – Well-known for their burgers.
- Fockviu – Famous for burgers and chicken fingers.
🍜 Ramen in Girona
- 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
Many restaurants offer a set lunch menu ("Menú del Día") for €12–€18, including a starter, main, dessert, and drink.
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Kid-friendly restaurants in Girona
- 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.
Cafés
Café del Parc del Migdia
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.
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.
🥐 Bakeries in Girona
- Casa Moner – Great for xuixos (Catalan cream-filled pastry).
🍦 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.
