Tarragona Restaurants

This rather quiet restaurant is tucked in the quieter streets of the old town. Its serves excellently prepared local Catalan foods, with a modern touch. The restaurant is within reach of the main Placa de la Font, but far enough away that you don't hear all the commotion nor feel the crowds. The old stone walls are complimented by white linen tables and well mannered staff. Menus are available in Catalan and Spanish only.

Favorite Dish: Many of the dishes that we had were on the menu were repeats of typical foods found on local menus (bistec, risotto, conejo, merluza, etc.), but the sauces and flavors were much more rich and complicated than the typical restaurant.

The dishes mentioned above were all excellent, as were the desserts such as the fried truffles and the mousse.

UPDATE: This restaurant was closed for renovations. Call in advance to confirm it is open.

An excellent taste! Gastronomic flavors with restaurant style portions. The wine list is also quiet extensive.

The restaurant is situated inside the old Fortress. You have a wonderful old atmosphere that has undergone renovations recently to make the interior modern and convenient. The windows over look the sea, beach and city of Tarragona.

Favorite Dish: They do offer a few meats, but any and all seafood and fish is excellent!!
I last had the parrillada del mariscos!

I stumbled upon this restaurant by recommendation from some of my Argentine friends living in Salou. They all said it was the best Argentine restaurant in the area. And you know what?! They were right!!

I've been there several times, taking many friends and visitors with me. When they return, they always want to go back and hit the restaurant again. Its a small venue, that fills up quickly. But if you give your name, you can walk the old town for a few minutes, return and they should have a table for you.

UPDATE:
I came back and found that name had changed, but the restaurant's reputation had only improved. They have since excavated the ancient Roman cellar so can host large parties and groups in wonderful ambiance.

Favorite Dish: Everything here is good, and I mean everything. They have leg of lamb, steak, sausages, roasts, grilled vegetables... all done Argentine style.

And like all places in Spain and Argentina, the wines are abundant and delicious!

After walking the Rambla, you can easily see the abundance of restaurants and shops. Almost all of the restaurants serve great food. But if its the afternoon or evening and you've worked up a sweat in the heat, take an ice cream or cafe at the end of the Rambla near the cliff. You'll have a good view of the sea, the Rambla and the people!

It is a little more expensive than the back street restaurants, but location and people watching is the trade off.

Favorite Dish: pizza & pasta
fish
ice cream and cafes
Chinese

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In one end of Placa de la Font is the Town Hall. Around the square are many bars and restaurants and I guess it is a very lively place, especially in summer when people sit at the outdoor tables. I visited Tarragona on the 1st of March and I was happy it was warm enough to sit outside (too cold at home that time). The tables outside the café nearest the Town Hall were all occupied, and I was not sure they had food there so I walked to the other end of the plaza and had a pizza and coke at Café de la Font (it was 7.95 Euro). It took a long time until the pizza arrived and it was nothing special, but okay. There were not a lot of people sitting at those outdoor tables at that moment, but it is a good place for watching people go by.

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Once we arrived at the Plaça Corsini we saw numerous of restaurants available to have a bite. For no particular reason we seaded at Fleca Flaque. I honestly don't remember, but it could be that it were the only chairs empty that made us have a seat at this particular place. It was a good choice anyway and had a great lunch with the beautiful Mercat in front of us.

We both wanted something light and there was a choice between a salad with chicken or gazpacho with tuno. The kids received French fries and our salads were topped with slices of very good ham and came with a portion of very tender and very tasty chicken breast. It was pointed out to us that the flower on top was eatible, how about that! Both our plates were cleaned! All in all, the food was very good, especially for the price we had to pay, and its presentation was simply fantastic!

After a day of hiking the Old Town of Tarragona, Relinde and I were determined to eat well for lunch, the main meal of the Spanish day. Wondering the streets in the morning, we already had spotted this little restaurant, or more specifically, we spotted the menu. We were surprised to see it open at 10 o'clock in the morning, but anyway we already saw the card and they offered a menu of the day at a very reasonable price (€11.-) that consisted of three courses with two choices for each of us.

We entered the building and climbed a set of small stairs and we saw that once it was a magnificent residence. We were led to the back, to the terrace (and it is not obvious there's a terrace when you enter the restaurant), where there were a number of tables under large umbrellas. One large glass table was placed directly over a small fountain - you have to be careful not to dip your feet in. But anyway ... the food was great, the service was amazing, just everything was right!

What to expect of the restaurant near the swimming pool of the campground? We had no idea, so we tried it. Knowing that whenever it was good, it would be a nice option for more occassions, beacuse of its location near our bungalow. The first thing we noticed was that the service. It was quite obvious that the Spanish waitresses were definately more focussed on the Spanish guest and not on tourists like us. We could ask, we could wave a hand, we could do anything, but nothing happened. It was very frustrating that it took almost 25 minutes before they attended our table, while the Spanish guest already had a drink and their food! Besided that none of the waitresses seemed to speak English. Pretty weird for such an international campground.

Unlike many other restaurants, where the menu 'del dia' changes each day, here the menu changes every week. We both ordered from the set menu and bread was brought to us. This, of course, was not included, and we were charged €1,50 for each small bun! A small quibble, but the food to follow was very good. So it's a shame that, as tourists, we were ignored and therefore we never returned. Shame on them!

Favorite Dish: It's not really a dish, but the view at the swimming pool.