Restaurants in Tarragona
My restaurant picks in Tarragona: seafood and paella, Catalan and signature cuisine, sushi, pizza and more.
🌮 Mexican cuisine
Frida (Google Maps) — one of the best Mexican restaurants in the city. Great tacos, guacamole and cocktails.
🥩 Meat
Braseria La Catedral (Google Maps) — a good choice for steaks and grilled meat, near the cathedral.
🦐 Seafood and paella
El Posit (El Serrallo) (Google Maps) — one of the best places for paella and seafood rice.
L’Àncora (Google Maps) — a more affordable restaurant with a wide choice of fresh fish and seafood. Good value for money.
L’Arrosseria del Serrallo (Google Maps) — a restaurant right on the El Serrallo waterfront with views of the port, specialising in rice dishes and paella.
If you see Arroz Negro on the menu, be sure to try it — it’s another classic dish of this coast.
🍷 Gastro bar
El Cranc (Google Maps) — a great spot for tapas, wine and a casual dinner.
⭐ For a special occasion
El Terrat Restaurant (Google Maps) — one of the best restaurants in Tarragona, with modern signature cuisine. It has been featured in the Michelin Guide for several years running.
AQ (Google Maps) — another very strong modern Mediterranean restaurant, loved by locals and food-focused travellers alike.
Taller (Google Maps) — an excellent restaurant for a relaxed dinner with interesting signature cuisine.
🥘 Catalan cuisine
La Cuineta (Google Maps) — one of the best traditional Catalan restaurants. Especially good if you want to try local dishes beyond seafood. Locals themselves often recommend it.
🍖 Asturian cuisine
El Encuentro Asturiano (Google Maps) — a simple, inexpensive place where you can try the famous cachopo — a huge dish of two thin cutlets stuffed with cheese and ham. The portions are very large, so one dish is often enough for two.
🍣 Japanese cuisine
If you’re craving sushi, Tarragona has a few very solid options.
K10 Sushi (Google Maps) — one of the most popular Japanese restaurants in the city. It’s outside the centre, in the Francolí industrial area, but many people make a special trip. A large restaurant with an à la carte buffet format and a good selection of sushi, sashimi, rolls and hot dishes.
Oita Sushi (Google Maps) — a modern Japanese restaurant close to the centre (Avinguda Prat de la Riba). It also uses an à la carte buffet format. A wide selection of sushi, nigiri, sashimi, ramen and hot dishes, a nice interior and good value for money.
🍕 Italian cuisine and pizza
Sul Mare La Pizzeria (Google Maps) — a great choice for dinner with a beautiful view. It’s right at the marina, with a terrace overlooking the yachts and the port. They make genuine Neapolitan pizza in a wood-fired oven, using Italian flour, San Marzano DOP tomatoes and long-fermented dough. A great spot for a sunset dinner.
DODITALY Focacceria Italiana (Google Maps) — a small Italian café in the Old Town specialising in focaccia. Perfect for a quick lunch or a snack during a walk. The menu includes fresh focaccia, Italian cheeses, cured meats and other classic Italian products.
Pizzeria Tarricone (Google Maps) — one of the best pizzerias in Tarragona. They make classic wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, and the restaurant regularly gets very high ratings from locals and tourists alike. A great choice if delicious pizza is your main goal.
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