Apple Cafe Restaurant

Tasty, laid-back and inexpensive, Apple Cafe Restaurant serves some of the best sushi in town, along with other Japanese specialities and some other options of Asian cuisine. Being a Girona establishment, they also have a very decent wine list to accompany your meal with a local vintage.

• Address:

  Av. de Sant Francesc, 4, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 09 30 47

• Opening hours:

  Mon 12:30pm–4pm, Tue–Sun 12:30pm–4pm / 7:30pm–11:30pm

Cal Ros

Cal Ros, located in a rustic 12th-century building in Girona's old quater, serves traditional Catalan cuisine with a modern twist. The bacallà (cod) with pistachios and olives comes highly recommended, as does the fillets de llenguado (sole) in cava.

• Web:

  www.calros-restaurant.com

• E-mail:

  info@calros-restaurant.com

• Address:

  Carrer de la Cort Reial, 9, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 21 91 76

• Opening hours:

  Wed–Sat 1:15pm–3:45pm / 8:15pm–22:45pm, Sun and Holidays: 1:15pm–3:45pm

Casa Marieta

Casa Marieta is one of Girona’s oldest and most emblematic restaurants, offering traditional Catalan specialities from its central location at Plaça de la Independència. Favourite dishes include Iberica ham, chicken croquettes, salt cod and lamb cutlets, best accompanied by a choice vintage from the wine cellar. It is highly recommended to book ahead, as it can be difficult to find a table unless you're willing to eat very early.

• Web:

  www.casamarieta.com

• E-mail:

  info@casamarieta.com

• Address:

  Plaça de la Independència, 5-6, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 201 016

• Opening hours:

  Daily 9am–11pm

Corsaro Els Químics

With its four locations in Girona, Corsaro is one of the most popular pizzerias in the city. Prices are very affordable and service is fast, so it's perfect if you're looking for a quick bite to eat while out and about exploring the city.

• Web:

  www.corsaro.pizza

• E-mail:

  info@corsaro.es

• Address:

  C/ Marques de Caldes de Montbuí, 89, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 872 03 03 03

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Sun 7pm–11pm

Divinum

Divinum is another of Girona's best gourmet restaurants, run by top chefs who learned their trade from world-famous chef Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca. They offer sensational tasting menus and ever-changing seasonal menus as well, all of course paired with the finest vintages from the cellar.

• Web:

  www.divinum.cat

• E-mail:

  divinum@divinum.cat

• Address:

  Carrer de l'Albereda, 7, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 872 080 218

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Sat 1:30pm–3:45pm / 8:30pm–11pm

El Celler De Can Roca

El Celler De Can Roca is the internationally famed restaurant of the Roca brothers, three expert chefs known worldwide for their spectacular Catalan cooking. It was ranked second on the 2015 list of World's 50 Best Restaurants, so it is absolutely necessary to book ahead, but if you manage to make a reservation you are in for one of the best meals of your life.

• Web:

  www.cellercanroca.com

• E-mail:

  restaurant@cellercanroca.com

• Address:

  Carrer de Can Sunyer, 48, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 22 21 57

• Opening hours:

  Tue–Sun 1pm–12am

Cúrcuma

Cúrcuma is a lovely tapas bar in the traditional Catalonian style, which visitors seem to love without exception. The restaurant is a little gem located near the City Hall, and everything is just right here, the location, the delicious food and the well-priced wine list.

• E-mail:

  restaurant@curcuma.cat

• Address:

  Placa Bell-lloc, 4, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 41 63 63

• Opening hours:

  Tue 1pm–3pm / 8pm–10:30pm, Wed–Thu 1pm–3pm / 8pm–11pm, Fri–Sat 1pm–3pm / 8:30–11pm

Lapsus Cafè

Centrally-located Lapsus, which lies right in the heart of the city on Plaça de la Independència, is as lively by day as a cafe as it is as a bar at night. Hugely popular among locals, visitors can get a taste of local hospitality and nightlife and engage in a little people watching in the plaza.

• Web:

  www.lapsuscafe.com

• Address:

  Plaça de la Independència, 10, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 21 05 39

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Wed 8am–11pm, Thu–Sun 8am–12am

Lola Cafè

Lola Café is located right in the middle of the old quarter, and offers a proper Latin touch to the start of the night. Not only do they have delicious drinks, but on Wednesdays and Thursdays they have the best Latin-American and Catalan rumba musicians in town.

• Address:

  Carrer Bonaventura Carreras I Peralta, 7, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 22 88 24

• Opening hours:

  Wed–Sat 11pm–3am

McKiernans

Girona's Irish pub par excellence, McKiernans has a great range of imported beers, as well as other beverages and standard pub fare. As any Irish pub should be, this place is all about good beer, good conversation and an all-around good vibe.

• Web:

  www.officialirishpub.es

• E-mail:

  mckiernanspub@yahoo.es

• Address:

  Rambla de la Llibertat, 32, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 22 01 41

• Opening hours:

  Daily 12pm–1am

Plaça de la Independència

The city's central square is a meeting place for people of all ages at any hour, but after dark is when it really comes to life. That's when students, tourists, and workers gather in throngs to eat, drink, and be merry in the numerous restaurants and bars that surround the plaza. It is, by far, the best place to experience Girona's nightlife and immerse yourself in the spirit of the city.

• Address:

  Plaça de la Independència, Girona

Sunset Jazz Club

Girona's only jazz club plays live music on Tuesdays to Thursdays, plus Saturdays and Sundays. Both international and national musicians come here to jam in the bar's small and intimate, yet comfortable space, and crowds gather to enjoy the show and sip on the wonderful house cocktails.

• Web:

  www.sunsetjazz-club.com

• E-mail:

  sunsetgirona@gmail.com

• Address:

  Jaume Pons i Martí 12, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 872 080 145

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Tue, Thu 8pm–3am, Fri–Sat 8pm–4am

Café Royal

Café Royal is one of the liveliest and most stylish bars in Girona. It is a great place to start a night out on the town. But it is also a good place to start your day with one of their delicious sandwiches and a hot coffee.

• Address:

  Plaça de la Independència 1, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 217 459

• Opening hours:

  Daily 8am–11pm

Context GastroLlibreria

Context GastroLlibreria is a charming cafe and bookstore in the northern tip of the Jewish quarter. On top of serving small snacks and hot coffee, they also often host literary events, such as talks from local authors and poetry readings, as well as occasional live music.

• Web:

  www.cafecontext.cat

• Address:

  Carrer de la Cort Reial, 18, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 48 63 90

• Opening hours:

  Tue–Sat 10:30am–8:30pm, Sun 1–11pm

El Pessic

El Pessic has a wide selection of quick snacks and light meals, including typical options like empanadas and coques, but the real draw the heaps of seductive pastries (both sweet and savoury) and baked goods that line the windows and tempt passers-by into popping in.

• Address:

  Plaça Catalunya,10, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 44 78 13

• Opening hours:

  Daily 8am–9pm

Espresso Mafia

Espresso Mafia may not look like much, a simple open-space concept, white from wall to wall, but behind its sleek elegance might be the best coffee in Girona. They use only the highest-quality, sustainably-sourced beans, roasted with utmost care, and brewed fresh by top baristas.

• Web:

  espressomafiagirona.com

• E-mail:

  espressomafiagirona@gmail.com

• Address:

  Carrer de la Cort Reial, 5, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 633 078 075

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Thu 11am–7pm, Fri–Sat 9am–8pm, Sun 10am–6pm

Gelateria La Gioconda

Besides the great selection of different and creative flavours of ice cream (including Kinder Bueno, pistachio and turrón, among many others) and Illy coffee, locals come to Gelateria La Gioconda for their orxata, a traditional nut-based beverage, made fresh daily.

• Address:

  Plaça de Catalunya, 10, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 41 10 99

• Opening hours:

  Sun–Fri 11am–11:45pm, Sat 11am–1am

Imperial Cafe

For coffee, a bite to eat or an evening drink at Plaça de la Independencia, stop by Imperial Cafe. They have great value set-menu lunches and a range of montaditos (tapas served on small pieces of bread). At night the place comes alive with students and visitors enjoying the great terrace right on the plaza.

• Address:

  Plaça de la Independència, 10, Girona

• Phone:

  +34 972 22 04 85