Restaurants in Alghero
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Osteria Taverna Paradiso
This unpretentious trattoria is presided over by Pasquale Nocella, the artistic-looking guy with the wild hair. The food here is excellent: hearty plates of grilled steak, mountains of steaming pasta, and lots and lots of cheese. The osteria has even won awards for its cheese. The pasta with aubergines and smoked ricotta packs a flavourful punch.
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Trattoria Maristella
Visitors and locals flock to this bustling little trattoria for reliable seafood and local specialities such as culurgiones (ravioli stuffed with potato, pecorino cheese and mint) and crema catalana, a delicious creamy dessert. Booking recommended.
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Andrieni
This is Alghero's restaurant of the moment. In summer outdoor tables are set beneath the huge fig tree, where you dine on innovative dishes mixing cured meats and fruit, delicately cooked fish with seasonal vegetables and herbs, and some excellent grilled and roasted meats. The wine list is a weighty tome, and you need a menu for the cheese trolley. Unfortunately, the maître d' is a little on the haughty side.
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Nettuno
In a great location with a 3rd-floor terrace overlooking the port, Nettuno's atmosphere is positively boisterous and the boating décor jollies the whole thing along. The pasta with clams is the thing to eat here - the delicious aroma pervades the restaurant. Follow it with a plate of barbequed king prawns.
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Osteria Macchiavello
This is a restaurant for those who want full-on meaty flavours. Grilled meats include horse, beef and (sorry about this) - donkey. Alternatively, there's a tasty wild-boar ragù and a few fishy dishes, including zuppa di polpi e patate (octopus and potato soup) as a whet-your-appetite starter.
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Posada del Mar
A formal little place, Posada del Mar has tables covered in flowery tablecloths intimately arranged beneath its big barrel vaults. In summer the French doors are opened to the piazzetta outside. The house speciality is the ricci (sea urchins), although pizza is also served in the evenings.
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La Lepanto
This has long been Alghero's top fish restaurant: check out the grand tank of fish as you enter, the packed tables and the waiters run off their feet. But it has to be said that service and food are not what they used to be - the increase in tourist trade has dulled Lepanto's innovative edge.
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Il Pavone
A classic of the Alghero dining scene, Il Pavone isn't as grand as other restaurants like the Andrieni or La Lepanto, but the service is a lot more palatable. Tables overlook the lively Piazza Sulis and the food is seasonal, a mixture of Mediterranean and innovative Sardinian dishes.
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Al Tuguri
This cosy Catalan house serves dishes based on the fresh fish of the day, tuna, squid, rock lobster and the very best bottarga (mullet roe). It also has a range of speciality pastas, such as the maltagliati con carciofi e fave (pasta with artichokes and fava beans).
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Da Pietro
With its stone vaulted ceiling, intimate atmosphere and traditional menu, this is an archetypal Sardinian trattoria. If you’ve never had ricci (sea urchins), a prized local speciality, this is a good place to try them.
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Borgo Antico
A formal place that has outdoor seating on the square. The cooking is Mediterranean and the spaghetti all'aragosta (lobster spaghetti; around €26) is a price-savvy way to try some of that famous lobster.
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Il Ghiotto
Fill up for as little as €10 from the tantalising lunchtime spread of panini, pastas, salads and main courses. There’s seating in a dining area behind the main hall or outside on a busy wooden terrace.
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Angedras Restaurant
Dining on Alghero’s honey-coloured stone ramparts is a memorable experience. This is one of the better restaurants on the walls, serving a largely traditional menu, including traditional roast suckling pig.
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Aragon
A big bustling restaurant-cum-pizzeria just up from the seafront. It gets fairly hectic and the service isn’t exactly endearing but the wood-fired pizzas are superb and the pasta dishes are tasty and fresh.
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Gelateria Arcobaleno
A tiny hole-in-the-wall gelateria on Alghero’s showcase square. There are tonnes of flavours to choose from, including a divine stracciatella.
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Santa Cruz
This beach shack is a good place for an evening pizza after a strenuous day's tanning. Its wide terrace is also a nice spot for sundowners in summer.
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Pata Pizza
A good stop for the impecunious but hungry is Pata Pizza. A big wedge of pizza won't cost more than around €4 to take away.
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Da Ninetto
A bright hole-in-the-wall arrangement, Da Ninetto is the best place in town for reasonably priced lobster dishes.
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Spaghetteria Al Solito Posto
The corner TV and plastic tablecloths provide an underwhelming ambience, but the freebie plate of smoked ricotta and olives and toothsome choices equal excellent dining. The seadas con miele (fried Sardinian cheese pastry with honey) will make a soul-satisfying finale to your meal.
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