Guidebook for Empuriabrava
Food Scene
Everyone gets the same ingredients from the same fish market, but somehow they just prepare it better.
Fish and sea food only, pricey but worth it
10 abantu bendawo batusa
Marisquería Casa Gallego
16 Avenida Rei Joan Carles IEveryone gets the same ingredients from the same fish market, but somehow they just prepare it better.
Fish and sea food only, pricey but worth it
Lizarran
14 Carrer Salins 4ª LíneaThe best tapas bar in town.
One of the best Thai restaurants you are likely to find in Europe also does great sushi, which seems like a strange mix but it works for us.
13 abantu bendawo batusa
Siam Shiki
14 Av Rei Joan Carles IOne of the best Thai restaurants you are likely to find in Europe also does great sushi, which seems like a strange mix but it works for us.
For grilled meat - steaks, chicken, butifarra - this is the place we like to come. Char grilled the over cinders in front of an open fire.
"Did they only charge us for one glass of wine?" "No, that's the price of a bottle"
Restaurante El Churrasco Empuriabrava
s/n Carrer Poblat TípicFor grilled meat - steaks, chicken, butifarra - this is the place we like to come. Char grilled the over cinders in front of an open fire.
"Did they only charge us for one glass of wine?" "No, that's the price of a bottle"
Popular meeting spot for lunch, and in the evening to watch sport and use the wi-fi. Also has bands playing from time to time.
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Bar
1 Carrer DivuitPopular meeting spot for lunch, and in the evening to watch sport and use the wi-fi. Also has bands playing from time to time.
El Raco Del Mar
Passeig MarítimPopular Spanish restaurant, good food and not as touristy as some.
Drinks & Nightlife
Situated off the road and next to the canal, this little spot gets the last of Empuriabrava's evening sun. Great place to meet for a pre-dinner drink.
Café del Canal
1 Carrer Poblat Típic-GregalSituated off the road and next to the canal, this little spot gets the last of Empuriabrava's evening sun. Great place to meet for a pre-dinner drink.
We like to enjoy a glass of cava in the bar here. The restaurant is very popular, not one of our favourites but you don't have to take our word for it.
10 abantu bendawo batusa
Restaurant Capitán
16 Carrer Salins 4ª LíneaWe like to enjoy a glass of cava in the bar here. The restaurant is very popular, not one of our favourites but you don't have to take our word for it.
Parks & Nature
Backing on to a nature reserve, the beach has no building development, only camp sites which are set well away. In the summer, wooden bars (xiringuitas) pop up, serving drinks and food. There is a safe swimming area with a lifeguard.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Platja de La Rubina
Backing on to a nature reserve, the beach has no building development, only camp sites which are set well away. In the summer, wooden bars (xiringuitas) pop up, serving drinks and food. There is a safe swimming area with a lifeguard.
You can't entirely miss the Aiguamolls nature park; Empuriabrava is surrounded by it. But to see spectacular species including nesting cranes, head for the Centre del Cortalet.
372 abantu bendawo batusa
Aiguamolls de l'Emporda
Km 4.2 GIV-6216You can't entirely miss the Aiguamolls nature park; Empuriabrava is surrounded by it. But to see spectacular species including nesting cranes, head for the Centre del Cortalet.
The beautiful La Rubina Beach is the nearest one to the apartment.
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Platja de La Rubina
The beautiful La Rubina Beach is the nearest one to the apartment.
Empuriabrava is surrounded by a nature park, the Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Emporda.
To enjoy the nature of the area, we recommend a visit to the Information Centre.
https://castelloempuriabrava.com/en/que-visitar/parc-natural-dels-aiguamolls-de-lemporda/
Centro de informacion el Cortalet
Empuriabrava is surrounded by a nature park, the Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Emporda.
To enjoy the nature of the area, we recommend a visit to the Information Centre.
https://castelloempuriabrava.com/en/que-visitar/parc-natural-dels-aiguamolls-de-lemporda/
Arts & Culture
Best go early to beat the crowds, the Dali museum claims to be the second most popular in Spain (after the Prado in Madrid)
677 abantu bendawo batusa
I-Dalí Theatre-Museum
5 Plaça Gala i Salvador DalíBest go early to beat the crowds, the Dali museum claims to be the second most popular in Spain (after the Prado in Madrid)
You can't go to Cadaques without feeling the influence of Salvador Dali. This was where he lived, and it is well worth a visit. Access is limited so you will need to reserve a spot in one of the regular guided tours.
278 abantu bendawo batusa
Casa-Museu Salvador Dalí
You can't go to Cadaques without feeling the influence of Salvador Dali. This was where he lived, and it is well worth a visit. Access is limited so you will need to reserve a spot in one of the regular guided tours.
Essentials
Supermercats Montserrat
1 Carrer de Sant MoríLidl
355-400 Avinguda Joan Carles ICarrefour
Best value for fresh fish