Address: Plaça del Passeig, 17488 Cadaqués, Girona, Spain
Website: naritacadaques.com
La Gritta
On our first night, we noticed the snaking queue outside La Gritta’s main location on the same square as Narita (there’s a second site the next beach along). After a long hike, a few days later, we’d more than earned our La Gritta reward. Alongside tuna salad and other lighter options, this Italian hotspot has a massive menu that spans pasta and pizza. Extremely crispy bases meet generous toppings to create pizzas that are both indulgent and on the lighter side. A 40th anniversary special came topped with pancetta, aubergine and blue cheese, and hit the spot after a 20,000-step day.
Address: Passeig, 17488 Cadaqués, Girona, Spain
Website: pizzerialagritta.com
Bar Casino
Bar Casino is one of the village’s most recognisable buildings – you’ll see it on every postcard. A former town hall, it sits prominently off the main square, looking out to sea. Like so many spots in Cadaqués, it’s an old haunt of Dalí and his creative friends. It’s still recognisably the same place. If you go to Cadaqués Museum (and you should), you’ll see photos of Dalí and co playing pool on the same table that’s there today. From morning until late night, Casino serves a steady stream of coffees, beers and homemade jamon sandwiches. Come evening, regulars gather outside, enjoying a half pint and cigarette as they perch on the grand building’s windowsills. We spent a rainy morning inside, people watching and plotting the rest of the week’s itinerary.
Address: Plaça Doctor Trèmols, 17488 Cadaqués, Girona, Spain
Website: Instagram.com
Boia Nit at Sal
Boia Nit is legendary on the Cadaqués scene. Right on the beach in the centre of town, the venue was a fixture for decades, hosting everyone from Dali and Duchamp to Man Ray. Since 2012, it’s been an experimental cocktail bar headed up by former El Bulli man Manel Vehi, whose great-grandparents opened Bar Boia in 1946. But earlier this year, a council regulation shut the place down. Locals are, naturally, up in arms about what they see as the eradication of a historically important site. For now, Manel has created a new pop-up bar down the road, taking over a corner of La Sal. Here, his team is turning out the same immaculate cocktails. We tried two signatures: the ‘Gin Fizz El Bulli’ (gin, lime, sugar and a warm foam) and the ‘Ciudad de Peru’ (pisco, coriander, ginger, jalapeño, plankton and lime foam) – both were faultless. Fingers crossed the team manages to repeal the ruling, as Boia Nit deserves a dedicated venue of its own.