{"id":455751,"date":"2025-09-27T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455751\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:27:11","slug":"this-arty-fishing-village-is-spains-best-kept-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455751\/","title":{"rendered":"This arty fishing village is Spain\u2019s best-kept secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

Address:<\/strong> Pla\u00e7a del Passeig, 17488 Cadaqu\u00e9s, Girona, Spain
Website:<\/strong> naritacadaques.com<\/a><\/p>\n

La Gritta<\/p>\n

On our first night, we noticed the snaking queue outside La Gritta\u2019s main location on the same square as Narita (there\u2019s a second site the next beach along). After a long hike, a few days later, we\u2019d 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.<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Passeig, 17488 Cadaqu\u00e9s, Girona, Spain
Website:<\/strong> pizzerialagritta.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Bar Casino<\/p>\n

Bar Casino is one of the village\u2019s most recognisable buildings \u2013 you\u2019ll 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 Cadaqu\u00e9s, it\u2019s an old haunt of Dal\u00ed and his creative friends. It\u2019s still recognisably the same place. If you go to Cadaqu\u00e9s Museum<\/a> (and you should), you\u2019ll see photos of Dal\u00ed and co playing pool on the same table that\u2019s 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\u2019s windowsills. We spent a rainy morning inside, people watching and plotting the rest of the week\u2019s itinerary.<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Pla\u00e7a Doctor Tr\u00e8mols, 17488 Cadaqu\u00e9s, Girona, Spain
Website:<\/strong> Instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Boia Nit at Sal<\/p>\n

Boia Nit is legendary on the Cadaqu\u00e9s 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\u2019s 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<\/a>. Here, his team is turning out the same immaculate cocktails. We tried two signatures: the \u2018Gin Fizz El Bulli\u2019 (gin, lime, sugar and a warm foam) and the \u2018Ciudad de Peru\u2019 (pisco, coriander, ginger, jalape\u00f1o, plankton and lime foam) \u2013 both were faultless. Fingers crossed the team manages to repeal the ruling, as Boia Nit deserves a dedicated venue of its own.<\/p>\n