Deliciós ★ 4.4
A bar, pasticceria and bakery on Via Don Minzoni, Deliciós is the Alghero breakfast address for anyone staying outside the old town walls. TableJourney pick.
Order: The pistachio croissant, gone by mid-morning most days of the week.
Where to brunch in Alghero. The morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.
Brunch picks
Bar Focacceria Milese ★ 4.5
The Focaccia del Milese is a registered Alghero recipe, cut to order opposite the port for about €3.50 and eaten standing on the pavement outside.
Order: The Focaccia del Milese, filled with tomato, tuna, egg, anchovy, rocket and pancetta.
Pasticceria Tarragona ★ 4.2
A working Alghero pastry counter rather than a tourist stop, Tarragona shuts on Mondays and sells out of its best trays well before lunch. Our pick.
Order: A morning brioche and a custard tart from the counter tray.
Cafè Latino ★ 4.4
The Cafè Latino terrace over the Alghero marina is the standard sunset stop, with espresso in the morning and mirto at the end of the night.
Order: Fried Sardinian street food on the bastion terrace with a glass of mirto.
Kairos Pub ★ 4.0
The Fertilia pub for anyone staying north of Alghero, Kairos opens at 07:30 for coffee and runs through to late, closing only on Mondays. An editor pick.
Order: The karasinos sandwich with a Sardinian draught beer.
Cohiba ★ 3.9
A long-hours bar and restaurant in the Fertilia grid outside Alghero, Cohiba stocks a wide beer range and pours notably strong cocktails. TableJourney pick.
Order: A piadina at the bar in the afternoon, before the 20:30 dining service.
Kelu Lounge Bar ★ 4.1
The Kelu terrace faces the water on the Alghero Lido, and the kitchen keeps going long after most of the old town has shut for the night. Editors' pick.
Order: A sunset cocktail on the Lido terrace, with the free appetiser that follows.
Blau SkyBar ★ 4.3
The highest terrace in Alghero, Blau SkyBar pours coffee by day and long drinks at sunset, and closes on Mondays through the winter season. Editors' pick.
Order: A long drink at sunset from the ninth-floor terrace, booked in advance.