Street food€Centro StoricoWed-Mon 07:00-24:00, closed Tuesday
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.
Bakery€Centro StoricoTue-Sat 07:30-21:00, Sun 07:30-13:30, closed Monday
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.
Street food€€Centro StoricoDaily 09:00-01:30
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.
Gastropub€€FertiliaTue-Sun 07:30-01:00, closed Monday
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.
Cocktail bar€€FertiliaDaily 06:30-01:30, dining room from 20:30
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.
Cocktail bar€€LidoDaily 09:00-04:00
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.