Italian€€€Centro StoricoMon 19:30-23:00, Tue-Sun 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-23:30
Andreini's Al Refettorio in Alghero opens for lunch and dinner off Piazza Civica, with suckling pig, sheep ribs and a heated portico for winter.
Order: Tagliolini with bottarga and pecorino, then the suckling pig with potato millefoglie.
Seafood€€€Centro StoricoWed-Sun 12:30-14:00 and 19:30-22:15, Tue dinner only, closed Monday
The Michelin Guide lists Il Pavone in Alghero for straightforward seafood cooking and a long wine list, served from a veranda facing the marina.
Order: Spaghetti alle vongole veraci, then the day's fish grilled all'isolana.
Seafood€€€PortoDaily 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-23:00
Booking is sensible at Nautilus in Alghero, where the terrace tables over the marina go first and the kitchen runs lunch and dinner every day.
Order: Spaghetti with clams and bottarga, eaten on the terrace above the marina.
Mediterranean€€€€Centro StoricoDaily 19:30-23:00, June to September
The Villa Mosca dining room on Via Gramsci in Alghero serves a la carte and set menus for four months of the year, with a cocktail terrace alongside.
Order: The set menu in the garden, with vegan and gluten-free versions on request.
Seafood€€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:30-15:00 and 19:30-24:00, closed Tuesday in low season
A 110-seat sea-view dining room near Piazza Sulis, La Lepanto is where Alghero visitors go for aragosta, fregola with crustaceans and a raw fish plate.
Order: Lobster done the Lepanto way, with a raw seafood plate to open.
Seafood€€€PortoMon and Wed-Fri 19:30-23:15, Sat-Sun 12:30-15:00 and 19:30-23:15, closed Tuesday
A 60-seat room on the Alghero waterfront between the yachts and the bastions, Aquatica serves weekday dinners except Tuesday and weekend lunch at about €35.
Order: The raw plate of tuna, swordfish, prawn and scampi, cut to order.