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.
Mediterranean€€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:30-14:30 and 19:30-23:00, closed Monday in winter
An 80-seat seafood room in the Alghero old town, Borgo Antico works lunch and dinner at about €40 a head and shuts on Mondays through the winter.
Order: Monkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.
Italian€€€€Centro StoricoMon-Sat 19:00-23:00, closed Sunday
Gian Luca Chessa runs La Saletta on Via Fratelli Kennedy in Alghero, where the Radici menu puts vegetables first and Riviera stays with local fish.
Order: The Radici menu, where Sardinian vegetables lead instead of the fish.