Italian€€€Centro StoricoMon 19:30-23:00, Tue-Sun 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-23:30
Al Refettorio sits in Vicolo Adami in Alghero, where Cristiano Andreini cooks tagliolini with bottarga and pecorino and runs a gourmet pizza oven.
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
Il Pavone has kept its veranda on Piazza Sulis in Alghero since 1979, cooking octopus salad, spaghetti alle vongole veraci and the day's fish four ways.
Order: Spaghetti alle vongole veraci, then the day's fish grilled all'isolana.
Seafood€€€PortoDaily 12:00-14:30 and 19:00-23:00
Nautilus looks over the Alghero port from the Forte della Maddalenetta, with terrace tables above the marina and spaghetti with clams and bottarga.
Order: Spaghetti with clams and bottarga, eaten on the terrace above the marina.
Trattoria€€Centro StoricoTue-Sun 12:30-14:30 and 19:30-22:30, closed Monday
Trattoria Lo Romanì takes its name from rosemary in Alguerès and pairs Gigi's daily Alghero fish run with macarrones de busa from his native Tonara.
Order: Macarrones de busa from Tonara, followed by whatever Gigi bought that morning.
Seafood€€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:30-15:00 and 19:30-24:00, closed Tuesday in low season
La Lepanto on Via Carlo Alberto in Alghero builds its list around lobster, raw seafood platters and fregola with crustaceans for around €45 a head.
Order: Lobster done the Lepanto way, with a raw seafood plate to open.
Trattoria€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:30-14:30 and 20:00-23:00, closed Sunday evening
Trattoria Maristella serves spaghetti all'algherese near the Dante waterfront in Alghero all year round, at about €25 a head with 30 seats outside.
Order: Spaghetti all'algherese, the house plate that keeps the locals coming back.