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.
Seafood€€Centro StoricoThu-Tue 12:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:30, closed Wednesday
Trattoria da Mirko cooks only the day's catch on Via Gioberti in Alghero, finishing with seadas in honey and a myrtle and nougat semifreddo.
Order: The mixed grill off the day's catch, then seadas with Sardinian honey.
Mediterranean€€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:30-14:30 and 19:30-23:00, closed Monday in winter
Borgo Antico sits on the small square off Via della Misericordia in Alghero and cooks monkfish alla catalana and Sardinian gnocchetti with seafood.
Order: Monkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.
Seafood€€€LidoDaily 12:30-14:30 and 19:30-22:30, closed Thursday and all of November
Rafel sits on the sand at Lido San Giovanni in Alghero and cooks spaghetti ai ricci, lobster alla catalana and a fish soup worth the two-kilometre walk.
Order: Spaghetti ai ricci when the sea urchin season is open, lobster alla catalana when it is not.