Seafood€€€PortoMon and Wed-Fri 19:30-23:15, Sat-Sun 12:30-15:00 and 19:30-23:15, closed Tuesday
Aquatica sits on the Banchina Sanità between the Alghero yachts and the bastions, and is built around raw tuna, swordfish, prawns and scampi.
Order: The raw plate of tuna, swordfish, prawn and scampi, cut to order.
Trattoria€€€Centro StoricoMon-Tue and Thu-Sun 12:00-14:30 and 18:30-23:00, closed Wednesday
Trattoria Caragol is Antonio and Maurizia's room on Via Maiorca in Alghero, a stop on the city food tour and closed on Wednesdays all year. TableJourney pick.
Order: Whatever Antonio brings out of the kitchen first, the gluten-free plates included.
Spanish tapas€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:00-15:30 and 19:00-23:30, closed Monday in winter
Mos Tapas looks over the Alghero bay from Via Carducci with tortilla, polpo alla gallega, fregula valenciana and baccalà in tempura at about €30.
Order: Fregula valenciana and polpo alla gallega, eaten on the terrace at sunset.
Pizzeria€€Centro StoricoMon-Sat 19:30-22:30, closed Sunday
Démodé Bistrot on Via Vittorio Veneto is the Alghero address for celiacs, with gluten-free pizza, fregola and meat cooked in a separate line.
Order: The gluten-free pizza, made on a separate line for celiac guests.
Seafood€€€Centro StoricoDaily 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-23:15
Al Tuguri works Alghero's Catalan seafood tradition over several levels of a Via Maiorca townhouse, with tasting menus from €40 to €75 a head.
Order: The seasonal tasting menu, seven courses at €75 or the shorter three-course run at €40.
Italian€€€Centro StoricoTue-Fri 20:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-14:00 and 20:00-22:00, closed Monday
Musciora is a small family room on Via Mazzini in Alghero where a father and son serve tasting menus split between the sea, the land and a full run.
Order: The Vera Esperienza Musciora menu, narrated plate by plate at the table.