€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
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.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, seven courses at €75 or the shorter three-course run at €40.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
Chef Francesco Pais now leads the kitchen at Al Tuguri in Alghero, running a seasonal tasting menu in three to seven courses, €40 to €75 a head.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu, seven courses at €75 or the shorter three-course run at €40.
€€€€ItalianCentro Storico
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.
OrderThe Vera Esperienza Musciora menu, narrated plate by plate at the table.
€€€€ItalianCentro Storico
Danilo Delrio's Musciora in Alghero opens for dinner only on weekdays, walking guests through each course of its three Sardinian tasting menus.
OrderThe Vera Esperienza Musciora menu, narrated plate by plate at the table.
€€€€ItalianCentro Storico
Al Refettorio sits in Vicolo Adami in Alghero, where Cristiano Andreini cooks tagliolini with bottarga and pecorino and runs a gourmet pizza oven.
OrderTagliolini with bottarga and pecorino, then the suckling pig with potato millefoglie.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
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.
OrderSpaghetti alle vongole veraci, then the day's fish grilled all'isolana.
€€€€ItalianCentro Storico
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.
OrderTagliolini with bottarga and pecorino, then the suckling pig with potato millefoglie.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
The Michelin Guide lists Il Pavone in Alghero for straightforward seafood cooking and a long wine list, served from a veranda facing the marina.
OrderSpaghetti alle vongole veraci, then the day's fish grilled all'isolana.
€€€€SeafoodPorto
Nautilus looks over the Alghero port from the Forte della Maddalenetta, with terrace tables above the marina and spaghetti with clams and bottarga.
OrderSpaghetti with clams and bottarga, eaten on the terrace above the marina.
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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.
OrderSpaghetti with clams and bottarga, eaten on the terrace above the marina.
€€€€TrattoriaCentro Storico
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.
OrderWhatever Antonio brings out of the kitchen first, the gluten-free plates included.
€€€€TrattoriaCentro Storico
Caragol works Sardinian and Mediterranean plates in the Alghero old town, with gluten-free options and about €40 to €50 for a full sit-down lunch.
OrderWhatever Antonio brings out of the kitchen first, the gluten-free plates included.
€€€€Cocktail barCentro Storico
Blau SkyBar sits on the ninth floor of Hotel Catalunya in Alghero, with retractable windows over the Riviera del Corallo and booking required.
€€€€Cocktail barCentro Storico
The highest terrace in Alghero, Blau SkyBar pours coffee by day and long drinks at sunset, and closes on Mondays through the winter season. Editors' pick.
€€€€TrattoriaCentro Storico
Caragol works Sardinian and Mediterranean plates in the Alghero old town, with gluten-free options and about €40 to €50 for a full sit-down lunch.
€€€€Cocktail barCentro Storico
The highest terrace in Alghero, Blau SkyBar pours coffee by day and long drinks at sunset, and closes on Mondays through the winter season. Editors' pick.
OrderA long drink at sunset from the ninth-floor terrace, booked in advance.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
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.
OrderLobster done the Lepanto way, with a raw seafood plate to open.
€€€€SeafoodLido
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.
OrderSpaghetti ai ricci when the sea urchin season is open, lobster alla catalana when it is not.
€€€€SeafoodPorto
Aquatica sits on the Banchina Sanità between the Alghero yachts and the bastions, and is built around raw tuna, swordfish, prawns and scampi.
OrderThe raw plate of tuna, swordfish, prawn and scampi, cut to order.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
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.
OrderLobster done the Lepanto way, with a raw seafood plate to open.
€€€€SeafoodPorto
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.
OrderThe raw plate of tuna, swordfish, prawn and scampi, cut to order.
€€€€SeafoodLido
Two kilometres from the Alghero old town, Rafel pairs a covered cocktail veranda with a seafood kitchen and beach service with umbrellas after lunch.
OrderSpaghetti ai ricci when the sea urchin season is open, lobster alla catalana when it is not.
€€€€SeafoodCentro Storico
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.
OrderLobster done the Lepanto way, with a raw seafood plate to open.
€€€€SeafoodPorto
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.
OrderThe raw plate of tuna, swordfish, prawn and scampi, cut to order.
€€€€MediterraneanCentro Storico
Borgo Antico sits on the small square off Via della Misericordia in Alghero and cooks monkfish alla catalana and Sardinian gnocchetti with seafood.
OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.
€€€€MediterraneanCentro Storico
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.
OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.
€€€€MediterraneanCentro Storico
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.
OrderMonkfish alla catalana, tomato and sweet onion over white fish.