What to order at El Racó de Nico

Must order
Arròs socarrat de ploma ibèrica, rice with a crisp base and Iberian pork.
Signature dishes
Arròs socarrat de ploma ibèrica, Vaporada del mar, Arròs melós de bacallà i carxofes
Editor tip
Dinner is served only on Saturday; on autumn 2026 Thursday evenings the kitchen also takes part in Tasta Salou, a plate and a glass for €7.
CuisineMediterranean
Price€€
NeighborhoodCentre
HoursTue-Thu 12:00-17:00; Fri 11:00-17:00; Sat 11:00-00:30; Sun 12:00-17:00; closed Mon
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Location

Address: Via Augusta 19, 43840 Salou

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Boquet ★ 4.3

€€ CatalanCentre

Boquet mixes Catalan home cooking with fishermen's dishes on Carrer de Berenguer de Palou in Salou, best known for fish off the grill and rice dishes.

OrderXató de bacalao with romesco and anchovies, the Tarragona winter salad, from the set lunch.

TipThe €21.50 menú del día runs only at lunch, Tuesday to Friday outside public holidays, and it is not meant for sharing.

Arena Restaurant ★ 4.1

€€ MediterraneanCentre

Arena Restaurant is the Hotel Blaumar's restaurant open to the public on Passeig Jaume I in Salou, serving rice dishes and sharing plates by the promenade.

OrderA rice dish and a few raciones to share, the house recommendation in the Repsol guide.

TipArena opens from March to November only; the fish comes from the nearby fish auctions, so ask what landed that day.

Terramar ★ 4.0

€€ SeafoodCentre

Terramar is a family-run seafood bar on the harbour breakwater in Salou, frying squid and steaming mussels since 1983, with tables looking over the port.

OrderCalamares a la romana and steamed mussels, the two plates the Repsol guide recommends.

TipTerramar takes no reservations, so arrive early; the Repsol guide flags the queues that build at peak times.

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Caffe di Mare ★ 3.6

€€ MediterraneanPlatja De Llevant

Caffe di Mare is an all-day café, restaurant and cocktail bar on Carrer de Colón in Salou, from breakfast through crab rice and paella to drinks at 03:00.

OrderArròs de cranc, the crab rice it served for the 2026 rice days.

TipIn spring 2026 its rice-days menu offered crab rice, seafood paella or arròs negre; on autumn Thursdays it pours a Tasta Salou glass with a plate for €7.

La Piazza ★ 3.7

€€ PizzeriaCap Salou

La Piazza has baked pizza and served Italian home cooking near Cala Font in Salou since 1985, a seasonal pizzeria open from April to the end of October.

OrderOne of the house pizzas such as the Viverone, or the seafood risotto.

TipLa Piazza closes for the winter after 31 October; the operator says hours can shift through the season, so check before a late dinner.

Boquet ★ 4.3

€€ CatalanCentre

Boquet mixes Catalan home cooking with fishermen's dishes on Carrer de Berenguer de Palou in Salou, best known for fish off the grill and rice dishes.

OrderXató de bacalao with romesco and anchovies, the Tarragona winter salad, from the set lunch.

TipThe €21.50 menú del día runs only at lunch, Tuesday to Friday outside public holidays, and it is not meant for sharing.

Arena Restaurant ★ 4.1

€€ MediterraneanCentre

Arena Restaurant is the Hotel Blaumar's restaurant open to the public on Passeig Jaume I in Salou, serving rice dishes and sharing plates by the promenade.

OrderA rice dish and a few raciones to share, the house recommendation in the Repsol guide.

TipArena opens from March to November only; the fish comes from the nearby fish auctions, so ask what landed that day.

Terramar ★ 4.0

€€ SeafoodCentre

Terramar is a family-run seafood bar on the harbour breakwater in Salou, frying squid and steaming mussels since 1983, with tables looking over the port.

OrderCalamares a la romana and steamed mussels, the two plates the Repsol guide recommends.

TipTerramar takes no reservations, so arrive early; the Repsol guide flags the queues that build at peak times.

Roce ★ 3.9

€€ MediterraneanPlatja De Llevant

Roce is the Salou outpost of a Cambrils rice house, opened in 2024 on Carrer de Colón below the cliffs, cooking paellas, arròs and fideuà daily.

OrderA paella or the fideuà, the two dishes at the centre of the kitchen.

TipA sister Roce runs on Carrer de Sant Pere in Cambrils; in Salou, book by phone at busy weekend lunches.

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