21 editor picks in Salou.
21 mediterranean places in Salou we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Salou | Mediterranean across every city.
Bufacaldos is a rice house facing the sea on Passeig de Miramar in Salou, with seafood stews, shellfish and a fair weekday lunch menu behind a Repsol Solete.
OrderOne of the rice dishes for the table, the reason the Repsol guide sends people here.
TipDinner runs only on Friday and Saturday; other days the kitchen closes at 17:00, so treat it as a long seaside lunch.
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.
Palermo 1962 is a family restaurant on Passeig de Jaume I in Salou, cooking Mediterranean plates since 1962, with a lunchtime menú del día on the promenade.
OrderArroz caldoso de bogavante, lobster soupy rice for a minimum of two.
TipThe menú del día runs 13:00 to 16:00; for two or more, the lobster soupy rice from the suggestions board is €26.90 a head.
MRKT Gastrobar is chef Edu Cuesta's market kitchen on Carrer del Francolí in Salou, with a seasonal carta, a daily set menu and unpasteurised tank beer.
OrderWhatever rice is on; the 2026 rice-days version paired cuttlefish, artichoke and Delta razor clams.
TipDesserts come from pastry cook Lia Naya; on autumn 2026 Thursdays MRKT also serves a Tasta Salou plate and a glass for €7.
La Terrassa del Nàutic is the ground-floor terrace restaurant of the Club Nàutic on Salou's port, given a Repsol Solete in March 2026 for its rice and fish.
OrderOne of the rice dishes, the Repsol guide's pick, with a starter to share first.
TipThe club's bar and café side opens from 09:00, Tuesday to Sunday; lunch is the main service, with dinner on Saturday only.
4R Casablanca Restaurant is the 4R hotel group's Mediterranean dining room on Passeig de Miramar in Salou, with a terrace over Ponent beach and a set lunch.
OrderA rice dish; the 2026 rice-days version was arròs negre with zamburiñas and calçots.
TipBooking ahead is the way to ask for a terrace table, though the exact spot depends on availability; the bar also mixes cocktails.
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.
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.
Palermo 1962 is a family restaurant on Passeig de Jaume I in Salou, cooking Mediterranean plates since 1962, with a lunchtime menú del día on the promenade.
OrderArroz caldoso de bogavante, lobster soupy rice for a minimum of two.
TipThe menú del día runs 13:00 to 16:00; for two or more, the lobster soupy rice from the suggestions board is €26.90 a head.
MRKT Gastrobar is chef Edu Cuesta's market kitchen on Carrer del Francolí in Salou, with a seasonal carta, a daily set menu and unpasteurised tank beer.
OrderWhatever rice is on; the 2026 rice-days version paired cuttlefish, artichoke and Delta razor clams.
TipDesserts come from pastry cook Lia Naya; on autumn 2026 Thursdays MRKT also serves a Tasta Salou plate and a glass for €7.
La Pasión is a rice and grill restaurant on Via Roma in Salou, cooking paellas, arroces and fideuà alongside meat, fish and a daily set lunch menu.
OrderA paella or fideuà for the table, the kitchen's main business.
TipThe daily menu is the value play at lunch; La Pasión took part in the Salou rice days in spring 2026 with a cod and prawn rice.
La Terrassa del Nàutic is the ground-floor terrace restaurant of the Club Nàutic on Salou's port, given a Repsol Solete in March 2026 for its rice and fish.
OrderOne of the rice dishes, the Repsol guide's pick, with a starter to share first.
TipThe club's bar and café side opens from 09:00, Tuesday to Sunday; lunch is the main service, with dinner on Saturday only.
[M]NUDO is a market-cooking restaurant on Passeig de Miramar in Salou, grilling mussels and cooking rice with big prawns, open mostly at lunchtime.
OrderMusclos a la brasa, then the arròs de gambot.
TipDinner runs only on Friday and Saturday; the 2026 rice-days menu needed booking two days ahead, so ring well before you go.
El Racó de Nico is a lunch-led Mediterranean restaurant on Via Augusta in Salou whose 2026 rice-days menu ran socarrat rice with Iberian pork.
OrderArròs socarrat de ploma ibèrica, rice with a crisp base and Iberian pork.
TipDinner 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.
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.
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.
Moss serves tapas, rice dishes and grilled meat on Carrer de Barcelona in Salou from 11:00 until 03:00 every day, with Delta oysters among the cold starters.
OrderA rice dish or a grilled cut, with Delta oysters to start.
TipMoss keeps the same hours all week, so it works for a late plate after the bars; the cold starters open with oysters from the Ebro Delta.
MRKT Gastrobar is chef Edu Cuesta's market kitchen on Carrer del Francolí in Salou, with a seasonal carta, a daily set menu and unpasteurised tank beer.
OrderWhatever rice is on; the 2026 rice-days version paired cuttlefish, artichoke and Delta razor clams.
TipDesserts come from pastry cook Lia Naya; on autumn 2026 Thursdays MRKT also serves a Tasta Salou plate and a glass for €7.
[M]NUDO is a market-cooking restaurant on Passeig de Miramar in Salou, grilling mussels and cooking rice with big prawns, open mostly at lunchtime.
OrderMusclos a la brasa, then the arròs de gambot.
TipDinner runs only on Friday and Saturday; the 2026 rice-days menu needed booking two days ahead, so ring well before you go.
El Racó de Nico is a lunch-led Mediterranean restaurant on Via Augusta in Salou whose 2026 rice-days menu ran socarrat rice with Iberian pork.
OrderArròs socarrat de ploma ibèrica, rice with a crisp base and Iberian pork.
TipDinner 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.
La Pasión is a rice and grill restaurant on Via Roma in Salou, cooking paellas, arroces and fideuà alongside meat, fish and a daily set lunch menu.
OrderA paella or fideuà for the table, the kitchen's main business.
TipThe daily menu is the value play at lunch; La Pasión took part in the Salou rice days in spring 2026 with a cod and prawn rice.
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