The canonical version and where to order it.
Calamars a la romana are squid rings dusted in flour and fried hot, served with lemon; squid is Salou's emblematic catch, with its own festival every November.
Fried squid rings are a tapa all along the Spanish coast, floured or battered and fried in very hot oil. In Salou squid carries more weight: the town's Festa del Calamar, a squid-fishing contest from the Club Nàutic with a popular tasting on the harbour breakwater, reached its 50th edition in 2025, and the tourism office calls the squid the town's emblematic product.
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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.
Calamars a la romana makes more sense with someone from Salou explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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