What to order at Arena Restaurant

Must order
A rice dish and a few raciones to share, the house recommendation in the Repsol guide.
Signature dishes
Arròs de peix i marisc, Raciones para compartir
Editor tip
Arena opens from March to November only; the fish comes from the nearby fish auctions, so ask what landed that day.
CuisineMediterranean
Price€€
NeighborhoodCentre
HoursDaily 12:00-00:00
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Address: Passeig Jaume I, 43840 Salou

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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.

Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou ★ 4.2

€€€ SeafoodCentre

Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou cooks rice dishes and fish from the auction on the first floor of the sailing club building on the port breakwater in Salou.

OrderArroz del senyoret with red prawns from the fish auction, at €35 a portion.

TipRice dishes are sold by the portion with a minimum of two; arròs negre with sepionets is the gentlest price at €22 a head.

Cook and Travel ★ 4.4

€€€ InternationalCentre

Cook and Travel runs a globetrotting kitchen on Carrer de Llevant in Salou, with full-table tasting menus from smoked eel sushi to Tarragona red prawn rice.

OrderArroz seco de gamba roja de Tarragona, the red prawn rice on the €50 menu.

TipTasting menus go to the whole table and exclude drinks: Wonderland is €65 a head, a shorter rice menu €50, and the chef's table is booked separately.

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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.

Carbònic ★ 4.3

€€€ SteakhousePlatja De Llevant

Carbònic grills aged beef, fresh fish and seasonal vegetables over holm-oak charcoal on Carrer Major in Salou, backed by a cellar of more than 400 wines.

OrderThe Uruguayan Angus lomo alto, the cut the kitchen says it sells most, straight off the coals.

TipArtichokes with romesco are the seasonal favourite; the lounge bar keeps pouring after the kitchen closes, until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.

La Goleta ★ 4.1

€€€ SeafoodCap Salou

La Goleta has cooked fish and shellfish beside Capellans beach in Salou since 1986, its wide windows framing one of the town's best-known coves.

OrderFish and shellfish from the local coast, the thing the kitchen has stood on since 1986.

TipSunday is lunch only; La Goleta also runs a beach chiringuito, listed on its website, for a more casual drink by the sand.

Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou ★ 4.2

€€€ SeafoodCentre

Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou cooks rice dishes and fish from the auction on the first floor of the sailing club building on the port breakwater in Salou.

OrderArroz del senyoret with red prawns from the fish auction, at €35 a portion.

TipRice dishes are sold by the portion with a minimum of two; arròs negre with sepionets is the gentlest price at €22 a head.

Panorama Nikkei Bar ★ 4.2

€€ Japanese-PeruvianPlatja De Llevant

Panorama Nikkei Bar pairs Japanese-Peruvian plates with Mediterranean tapas on Carrer de Brussel·les in Salou, from corvina ceviche to Balfegó tuna tacos.

OrderCeviche carretillero, corvina in classic tiger's milk with crisp baby squid on top.

TipOysters come three ways: natural, Peruvian with tiger's milk or Nikkei with ponzu; a weekend set menu runs at Friday to Sunday lunch.

Cook and Travel ★ 4.4

€€€ InternationalCentre

Cook and Travel runs a globetrotting kitchen on Carrer de Llevant in Salou, with full-table tasting menus from smoked eel sushi to Tarragona red prawn rice.

OrderArroz seco de gamba roja de Tarragona, the red prawn rice on the €50 menu.

TipTasting menus go to the whole table and exclude drinks: Wonderland is €65 a head, a shorter rice menu €50, and the chef's table is booked separately.

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