Cook and Travel is an international restaurant in Centre, Salou.
Editorially verified October 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 7 hours
Explore El Priorat with a historical visit to the Cartuja de Scala Dei, enjoy lunch at a Catalan farmhouse, and cap it all off at the Scala Dei winery, where you will ...
8 hours
Enjoy an unforgettable day in the best cove in Salou. We provide the transportation, beach gear, cooler with drinks, and lunch at a top restaurant. You just relax and ...
Day trip · 3 hours
Walk among the vineyards, breathe fresh air, taste our wines and enjoy a breakfast or snack in the middle of an exceptional landscape.
Address: Carrer de Llevant 5, 43840 Salou
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.
banDarra is a tavern, vermouth bar and cocktail bar on Via Augusta in Salou, cooking rice, auction fish and grilled meat from 08:00 until 01:00 daily.
OrderA rice dish or the day's auction fish off the grill, with a vermouth first.
TipThe cellar lists more than 200 wines, Priorat and Montsant among them; the 2026 rice days billed it as Malapecora by Bandarra.
Can Bosch has cooked Cambrils fish and seafood near the harbour since 1969, now led by chef Arnau Bosch with a Michelin star, along the coast from Salou.
OrderA rice dish made with Carnaroli from Molí de Rafelet in the Ebro Delta, the house speciality.
TipTwo set menus, Tradición and Degustación, are always on; the langoustine and lobster menus need booking ahead, and the restaurant asks you to confirm by phone.
Rincón de Diego is Diego Campos and his son Rubén's Michelin-starred seafood house by the port in Cambrils, along the coast from Salou, with a modern carta.
OrderThe Mediterranean red lobster rice, which the Michelin inspectors name in their review.
TipThree set menus run beside the carta: Gastronómico, Súmmum and a cava-paired menu; Sunday is lunch only.
Bresca is Xavier and Alba's modern Catalan restaurant near the Cambrils marina, Michelin listed after more than two decades of service, close to Salou.
OrderCrispy pig's trotters with black botifarra, a dish the Michelin inspectors praised.
TipThe El del día set lunch runs midweek; an Arròs menu and the full Bresca menu sit alongside the carta.
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.
banDarra is a tavern, vermouth bar and cocktail bar on Via Augusta in Salou, cooking rice, auction fish and grilled meat from 08:00 until 01:00 daily.
OrderA rice dish or the day's auction fish off the grill, with a vermouth first.
TipThe cellar lists more than 200 wines, Priorat and Montsant among them; the 2026 rice days billed it as Malapecora by Bandarra.
