Can Roquet — Restaurant in Romanyà de la Selva

In summer you sit outside among blooming flowers, under the trees with atmospheric lighting and a beautiful view over the hills of Les Gavarres: almost magical. In the evening the sky turns red at sunset and the lights slowly come on. At the entrance to the restaurant you can ask for the key to the little church next door, a space with a thousand years of history a few metres from your table. You won't get in without a reservation, certainly not in high season. The kitchen combines international influences with traditional Catalan dishes, supplemented with fresh daily specials from the market. Visitor favourites include the fig carpaccio with Ibérico ham, the wild boar stew, the red prawns from Palamós and the cod confit. The wine list is extensive and the margins are strikingly fair by Spanish standards: where wines in the Netherlands are marked up two to three times, they charge a margin of at most €15 here.