Arinsal Restaurants & Eating Out
Arinsal has a great selection of restaurants to choose from including Mexican, Thai, Chinese, British, and Argentinian,
obviously as well as the local cuisine, which is Catalan, and well worth trying. Some local dishes can be found further down the page.
Restaurants
The following guide gives you information on the different restaurants found in Arinsal. To leave feedback as well as read other guests' reviews please visit the forum.
Cisco's was voted "Best Restaurant" in the poll on the forum for 2009-10.
Be sure to vote next year for your favourite!
Cafe Everest
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A themed restaurant specialising in fondue, with several options available including beef, cheese and chocolate for desert, as well as having other dishes on the menu. The restaurant owner has climbed Mount Everest and has photos and clippings about expeditions around the restaurant. |
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Just up hill from the Princesa Parc (see map). |
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As the winner of Arinsal.co.uk's poll for best restaurant 2009-10 the reputation of Cisco's speaks for itself, with a smallish but excellent quality menu of Tex-Mex food. Some favourites include fajitas, ribs, burgers and the delicious mango chicken. When ordering, make sure you say how spicy you want it served! |
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Opposite the bottom of the gondola, slightly up the small road (see map). |
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Starters from €5.00, main dishes from €7.00 to €14.50. |
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00 376 836398 |
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Recently refurbished, the menu caters for a wide variety of tastes, speciaising in Mexican flavours, but also offering some local choices. Look out for the Mexican specials, including the delicious cactus sorbet! |
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Located centrally in the village of Arinsal, opposite the chemist (see map). |
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Starters from €7.00 to €11.00, main courses from €12.00 to €21.00. Lunch menu available. |
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Download PDF Main Menu | Download PDF Snack Menu | Download PDF Tapas Menu |
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00 376 737707 |
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Open all day - breakfast served 08:00 - 10:30, menu 12:00 - 22:30. |
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www.hotel-micolau.com |
Pampa
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A newly opened Argentinian restaurant. |
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Found at the top of the village (see map). |
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Wide variety of dishes from full English breakfasts to fresh pasta and pizzas. |
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20 metres up hill from the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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Open all day - breakfast served 08:00 - 12:00, full menu 12:00 - 22:00. Bar open until 03:00 or 04:00 at weekends. |
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Roast beef dinner €9.50. |
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Roast lamb dinner €9.50. |
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Traditional fish 'n' chips dinner €8.50. |
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€6.00 to €15.00. |
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"360" offers a varied menu including home favourites as well as local dishes from lunch time until late. Every day there is a new special 3 course menu with a choice of dishes for just €11.50, as well as two steak deals from just €9.50! |
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Beside the river, just 30 metres up hill from the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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Open all day - 11:00 to 23:00 |
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Lunch from €5.00, starters from €5.95 to €9.50, main dishes from €7.50 to €17.50. |
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00 376 839981 |
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Timotea
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Pizzeria and tapas bar also serving salads and pastas. |
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In the lower part of the village towards Hotel St Gothard (see map). |
Local Dishes
Some local dishes that you might want to try include the following . . .
Butifarra
The local type of sausage, usually very large and served with pale beans.
Crema catalana
A custard pudding sealed with a coating of burnt caramel.
Escalivada
Charcoal or oven roasted eggplant, red pepper and onions, smothered in olive oil, and sometimes chopped garlic.
Faves a la catalana
Broad beans fried in olive oil with garlic, mushrooms and ham. Sometimes served with fresh mint.
Pan amb tomàquet
Fresh country bread that you add things to, sort of making your own garlic bread, by rubbing tomatoes, garlic, oil, salt and pepper on to it.
Xai al forn
Oven baked lamb, usually sholder or leg of lamb.
