Trastevere is a restaurant in the center of Tarragona. Their speciality is Italian cuisine and they…read morehave a lot of different kind of Italian and original food. So I think everyone can find something according to your taste. They have pizza, calzone, risotto, salads, pasta, and some sauces really delicious. The advantage that it is a downtown restaurant is that we can go for a walk after dinner and see a bit this city.

When i first ordered i went for a starter and a pizza because everything look delicious. But the…read morewaiter told me that it will be too much and i'd rather take just the pizza! That's what i did and when the pizza arrived i understood! Just HUGE but very thin delicious crust!! A place to try, a lot of choice on the menu!

La Taverna is one of the many bars and restaurants in the Plaça de la Font which has the Ajuntament…read morede Tarragona (city hall http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/d0FdptlDmaL2E2k_6f7aIw?select=wTWxB_N5B1LtMnzfUDYzXw) at one end. The proprietor was engrossed in the football match on TV so I felt bad interrupting and ordering my 1.50 Euro draft beer . . . OK, not that bad. Plenty of people watching from the outdoor tables in the plaza (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/d0FdptlDmaL2E2k_6f7aIw?select=nthDTEnumOI3GNzW3gsmaQ).

This place is pretty typical for Tarragona -- small inside bar with several outdoor tables. It's on…read morea plaza so the people watching is probably better than places just on a sidewalk. I stopped by fairly early in the morning, seeking only coffee. I was attending a conference at the nearby Universitat Rovira i Virgili. To be honest, I'm not even sure they were open for business -- if not, the person working took some pity on my limited Spanish and served me a coffee. It was your typical European coffee -- sort of halfway between an American coffee and espresso. It was good, but nothing special.

We chose this restaurant in el nacional because it seemed to have a very good seafood menu and fun…read moredrinks. We first were greeted by a waiter that wouldn't really engage us and didn't bring our drinks that we ordered until we reminded him 25 min later. Then one of us ordered the shrimp and chickpea dish which was €30, so we expected it to be very good. Instead we got a dish with one shrimp and a lot of chickpeas in a weird tasting sauce (not sure if there was an expensive spice in it or something but expected more fish for sure!). Finally we wanted to just leave and asked for our check and the waiter brought the bill but failed to ring us up for another 20 min when we were obviously ready to go and then passive aggressively came over with the machine. Overall and very bad experience and I'm usually somewhere who's respectful and empathetic with waiters (having been one myself for a few years) but this was horrible. Go try one of the bars next door.

Want pizza fast that is outstanding? Pizza Nova is it. The owner will conjure up anything you like…read moreand off you go. I don't recommend it as a sit down place, more a grab and go. This crust and authentic. Mmmm!