Travel Reference
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CARNAVAL IN SITGES
for the extroverted and exhibitionist, complete with masked balls and capped by ex-
travagant gay parades held on the Sunday and the Tuesday night, featuring flamboy-
antly dressed drag queens, giant sound systems and a wild all-night party with bars
staying open until dawn. Held in February/March; dates change from year to year.
EATING & DRINKING
A couple of local specialities to watch out for are
arròs a la sitgetana
(a brothy rice dish
with meat and seafood) and
xató
(a green salad with cod, tuna, anchovies and olives with
dressing containing garlic, almonds, hazelnuts, chilli pepper and more).
CATALAN
LA SALSETA
938 11 04 19;
www.lasalseta.com
; Carrer de Sant Pau 35; mains €12-19;
1-4pm
daily, 8-11.30pm Wed-Sat)
Solicitous service and a sober, attractive interior set the scene for some delicious dishes in
this unobtrusive restaurant. They make an effort to source organic and local products, and
always have something interesting that's in season. A very satisfying experience.
TAPAS
EL POU
noon-4pm &
8-11.30pm Wed-Mon; )
The tiny Wagyu beef burgers at this friendly gourmet tapas place are an absolute delight,
and the rest doesn't lag far behind; the traditional
patatas bravas
(potatoes in a spicy tomato
sauce) sit alongside the likes of
mojama
(salted dried tuna) with almonds, fried aubergine
and
xató
; the presentation delights the eye as much as the flavours delight the palate.
SEAFOOD
LA NANSA
1.30-3.30pm
& 8.30-11pm Thu-Sat & Mon, 1.30-3.30pm Sun, closed Jan)
Cast just back from the town's waterfront and up a little lane in a fine old house is this sea-
food specialist, appropriately named after a fishing net. It does a great line in paella and oth-
er rice dishes, including a local speciality,
arròs a la sitgetana
.
