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Fanal Racou Fanal RacouPlatja d'Aro · 1978

Visit & Reserve

Reserve a Table on the Costa Brava

A reservation at Fanal Racou is the start of an evening — candlelight on the terrace, the first bottle of Empordà, and a kitchen that has been feeding this same coastline since 1978. Tell us when you'd like to come, and we will write back the way we would to friends.

Reserve Your Table Or call +34 972 81 04 27

Open seven days a week, April through October. Telephone and email answered daily, 10:00–22:00 CET.

Candlelit terrace overlooking the Mediterranean at dusk
The terrace at golden hour, Cala Racó beyond the arches.

Reservations

Reserve Your Table

Share a few details below and our host will confirm within the same day, usually within a few hours. For parties of seven or more, private dining, or chef's-table requests, please mention it in the notes — we will arrange the rest.

  • Telephone +34 972 81 04 27 Daily, 10:00–22:00 CET
  • Email [email protected] Replies within one business day
  • Address Carrer de la Cala, 14 · Platja d'Aro 17250 Girona, Catalunya

Your details are used only to confirm this reservation. No marketing, no third parties.

Practicalities

Plan Your Evening — Address, Hours & Getting Here

Fanal Racou sits directly above Cala Racó, the small horseshoe cove at the eastern end of Platja d'Aro. The restaurant is a five-minute walk along the seafront promenade from the centre of town, and a calm forty-minute drive south of Girona along the C-31.

Address

Carrer de la Cala, 14
17250 Platja d'Aro
Girona, Catalunya, Espanya

Set directly above the sea, beside the small church of Santa Maria. Look for the original stone arches of the 1903 fishermen's house.

Hours

April – October
Lunch, 13:00 – 16:00
Dinner, 19:30 – 00:30
Open seven days a week

November – March
Lunch, Thursday – Sunday, 13:00 – 16:00
Dinner, Wednesday – Sunday, 19:30 – 23:00

Getting Here

From Girona Airport (GRO)
33 km · approximately 40 minutes by car via the C-31 south.

From Barcelona (BCN)
115 km · approximately 1 h 25 via the AP-7.

Taxis and private transfer can be arranged on request — please ask when you reserve.

Parking & Access

Complimentary on-site parking for guests behind the restaurant. Two EV chargers available. Step-free access from street to terrace; one adapted restroom.

Drop-off directly at the door is possible on the Carrer de la Cala — the road is pedestrianised from 19:00 in summer.

For the Trade

For Concierges & Yacht Charters

We work closely with the concierges of Platja d'Aro, S'Agaró and Begur, and we welcome guest recommendations, agency bookings, and same-day requests whenever the kitchen allows.

Please mark your inquiry as a concierge booking in the form above, or call the line directly. Our team holds back a small number of tables each evening for partner-held reservations and last-minute requests.

Agency commission
Standard industry terms, settled monthly.
Yacht arrivals
From Port d'Aro marina (2.4 km) and Port d'Aiguablava (12 km). Tender drop-off to the cove by prior arrangement.
Group transport
Three partner drivers and one seven-seat van on call for hotel-to-restaurant transfers.
Partner liaison
[email protected] · marked "Concierge".
A yacht at anchor in Cala Racó at golden hour
Yacht arrivals from Port d'Aro are coordinated by tender to Cala Racó — five minutes by sea, and our team will meet you on the slipway.

A Family Kitchen

A Kitchen Trusted Since 1978

Three generations of the Racou family have cooked at this same table. The numbers below are not marketing — they are what our guests, our peers and our region have said about us, year after year.

  • TheFork · 9.2 / 10

    From 4,870+ verified diner reviews — the highest-rated romantic kitchen on the Girona coast.

  • Condé Nast Traveler España

    Named Most Romantic Terrace in Spain, 2023 — for the sea-facing dining above Cala Racó.

  • Fòrum Gastronòmic · 2023

    Listed among the Top 10 Romantic Restaurants in Catalonia — alongside a small handful of kitchens we deeply admire.

  • Girona Culinary Congress · 2022

    Our Suquet de Peix — grandmother Racou's recipe — was awarded Best Traditional Catalan Recipe of the year.

  • Three generations on the Costa Brava

    Founded by the Racou family in a restored 1903 fishermen's house in 1978. Today the kitchen is led by Maria Racou, trained at El Celler de Can Roca, with 22 staff including three sommeliers and a six-strong brigade.

  • A cellar of place

    320 labels, curated by head sommelier Joan Casademont — 92% from the Empordà and Priorat denominations of origin, the two DOs that frame this coastline.

  • Guests who come back

    Our guests return an average of 2.4 times per year. More than 41,000 reservations have been booked through our system in the last twelve months.

  • What we are not

    We are a family kitchen, not a starred restaurant, and we are proud of the difference. No molecular technique, no superlatives — just the same Catalan table we have set since 1978.

When you are ready, tell us when you would like to come.

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