Roses

Roses, Spain

El Bulli

El Bulli in Roses, Catalonia held the number-one position on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for five separate years between 2002 and 2009, making it the defining reference point of Spain's avant-garde cooking era. Under Ferran Adrià, the restaurant reshaped what a tasting menu could mean. It closed in 2011 and now operates as the ElBulli Foundation, but its influence on the Roses region and on Spanish fine dining remains measurable.

Roses, Spain

Sumac

Roses, Spain

Almadraba

Almadraba reads through the logic of Roses itself: sea-facing, produce-led, and shaped by the Costa Brava’s habit of treating fish and rice as serious regional language rather than resort shorthand. Its 1 Sol recognition from Guía Repsol 2026 places it in Spain’s contemporary dining conversation without pulling it away from the coastal context that matters here.

Roses, Spain

Els Brancs

Els Brancs belongs to the coastal Roses dining conversation rather than the generic resort-restaurant category. Its 2026 Guía Repsol 1 Sol recognition places it among Spanish kitchens where local sourcing, technical control and a defined sense of place matter more than spectacle. Read it through the Empordà pantry: fish, market produce, olive oil, wine country and the seasonal discipline of the Costa Brava.

Roses, Spain

Rafa

Rafa in Roses is a seafood small-plates address that has climbed the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe ranking three consecutive years, reaching #442 in 2024. Positioned in the same Costa Brava bay that once fed El Bulli, it operates twice-daily service Tuesday through Sunday with a format built around the discipline of raw preparation and the immediacy of the sea.

Roses, Spain

ROM

On Roses' seafront promenade, ROM occupies a two-storey building with terraces facing the water, serving updated traditional Catalan cuisine alongside rice dishes and a pre-bookable tasting menu.