Taverna d'El Foment

In Their Own Words

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“We ordered chicken, a burger and chips with romesco sauce.”

“Pedimos pollo, hamburguesa y patatas con salsa romesco.”

“To start with, the service was excellent; they were very attentive and efficient.”

“Para empezar la atención buenisima, muy atentos y eficaces.”

“Excellent Catalan food, excellent service and a prime location”

“Muy buena comida catalana, muy buen servicio y en un lugar privilegiado”

Quick Verdict

Honest Catalan cooking, 29 craft beers, and staff who move with genuine investment in every table.

About Taverna d'El Foment

Lunch or dinner on that quiet little square just off the Rambla, steps from the Ajuntament, is about as well-placed as Girona's old town gets. The kitchen works with Catalan product throughout, and the craft beer selection — one of the deepest in the neighbourhood — sits alongside a vermouth worth ordering before you eat. Food-wise, the embutido and cheese board are what people keep coming back for, the veal stew is the thing to order if it's on, and portions run generous enough that the table tends to share. Staff are attentive and genuinely knowledgeable about the menu, and more than one regular mentions they make the recommendations count. The crowd is mixed in the best way: locals, visitors, families, solo diners. Honest Catalan cooking, a room that earns its place in the barri vell, and service that doesn't phone it in.

Taverna d'El Foment is one of those places where the dessert menu is not an afterthought — a detail regulars tend to mention first.

In the last 90 days, Taverna d'El Foment has drawn 35 substantial written reviews (50+ characters of genuine feedback) — recent momentum that is one of the signals behind its place on the hot list.

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