Arriving in Ripollès on Fridays from the metropolitan area can become quite a journey. However, today we won’t talk about traffic; rather, about gastronomic activities, shopping, and culinary fun in Ripollès.
It seems that arriving in Ripoll mandates a stop at the supermarket area, right next to Solana del Ter. The flow of cars on Friday evenings is incessant. Try to seek out alternatives much more enriching and better distributed than these commercial monopolies.
Did you know that La Rodonella is associated with Ripollès products?
Around rural tourism homes, you’ll find cows and calves grazing happily all year round. Not far away, you’ll also find the closed-cycle pig farm, which along with Mas el Lladré, are the only remaining farms in Ripollès.
To discover the Ripollès environment, one of the most important aspects is the herbivores that inhabit it, from Gombrèn to Vallfogona del Ripollès, from Ripoll to Molló, from Ribes de Freser to Camprodon, from Campdevànol to St. Joan de les Abadesses, from Setcases to Pardines, from Bruguera to Ogassa – all have a common denominator, extensive grazing. This is carried out by all the farmers who have inhabited the entire Ripollès region since time immemorial. Some will have cows, others sheep, goats, mares – a whole array of animals that care for and enrich our environment.
Products from farmhouse producers
You can also taste dairy products from farmhouse producers:
Mas el Lladré (Les Llosses)
Roura Soler Cheese Factory (St. Pau de Segúries)
Palou Cheese Factory (Campdevànol)
Pujol Orra Cheeses (Les Llosses)
Ca L’Esteve (Batet, Ribes de Freser)
Local butcher shops
Local butcher shops in Ripollès are a great choice to find these alternatives:
Marc Coma Butcher Shop (St. Joan de les Abadesses)
Can Blanch (Vilallonga de Ter)
Ca La Magda (Ripoll)
Palau Carnissers (Ribes de Freser)
Casa Batlle (St. Pau de Segúries)
Maria Butcher Shop (St. Joan de les Abadesses)
Carns Constans (Ripoll)
Alba Delicatessen (Ribes de Freser)
Pirinat (Campdevànol)
This explanation is because you can discover a bit more of the territory by choosing true km.0 products. At Rural Tourism El Serradal, you have barbecues with free firewood to cook meat and vegetables and have a first-class meal.
Restaurants and gastronomic spaces
If you don’t want to work as much and want someone else to cook for you, we’ll detail restaurants and gastronomic spaces where you can enjoy Ripollès cuisine.
Ripoll
Els Amigus – Breakfast and lunch, closed on Sundays. High-end Catalan cuisine. €€€
La Barricona – Remarkable lunches. €€€
Taps – Lunches and dinners. Exceptional value for money. €€
La Taverneta – A Ripollès institution. Pintxos, lunches, afternoon drinks, and pub. €€€
El Canaules – Ripollès bourgeoisie at the table. €€€€
St. Joan de les Abadesses-Ogassa
Els Pagesos – Breakfast and lunch, meeting place. €€
Ca La Nati – Lunch and dinner, an easy and delicious choice. €€
Cafeteria L’Abadia – Vermouths and tapas, spectacular terrace. €€
Les Feixes – Blue and white roasts. €€
Bar Peret – Meeting place, breakfast and lunch. €€
Fonda Can Costas – Teak trays and lots of history. €€
Campdevànol-Gombrèn
Fonda Xesc – The only star in the region. €€€€
Ca La Paquita – Breakfast and lunches, pleasant place. €€
S’ha Acabat el Bròquil – Gastronomic space. €€€
Bruguera
Hostal Moliné – History with reinvention. €€€
Ventolà-Fornells de la Muntanya
Can Casanova – Hunting, stews, and enjoyment. €€
Ca l’Anna – Typical Ripollès. €€
Ribes de Freser
Els Caçadors – High-quality cuisine and tradition. €€€
Can Sart – Basic. €€
La Tintoreria – Quality hamburger joint. €€
Camprodon
Pont Nou – Select Catalan cuisine. €€€
Pizzeria La Rústica – Delicious pizzeria. €€
Taverna El Caliu – Traditional place for everyone. €€
Setcases-Tregurà
Fonda Rigà – Restaurant mecca, exceptional views. €€€
Can Jepet – At the gates of Vallter, on the left. €€
Molló-Rocabruna
Panoramix – Modern and bold cuisine. €€€€
Can Po – Tradition, flavor, and lords of the valley. €€€
Beers and liqueurs
You cannot leave the region without tasting one of the macerated beverages and beers produced here. Moliné Liqueurs, with ratafia, as well as Maria Lluïsa and Poniol liqueurs, invite you to discover a piece of forest, territory, and the surrounding environment. On the other hand, Minera Beer and Calavera Beer will not leave you indifferent with their traditional and daring proposals, which you can enjoy with the new wave of craft breweries.
