Restaurant in Amposta, Spain
Zero-mile cooking, Bib Gourmand value, pre-book menus.
L'Algadir del Delta holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and sits at the €€ price tier, making it the clearest value-for-quality option in the Ebro Delta. Set within Cataluña's first European Ecolabel-certified hotel, the kitchen focuses on zero-mile ingredients and rice dishes tied directly to the surrounding fields. Pre-order a set menu and arrive at lunch for the full picture.
If you are weighing L'Algadir del Delta against a Barcelona creative restaurant at €€€€ per head, stop — these are different decisions. L'Algadir operates at the €€ price tier with a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025), which means the inspectors have already confirmed this is serious cooking at accessible prices. For a food-focused traveller arriving in the Ebro Delta, this is the right table. The question is not whether to go, but how to structure your visit.
The restaurant sits within a hotel that holds the distinction of being the first European Ecolabel-certified property in Cataluña, set among the rice fields of the Parc Natural del Delta de l'Ebre in Poble Nou del Delta, just outside Amposta. The ambient feel here is quiet in a way that most restaurants cannot manufacture: the surrounding natural park sets the register before you even sit down. There is no city noise, no soundtrack of competing restaurants nearby. The mood is calm and deliberate, which suits the cooking's focus on local, zero-mile ingredients. If you are travelling from Barcelona or Valencia and expecting an urban dining room buzz, recalibrate. This is a slower, more contemplative atmosphere , better for conversation, better for focusing on the food, and genuinely different from anything you will find in a city.
For explorers who seek depth and context from a meal, that setting is part of the offer, not incidental to it. Eating rice dishes produced from fields you can see from the dining room changes the frame of reference in a way that a sourcing note on a menu cannot replicate.
Chef-owner Joan Capilla's kitchen operates around a zero-mile sourcing philosophy, combining that ingredient focus with contemporary technique applied to traditional Catalan and Ebro Delta cooking. The à la carte , available at lunchtime only , centres on rice dishes, which is appropriate given the location. This is not paella tourism; the execution is technically ambitious.
Beyond the à la carte, there are several set menus, all of which require pre-ordering. This is not a casual detail: if you arrive expecting to choose on the day, you will have fewer options. Plan ahead. The menu lineup includes the Bib Gourmand menu (the entry-level value option), Som Gastronomía (market-led), Sabors del Delta (a regional tasting arc focused on the local Delta territory), and Raíces del Delta (the more vegetable-forward option). The Sabors del Delta menu is the one to book if you want the fullest expression of what makes this restaurant specific to its location rather than interchangeable with any other Catalan table.
On the question of counter or bar seating: the database does not confirm a chef's counter format here, but the intimate scale of a hotel restaurant in a rural natural park setting typically means the room is small and the distance between kitchen and table is short. That proximity is worth noting for explorers who want to engage with the cooking rather than observe it from a distance.
The 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition is the key trust signal. In Michelin's framework, the Bib identifies restaurants delivering quality meals at moderate prices , it is a value judgement from inspectors, not a consolation award. At the €€ price point, L'Algadir is being held to a different standard than a starred restaurant, and it meets that standard. Google reviewers agree: 4.5 across 954 reviews is a large, stable sample that confirms the experience is consistent, not just occasionally good.
For context, there are very few Bib Gourmand-recognised restaurants in this specific corner of Cataluña, which makes L'Algadir a notable option for anyone travelling through the Ebro Delta rather than into a major city.
The address is Carrer Tancada de Poble Nou, 19, 43549 Poble Nou, Tarragona, which places it in a rural location within the natural park , you will need a car or pre-arranged transport. The à la carte is lunch-only; set menus must be pre-ordered, so contact the restaurant in advance of your visit rather than on arrival. Booking difficulty is easy by Pearl's assessment, which makes sense given the location and size: this is not a restaurant where you need to compete for a table weeks out, but pre-ordering the set menu still requires planning. Pricing sits at €€, making it one of the more accessible Michelin-recognised options in the broader region. Quick reference: rural location, car required, à la carte at lunch only, set menus pre-order required, €€ pricing.
Booking difficulty is easy. The restaurant is part of a hotel in a natural park location, so demand is not at the level of city fine dining. That said, set menus require pre-ordering, so plan your visit rather than treating it as a spontaneous stop. No booking phone number or website is available in our current data , check directly with the hotel on arrival planning, or search the property name for updated contact details.
See the comparison section below for how L'Algadir sits relative to other notable Spanish restaurants. For more options in the area, see our full Amposta restaurants guide, and for where to stay, our full Amposta hotels guide. If you are exploring the broader region, bars, wineries, and experiences guides for Amposta are also available. For traditional cuisine at a comparable tier in France, Cave à Vin & à Manger in Narbonne and Auberge Grand'Maison in Mûr-de-Bretagne offer useful points of comparison for the traditional cuisine category.
Yes, clearly. A Michelin Bib Gourmand at the €€ price tier is the inspectors' explicit confirmation that this restaurant delivers quality above what the price suggests. For comparison, a tasting menu at a starred Spanish restaurant will run €€€€ per head. L'Algadir gives you serious, technique-driven cooking rooted in exceptional local ingredients at a fraction of that cost. The value case is strong.
The Sabors del Delta menu is the one to pre-order if you want the fullest expression of the kitchen's identity. It covers the local Delta territory specifically, which is what makes this restaurant worth travelling to rather than just a competent regional option. The vegetarian-focused Raíces del Delta is the right call if your group skews plant-forward. Both require pre-ordering , do not arrive expecting to decide on the day.
Yes, with the right expectations set. This is not a grand urban dining room , it is a calm, nature-adjacent hotel restaurant in a natural park. That setting makes it genuinely suited to a celebration that values intimacy and focus over theatre. Pre-order the Sabors del Delta menu, arrive for lunch, and the combination of setting, cooking, and price makes for a memorable occasion without the pressure of a €€€€ bill at the end.
Reasonable for a solo food traveller with a car and an interest in the Ebro Delta specifically. The à la carte at lunch gives you flexibility without committing to a full set menu. The atmosphere is quiet and unhurried, which works well for eating alone. It is less suited to a solo diner who wants a buzzy room or counter interaction with the kitchen, as the format is a conventional hotel restaurant rather than a counter-dining concept.
Pre-ordered set menus make group dining here operationally direct , everyone eats from the same menu, which simplifies kitchen logistics. Contact the restaurant directly well in advance for groups, as the hotel's rural location means there is no walk-in buffer for large parties. No phone number is in our current data, so contact via the hotel directly.
The Raíces del Delta menu signals a deliberate vegetarian offer, which is a positive indicator for plant-based diners. Beyond that, the database does not confirm specific allergen or dietary restriction policies. Given that all set menus require pre-ordering, that pre-order moment is the right time to flag restrictions , the kitchen has the lead time to accommodate. Contact the restaurant before arrival rather than on the day.
L'Algadir is the clearest Michelin-recognised option in the immediate Amposta area at the €€ tier. For higher-ambition Spanish cooking at €€€€, the reference points are further afield: Quique Dacosta in Dénia for Mediterranean technique, Ricard Camarena in València for creative Valencian cooking, or El Celler de Can Roca in Girona if you are heading north. None of those are direct substitutes for L'Algadir's specific combination of location, price, and zero-mile rice-field cooking , they are simply what the step up in price and ambition looks like in the region.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Algadir del Delta | Traditional Cuisine | Located in the middle of the Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro and within a few metres of its famous rice fields, this restaurant is part of the first European Ecolabel-certified hotel in Cataluña, where its quality and self-confidence are the undisputed stars of the show. Owner-chef Joan Capilla’s clear focus is on “zero-mile” ingredients, sustainability and the latest cutting-edge techniques which he combines to create his updated take on traditional cuisine. The à la carte, which is only available at lunchtime and includes an array of outstanding rice dishes, is enhanced by several set menus, all of which need to be pre-ordered: Bib Gourmand; a market-inspired option entitled Som Gastronomía; Sabors del Delta, which takes guests on a culinary journey around the local region; and, lastly, the more vegetarian-focused Raíces del Delta.; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025) | Easy | — |
| Aponiente | Progressive - Seafood, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Arzak | Modern Basque, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Azurmendi | Progressive, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| DiverXO | Progressive - Asian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how L'Algadir del Delta measures up.
The kitchen's menu lineup includes a vegetarian-focused option called Raíces del Delta, which signals that plant-based diets are taken seriously here rather than treated as an afterthought. All set menus require pre-ordering, so flag any dietary needs at the time of booking — this format gives the kitchen preparation time to accommodate you properly.
The à la carte format, available at lunch only, is the most natural fit for solo diners who want flexibility rather than a committed set menu. At €€ pricing with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, it is a low-risk solo lunch in a natural park setting. The rural location in the Delta del Ebro means you will need your own transport to get there.
Yes, if you pre-order. The set menus — including the locally focused Sabors del Delta and the market-driven Som Gastronomía — are the format Joan Capilla's kitchen is built around, and they all require advance booking. At €€ pricing with Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, the value proposition is clear: this is quality-over-price cooking, not a budget compromise.
Groups are workable here, but the set-menu format is non-negotiable for larger parties: all menus must be pre-ordered, so you will need to align the group on a single menu choice in advance. The restaurant is part of a hotel within the Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro, which gives the setting a natural-retreat feel suited to group occasions.
At €€ pricing with a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand — Michelin's explicit stamp for quality meals at moderate prices — yes, it is worth it. This is not a venue where you are paying for a prestigious postcode; the value comes from ingredient-driven cooking built around zero-mile sourcing in one of Spain's most distinctive natural environments. Compare this to €€€€ creative restaurants in Barcelona and the question answers itself.
Alternatives in the immediate Amposta and Ebro Delta area are limited, which is part of why L'Algadir holds its position. For higher-stakes special occasion dining in the broader region, Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María operates at the opposite end of the price and ambition scale. For Catalan cooking at a higher level, Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona is the regional reference point.
It works well for a low-key special occasion where the experience is about place and produce rather than formal ceremony. The natural park setting, ecolabel-certified hotel context, and focused set menus — particularly Sabors del Delta, which follows the local region's ingredients — give the meal a deliberate sense of occasion without the formality of a city fine-dining room. Book a set menu in advance and factor in the rural drive.
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