Restaurant in Cambrils, Spain
Cambrils' Michelin star. Book early.
Rincón de Diego earned its 2024 Michelin star by combining Cambrils' finest local seafood and rice dishes with Asian-inflected technique from a father-and-son kitchen. At €€€ it is the most ambitious restaurant in town, rated 4.7 across 1,036 Google reviews. Book four to six weeks ahead in summer — this is hard to get into for good reason.
If you are returning to Cambrils and already know the seafood terraces along the waterfront, Rincón de Diego is where you go next. This is the right choice for a diner who wants the Michelin-verified version of what the Costa Daurada coast does leading: local fish, Cambrils rice dishes, and a kitchen confident enough to push beyond tradition without abandoning it. The summer months bring peak-season pressure, which makes advance booking non-negotiable, but the reward is one of the most carefully constructed meals available anywhere on this stretch of the Tarragona coastline.
Rincón de Diego occupies a two-floor building on Carrer de les Drassanes, a short walk from Regueral beach and directly adjacent to the Club Nàutic de Cambrils. The physical setup matters here: the split-level layout means the ground floor and upper room offer meaningfully different atmospheres within the same kitchen's reach. The ambience reads as contemporary rather than rustic — clean lines, a modern interior that does not lean into the fishing-village aesthetic that dominates many neighbours in this price tier. If you have been before and sat on one level, request the other on your return visit; the experience of the room shifts noticeably between floors.
The proximity to the marina is not incidental. It positions Rincón de Diego squarely in the category of serious coastal dining rather than beach-casual, and the dress and atmosphere expectation follow accordingly. This is a €€€ restaurant with a Michelin star earned in 2024 , the room reflects that positioning.
The menu structure at Rincón de Diego gives returning diners genuine flexibility. Alongside the full à la carte, three set menus , Del Cava, Gastronómico, and Súmmum , offer different levels of commitment and price. For a second visit, the Gastronómico or Súmmum menu is the stronger call: it lets the kitchen sequence its most considered dishes rather than requiring you to move through the full carte under time pressure during a busy service.
Kitchen's identity sits at the intersection of deep local sourcing and outward-looking technique. Cambrils seafood and the region's rice dishes anchor the menu , monkfish suquet and rice with Mediterranean red lobster are cited in the venue's own description as signature reference points. Alongside these, dishes like red tuna tartare with dashi, guacamole, and wasabi ice cream, and Thai sea bass with Jerusalem artichoke purée reflect the influence of Rubén Campos, whose time cooking across Thailand, Singapore, China, and Japan has left a traceable mark on the menu's more contemporary tier. The balance works: this is not a fusion restaurant that has lost its coastal roots, nor a traditionalist kitchen ignoring everything that happened in the last twenty years.
For a returning guest, the practical recommendation is to anchor your order around one of the rice dishes and one of the Asian-inflected plates. That pairing captures the kitchen's dual register more directly than ordering within a single register alone.
Booking difficulty here is rated hard. A Michelin star awarded in 2024 in a coastal resort town with a short high season creates real access pressure from June through September. Plan four to six weeks ahead if your visit falls in summer. Tuesday through Thursday lunch is the most accessible window , the two-hour lunch service (1:30 PM to 3:30 PM) sees lower competition than Friday or Saturday evenings, and the pace is typically more relaxed. Monday is closed. If your dates are fixed and recent, call directly as cancellations do surface.
Within Cambrils' serious dining tier, Can Bosch is the direct peer comparison: also €€€, also rooted in traditional Catalan-coastal cooking, and also requiring advance booking. The difference is in register , Can Bosch leans more classically into the regional tradition, while Rincón de Diego layers in the contemporary Asian influences that make it the more interesting choice for a returning diner who has already done the direct coastal tasting menu route. If the choice is between the two, Rincón de Diego is the stronger pick for diners who want more technical range; Can Bosch is the safer ground for those who want no surprises.
At a step down in price, Bresca (€€, traditional) and Hiu (€€, fusion) offer more accessible alternatives. Bresca is the value choice if budget is the constraint. Hiu is worth considering if the Asian-fusion elements at Rincón de Diego are the draw , Hiu delivers a similar profile at a lower price point, though without the Michelin credential. Miramar rounds out the local comparison set. For the full Cambrils restaurant picture, see our full Cambrils restaurants guide.
Against the wider Spanish Michelin one-star field, Rincón de Diego sits in a well-populated tier. It does not compete directly with the ambition of El Celler de Can Roca in Girona or Arzak in San Sebastián, but it is not trying to. What it delivers , precise coastal cooking with a confident contemporary layer, in a resort town where most alternatives stop well short of this level , justifies its star and its price tier clearly.
Anchor your meal on one of the local rice dishes , the rice with Mediterranean red lobster is the kitchen's clearest expression of Cambrils' coastal identity. Pair it with one of the Asian-inflected plates (the red tuna tartare with dashi, guacamole, and wasabi ice cream is the most discussed crossover dish) to cover both registers the kitchen works in. For a structured approach, the Gastronómico or Súmmum set menu removes the navigation problem entirely and is worth the commitment on a second visit.
Can Bosch is the closest like-for-like at €€€ , traditional cooking, similar booking difficulty, slightly more classical in tone. If price is the issue, Bresca (€€) is the value-conscious alternative. If the fusion angle is what attracts you, Hiu (€€) delivers a comparable flavour direction at a lower price point. See our full Cambrils restaurants guide for the complete picture.
The two-floor layout creates some flexibility for larger parties, but specific private dining or group booking policies are not confirmed in the available data. At €€€ with hard booking difficulty, groups of six or more should contact the restaurant well in advance , ideally six to eight weeks ahead in summer , and ask explicitly about floor placement. Groups wanting a more relaxed large-table format may find Can Bosch easier to configure.
No dress code is listed, but the combination of a Michelin star, €€€ pricing, and a contemporary interior puts this firmly in smart-casual territory at minimum. Given the marina-adjacent setting, resort smart is the practical benchmark: clean, considered clothing rather than beach or casual wear. Overly formal dress is not required, but this is not the kind of room where shorts and sandals will feel comfortable.
Yes, if Cambrils is where you are eating. At €€€ with a 2024 Michelin star and a Google rating of 4.7 across more than 1,000 reviews, the quality signal is consistent. The kitchen delivers a level of technical range , local seafood and rice dishes alongside contemporary Asian-inflected plates , that nothing else in this town clearly matches at this price. If you are benchmarking against broader Spanish Michelin one-stars like Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona or Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, those are different propositions entirely. Within the Cambrils context, the value case is clear.
Lunch is the practical advantage, especially Tuesday through Thursday: the service window (1:30 PM to 3:30 PM) sees lower demand than weekend evenings, booking is marginally easier, and the coastal setting reads well in daylight. Dinner runs 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM , later, more atmospheric, and under more competitive booking pressure on Fridays and Saturdays. For a first return visit where securing a table is the priority, book Tuesday or Wednesday lunch. For atmosphere and a more leisurely evening pace, Saturday dinner is worth the additional planning effort.
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| Venue | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Rincón de Diego | €€€ | — |
| Can Bosch | €€€ | — |
| Bresca | €€ | — |
| Hiu | €€ | — |
| Miramar | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
Anchor your meal on one of the local rice dishes — the rice with Mediterranean red lobster is the kitchen's clearest expression of what Cambrils does better than most of the Costa Daurada. The menu structure gives you three set menu options (Del Cava, Gastronómico, Súmmum) alongside full à la carte, so you can calibrate spend and coverage. If you want to see Rubén Campos' contribution, the contemporary dishes — red tuna tartare with dashi and wasabi ice-cream, or Thai sea bass with Jerusalem artichoke purée — show where the kitchen crosses into something less regionally predictable.
Can Bosch is the direct like-for-like: also €€€, also rooted in traditional Catalan-coastal cooking, also Michelin-recognised, and slightly more classical in tone. If you want to stay in the broader Tarragona area and step up the ambition, Miramar in Llançà holds two Michelin stars. Bresca and Hiu represent different format choices — check those if your group is less fixed on the Cambrils coastal identity.
The restaurant occupies two floors, which creates some practical flexibility for larger parties. Specific private dining arrangements or group booking policies are not confirmed in available data, so check the venue's official channels before assuming a large table is available — especially during peak summer weeks when a 2024 Michelin star makes demand pressure real.
No formal dress code is listed, but a Michelin star, €€€ pricing, and a contemporary two-floor interior point clearly toward smart casual — not beachwear, even though Regueral beach is a short walk away. Think of it as the same register you'd apply to a city-centre Michelin restaurant: neat and deliberate, not formal.
Yes, if Cambrils is where you are eating. A 2024 Michelin star at €€€ in a coastal resort town is a strong value signal — the star reflects kitchen quality that the local competition mostly doesn't match at this price point. The combination of traditional Cambrils seafood and rice dishes with more contemporary Asian-inflected plates means the menu earns the price across multiple courses rather than relying on a single showpiece.
Lunch is the practical advantage, particularly Tuesday through Thursday: the 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM service window tends to see lower demand than weekend evenings, making it the easier booking to secure. Dinner on Friday or Saturday evening at a 2024 Michelin star restaurant in a short-season coastal town is where you will feel the booking difficulty most — plan at least several weeks ahead for those slots.
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