Miramar

Two Michelin Stars on the Costa Brava — and Easier to Book Than You'd Expect

Miramar holds two Michelin stars, sits at 94 points on La Liste's 2026 ranking, and scores 4.6 across 620 Google reviews — yet it operates out of a seafront building in Llançà, a small fishing town of fewer than 5,000 people on the Costa Brava. If you are looking for two-star cooking in northern Spain without the theatre and waiting lists of a major city restaurant, Miramar is the most direct route there.

Chef Paco Pérez runs this as a third-generation family restaurant. That detail matters less for its sentiment than for what it produces in practice: a kitchen with deep institutional knowledge of the local coastline, and a dining room that does not perform occasion at you. The combination of serious technique and an unglamorous coastal town address is exactly what makes Miramar worth the trip.

What You Are Booking

The menu format gives you genuine options. There is an à la carte, plus three set menus , Tradition, Homage to Cambrils' Fishermen, and a Tasting menu. The à la carte is not a concession to indecisive guests; Michelin's own notes specifically mention it alongside the menus, so either route is a legitimate choice. The cooking is framed as Progressive Spanish and French Seafood: technically driven, maritime in focus, but not locked into a single register. Pérez's other projects include urban fine dining in Barcelona and Berlin, which tells you the technical ambition at play here is not incidental.

Miramar sits on the Passeig Marítim in Llançà, next to the 17th-century Torre del Port. The waterfront location and the low-rise town around it mean the atmosphere runs closer to a serious local institution than to a destination-restaurant event. That is a practical advantage: the room is unlikely to distort your experience with noise, spectacle, or the self-conscious formality that surrounds some multi-star tables. For food-focused diners, this is the right kind of setting.

When to Go

Miramar is open Tuesday through Saturday for both lunch (1:30–2:30 pm) and dinner (8:30–9:30 pm), with Sunday lunch only and Monday closed. The service windows are tight , a single lunch slot and a single dinner slot , so booking precision matters. Plan around the two annual closure periods: November 22 to December 8, and January 17 to February 8. Outside those windows, late spring through early autumn puts you on the Costa Brava during peak season, with the leading local seafood and the longest days. If you can go mid-week in May, June, or September, you get the quality without peak-summer crowds in the surrounding town.

Lunch is worth considering seriously. The Costa Brava in summer is leading experienced in daylight, and a long lunch at Miramar , with the waterfront visible and the afternoon ahead of you , makes better use of the location than an evening sitting. Dinner is tighter on time given the single 8:30 pm slot.

Who Should Book

Miramar is the right choice for food and travel enthusiasts who want two-star cooking without flying to a capital city or competing for tables at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona. It works well as the centrepiece of a longer Costa Brava trip , pair it with time in Cadaqués, the Cap de Creus, or the Empordà wine country nearby. Llançà itself is small, so this is a destination meal in a non-destination town, which is precisely the point.

For special occasions, the combination of two Michelin stars, the waterfront setting, and the multi-menu format gives you the full toolkit without requiring a city itinerary. Groups wanting a shared tasting experience should request the set menus; those who prefer to order individually have a credible à la carte to work with, which is rarer at this level than it should be.

If you are already in Barcelona, Miramar is a two-hour drive north and pairs logically with Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona on the same trip. For a full Costa Brava circuit, add El Pescadors in Llançà for a lower-key local seafood meal, or El Vaixell for traditional Catalan cooking nearby. See our full Llançà restaurants guide for the broader picture, and our Llançà hotels guide, bars guide, wineries guide, and experiences guide if you are planning a full stay.

Practical Details

Reservations: Book as far in advance as possible , booking difficulty is rated Near Impossible, which means weeks or months of lead time should be expected for weekend tables. Weekday slots may move faster. Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 1:30–2:30 pm and 8:30–9:30 pm; Sunday lunch only; Monday closed. Closures: November 22–December 8 and January 17–February 8. Budget: €€€€ , price range consistent with two-star dining in Spain; expect multi-menu pricing to reflect the award level. Dress: No dress code is listed, but the setting and price tier suggest smart-casual at minimum; the relaxed coastal town context means formal dress is not required. Address: Passeig Marítim, 7, 17490 Llançà, Girona, Spain.

Awards and Recognition

• Michelin 2 Stars , 2024 and 2025
• La Liste Leading Restaurants: 94.5 points (2025), 94 points (2026)
• Opinionated About Dining , Classical in Europe: Ranked #141 (2023), #135 (2024), #126 (2025)
• Opinionated About Dining , Leading Restaurants in Europe: Ranked #149 (2024)
• Opinionated About Dining , Leading New Restaurants in Europe: Recommended (2023)
• Google Reviews: 4.6 from 620 reviews