Where to eat in Temps de Flors: Arroz9, paellas, quality tapas, and traditional Catalan cuisine

GironaAs its name suggests, Arròs9's main offering is signature rice dishes, as well as traditional Catalan cuisine. They make a dozen rice dishes, including brothy, creamy, and dry rice dishes, with meat, fish, and vegetables. One of the secrets to the excellent quality of their rice dishes is the sofrito, which they cook over low heat until the onions are perfectly caramelized. Another is that they use quality products such as acorn-fed duck (from Ànec 5 Aglans), an organic duck raised in Lluçanès, and Isla de Río rice from the Ebro Delta. They also have a lobster and crayfish tank to serve the freshest products possible.

They also prepare quality tapas made with local produce, and their extensive local and national wine list offers more than 100 varieties, ensuring customers always find the perfect wine.

Beyond the restaurant

Also on Arròs9 cook pans and takeaway dishes and they do caterings For events such as weddings, birthdays, private functions, etc. They adapt to the client and the situation, and always offer dishes made with local, high-quality products. All dishes, from starters to dessert, are made by them from top to bottom. The only thing that isn't theirs are the chuchos, which are from Can Castelló.

Young people with drive

Gina Gudayol is in charge of the dining room, and Jordi Llagostera is in charge of the kitchen. It's a young team—both are 26 years old—with a lot of drive. Two and a half years ago, they opened this restaurant in Girona's Barri Vell. It occupies all three floors of the building and the mezzanine and has a capacity for 120 people. It has a daily menu from 25 euros and on the menu the price is between 30 and 40 euros per person.

• Rice9
• Ginesta Street, 8
• Girona
• +34 629 420 183
• Reservations