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© ParadoresRestaurant · Cardona
Parador de Cardona Restaurant
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- Where
- Cardona
Inside the castle · 938 691 275
Eating inside the fortress
The restaurant at the Parador de Cardona is in the castle's former refectory, a long room with pointed stone arches. You do not need to stay at the Parador to eat here: it is open to anyone who comes up to the castle, and its café is the one used by visitors to the collegiate church and the Minyona tower.
What to order
The menu draws on traditional Catalan cooking and, above all, on that of the Bages: seasonal, local produce such as woodland mushrooms, cured meats, tomato, aubergine, salt cod, snails, lamb, pork and duck. Paradores lists as specialities the Catalan escudella with galets, shoulder of kid slow-roasted at low temperature, and the mató timbale with flower honey. Also on offer are salt cod in textures with brandada, a board of Catalan cured meats with coca de vidre bread and hanging tomato, grilled vegetables (escalivada) and a seafood suquet with lobster, hake, monkfish, king prawns and clams.
Opening hours
Lunch is served from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 20:00 to 22:30. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 10:45. The café is open from 11:30 to 23:30 Sunday to Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
How to book and get there
Book by phone on 93 869 12 75 or at [email protected], or through the Paradores website. You drive up to the castle esplanade, where parking is free. If you eat after the castle visit, you do not have to move.
What to order: the escudella with galets, the slow-roasted shoulder of kid and the mató timbale with honey.
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 938 691 275
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sun13:30–15:30 and 20:00–22:30
- Cuisine
- Catalan, from the Bages
House specialities
- Catalan escudella with galets
- Shoulder of kid slow-roasted at low temperature
- Mató timbale with flower honey
- Salt cod with brandada
- Seafood suquet with lobster
Tips
- Ask for a table when you book the room If you are sleeping in the castle, dinner in the refectory is part of the evening; secure it with your booking.
- Use the café between visits It opens from 11:30 with no break at midday: handy for a coffee between the collegiate church and the tower.
Frequently asked questions
Can I eat without staying here?
Yes. The restaurant and the café are open to everyone who comes up to the castle.
What time is dinner?
From 20:00 to 22:30.
What kind of cooking is it?
Traditional Catalan, with produce from the Bages and in season.
