La Torre de Codorníu

La Torre de Codorníu is the restaurant of the Codorníu winery, in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, and occupies one of the estate's historic modernista towers, among the gardens and the Puig i Cadafalch halls. Eating here is the natural thing after the cellar visit, although you do not need to do the visit to book a table.

A modernista tower in the middle of the estate

The Codorníu estate is a group of modernista buildings from the late 19th century, a Historic-Artistic Monument since 1976. The restaurant's tower is inside that complex, next to the garden that Codorníu rents out for celebrations: if you do the visit, you do not have to leave the estate to eat.

Víctor Lema's market cooking

At the head of the kitchen is chef Víctor Lema. The house defines it as market cooking with seasonal produce, Mediterranean essence and a signature touch, and prides itself on serving haute cuisine at affordable prices. The dining-room team knows the Codorníu cavas and wines, which are what you drink here, and suggests what to pair with each dish. The menu can be consulted on the Codorníu website.

The kitchen also has its own project, Sobra: kitchen scraps become compost that returns to the estate's vegetable gardens and vineyards.

Two menus that go with a visit

Codorníu sells the visit and the meal together, and it is the most comfortable way to organise the day:

• Heritage Tour and La Torre menu, €71 per adult: the 75 minutes of the visit, with the train through the cellars, the gardens and the museum, the tasting of two cavas and then the La Torre menu.
• Iconic Tour and Ars Collecta menu, €86 per adult: 105 minutes of visit with a tasting of three cavas and three chocolates, and the Ars Collecta menu.

They are bought on the Codorníu website, like the visits on their own.

A daytime restaurant

It opens every day from 9:30 to 17:00, Sundays too, so it works for a mid-morning snack and for lunch, but not for dinner. Book on 610 486 999, which also takes WhatsApp, or at [email protected].

How it fits into the day

Do the Codorníu cellars visit in mid-morning and eat here without moving the car; or better, without a car, arriving on the R4 at Sant Sadurní. In the afternoon, the Cava Centre is in the town centre, or you can go to Vilafranca to walk the Camí del Vi. The two Sunday plans in the Penedès that pass through here are Sant Sadurní by train with the Codorníu cellars and a cava and a table among the vines.