Fonda Marsal

The oldest inn in Rupit

Fonda Marsal began in 1930, when grandmother Assumpció and grandfather Quim opened a small grocery, butcher's and inn called Can Quim on carrer Manyà: it was the first place in Rupit where you could spend the night. In 1965 the next generation, Jaume and Lourdes, bought Can Pelat, the house opposite, to expand. Today it is a hostal and restaurant in the heart of the old town. The restaurant has two dining rooms: one at the entrance, next to the bar, and a large room for 150 people used for weddings, communions and banquets. There is also a terrace with views over the village and the river for a vermouth or a coffee.

What to order

They serve a menu and a set menu of traditional Catalan cooking with local and seasonal produce. The menu has salads, cold or hot soups, grilled and stewed meats. The most typical: grandmother's stuffed potatoes (patates farcides de l'àvia), the assortment of local cured meats, beans with butifarra sausage, veal with mushrooms, roast chicken and the house cannelloni. For dessert, flan de mató, mató with honey, crema catalana or the house flan, and ice creams.

When to go and how to book

It opens every day except Wednesday, its day of rest, and holiday days: about ten days at Christmas and from the last week of June to the first days of July. Book by phone, on 93 852 20 86, or by email at [email protected], especially on spring and autumn Sundays, when the village fills up.

Getting there and parking

Leave the car in the municipal car park at the entrance to the village, free for the first 45 minutes and paid after that, and walk in: the streets of the old town are narrow. Before or after lunch you can cross the hanging bridge and carrer del Fossar or go down to the Salt de Sallent.