Taste and take home the best local food

A selection of gourmet shops where you can buy the best local food products ideal for souvenirs or to enjoy during your holiday

In this article, we have selected the best shops specialising in gourmet food and drink products that you can both enjoy on holiday and take back home as the perfect souvenir.

The shopping exerience in Salou is like no other thanks to the local shops that provide a unique and personal customer service. Our Mapilife guide gives full support to these local businesses rooted in the town because they represent something unique in the Costa Dorada.

Salou Gourmet 

We start with Salou Gourmet, a unique store in the city where you can find traditional deli products with typical flavours from the country. Among it’s products you can find iberic sausages such as chorizo or fuet, quality cured hams, delicious cheeses, homemade cookies and the finest extra virgin olive oils. In addition they have a large selection of wines and drinks ideal for enjoying back at home.

Visit the ‘Mercat Municipal’ local market

An excellent thing about the Costa Dorada is that the local markets are thriving. A must-do activity for your holiday is to visit the Municipal Market of Salou which hosts dozens of stalls with top quality products sold with a professional and personalised service. We recommend visiting two in particular if your interested to pick up some fresh seafood or traditional cured meat:

PEIXETERIA ATAULFO

This historical family fishmongers offers the best products from the sea delivered directly from the ports of the Costa Daurada. If you want to cook with the freshest fish back in your apartment, then visit this stall in the municipal market and recreate your favourite tapas dishes with the best seafood product in Salou.

DELIKATESSEN GRANADOS

This stall specialises in quality sausages and traditional cured meats. In addition, they offer an exclusive taste of jamon serrano delicious cured ham which is one of the most famous and prestigious products of the country. This place is also ideal for finding authentic chorizo to take back home and share with your friends.

Circus & Wild Sweet 

This shop specialises in sweets of all shapes and sizes. Just entering the shop is an experience in itself as you choose from a huge variety of sweets as well as ice cream, chocolate and refreshing beverages. The first shop Wild Sweet is located in the Andorra Urban Mall one of the most popular places to shop in Salou. The second shop Sweet Circus is just a few metres away at the beginning of Carrer Saragossa.

 

Wine Palace & Vinoteca de Salou

This is the largest wine and spirits shop in the Costa Daurada. They have a wide variety of products to choose from such as Catalan, Spanish and international wines, as well as other local beverages, such as Reus vermouth, a delicacy in the area. They have two stores; Vinoteca de Salou you can find on Via Roma in the centre of Salou and for an even bigger selection you can visit the Wine Palace which is located in the Port Halley retail park between Salou and Vila-seca. 

Torrons Vicens 

Torron is a Catalan sweet treat similar to nougat made with honey, eggs, sugar and the most important ingredient, delicious nuts and dried fruit. If you want to try it during your stay we highly recommend Torrons Vicens. They are the most famous ‘torron’-makers and have been making them since 1775 in the Catalan town of Agramunt. They are the perfect souvenir to take home to those with a sweet-tooth, as they are all beautifully presented and you will be spoilt for choice with the many flavours on offer. Visit their shop on Via Augusta in Salou.

La Ibense 

This historical ice cream parlor in Salou is known throughout the Costa Dorada because of its long family tradition. It specialises in ice cream, nougat and chocolate as well as ‘horchata’, a creamy white drink made from tiger nuts that you must try. There are three La Ibense ice cream parlors in the town. The first is at 30 Passeig Jaume I, the second is at the other end of the promenade a few metres from the harbour and the third is on Carrer Barcelona.

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