Hondvriendelijke restaurants in Girona

Girona's oldest restaurant, serving market-driven Catalan home cooking on the arcaded Placa de la Independencia since 1892, and a fixture on the local dog-friendly lists. The big terrace under the arches is ideal with a dog while you work through escudella or botifarra amb mongetes.

The Girona outpost of the Australian-style brunch group sits right on the Via Augusta's medieval line, Carrer de la Forca, in the heart of the old town. Specialty coffee, all-day brunch and a stated dog-friendly policy make it the natural morning stop before climbing to the cathedral.

Jordi Roca's bean-to-bar chocolate house and cafe on Placa de Catalunya, at the foot of the boutique hotel of the same name, admits well-behaved dogs in the cafe area. Hot chocolate, bonbons and pastries from the most decorated pastry chef of his generation, with the old town one bridge away.