Lizarran — Restaurant in Figueres

Arriving in Figueres after a long day of delayed train travels, my girlfriend and I wanted to experience some local and authentic pinchos. We were recommended to go to Lizarran as the place to be.

On our arrival at the restaurant, we were warmly greeted by the waitress that took our orders for drinks, as well as explaining us the concept of the restaurant since we were unfamiliar with it. Pinchos on the bar are self-service and cost 2.50€. Every few minutes you will hear a loud bell sound. With this, the waiter goes around each table, offering freshly cooked pinchos from the kitchen (they also cost 2.50€). The leftovers end up on the bar for self-service.

Pro tip: do not stuff yourself with pinchos from the self-service all at once. Take your time, enjoy the drinks and good vibes. The fresh pinchos will slowly come out from the kitchen one by one, so it will be worth your wait. Additionally, don’t come too early in the evening to the restaurant, because the best warm pinchos and deserts come out later.

Bigger dishes can also be ordered from the menu with the waiter. We had some delicious deep fried baby squid in batter!

After our tasty chocolate desert, we ordered a local liqueur called “Ratafía Catalana”. I would definitely recommended it to anyone that enjoys good local drinks.

Overall, we had an amazing experience. While the food is most definitely fresh, local and authentic, the clientele is not local (including myself). It is filled with tourists, but this was not an issue for me. The waiters are also a bit pushy with selling drinks and dishes from the menu, but not at all in an aggressive or annoying way. So it didn’t bother me. On the other hand it was nice to see how the staff was committed at offering fast and efficient service for their customers.

I really enjoyed the cider and red wine, the tasty food, the friendly staff and the entertaining atmosphere. 100% would recommend to others!

Edit: Beware, I came again the following day for a quick bite and each pincha and drink was up-priced by 0.15€, so 2.65€ instead of 2.50€ for a pincha! I’m not sure if this was a lunchtime up-price or...

No idea why this shows up as a hotel. It’s Lizarran a Tapas restaurant. I don’t know where the people before us have eaten their tapas, but this is clearly not 5, 4 or even 3 stars… We had tapas from the counter for 2,60€ and fresh from the kitchen and ordered from the card (see picture). Non of them where really good or remarkable. Pimentos where missing salt and some heat, the Calamar where chewy and also missing salt and had too much bread crust and finally the patatas bravas where too soft and where soaked in sauce. The tapas from the counter where not tasty and the bread was somewhat dry. Last but not least the atmosphere, this has nothing to do with a Spanish tapas bar. This is more a tourist trap and that’s why it does not deserve more than 2 stars. And the bell that announces fresh tapas from the kitchen is simply too load. The waiters have no feeling for when you are finished eating. You can certainly find a more authentic and delicious place in Figueres. Not...

A must-go-to restaurant in Figueres. The pinctos buffet is loaded with large and fresh delicacies at 2.90 euros each and you pay by the number of toothpicks on your plate. Additional choices are served to your table when the bell sounds. Two or three would be adequate for most people. Addition plates are available from the a-la-carte menu. Very good sangria, cold beer, and wines available. A good dinner typically for 15 to 20 euros/head. We got there at about 6pm and soon all tables were filled and folks were standing along the street for a seat. Excellent service and atmosphere in an exceptionally clean and attractive setting. Will...