Located near farm and sea, the northwest city of Alghero is the place to try regional specialties. The restaurant Angedras expresses the city’s Catalan influences with local ingredients; try the mussel-and-clam soup, or the grilled pecorino layered with prosciutto on carasau bread.

Angedras. Bastioni Marco Polo 41, Alghero, 39/79-973-5078. This appeared in the May/June 2012 issue. Photo courtesy of Fabrizio Troiani/Age Fotostock.