Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés for people-watching, the bars with the coolest cocktails, the most accomplished restaurants and the liveliest local nightlife in Sardinia.
Restaurants
La Gritta
At this restaurant near Palau, you can dine in the garden overlooking the Maddalena archipelago and enjoy classic Mediterranean food. It's well worth the drive to its somewhat remote location.
Loc. Porto Faro, Palau
(+39 (0)789 708045)
Su Gologone
The romantic Su Gologone hotel (www.sugologone.it) is best known for its restaurant. There’s a terrace overlooking the pool and mountains beyond, and the menu uses only local, fresh (and delicious) produce.
near Oliena
(+39 (0)784 287512)
S’Andira
This restaurant is only open in high season, but it's definitely worth finding for seafood under the sky amid the granite boulders sculpted by the wind and juniper trees.
Via Orsa Minore 1, Santa Reparata, Santa Teresa Gallura
(+39 (0)789 754273)
Saltara
If you fancy relaxed, traditional Sardinian food for dinner head out to Saltara on the northern tip of the island.
Santa Teresa Gallura
(+39 (0)789 755597)
Gallura
This excellent trattoria is a traditional place promising a morsel for every tastebud – dedicated foodies can choose between 30 different types of risotto.
Corso Umberto, Olbia
(+39 (0)789 24629)