La Rectoria (CLOSED)

If you're off to explore the small villages that run alongside the highway between Bàscara and Esponellà, you should definitely make a stop at Espinavessa. Reserve a table at La Rectoria, which is a culinary pearl in the middle of the leafy landscape that surrounds the river Fluvià. They serve seasonal, creative, signature dishes, basing them on Catalan recipes but reinventing them with style. For example, a consomé of chickpeas with seaweed or one of 'prawn tea', and papillote of 'calçots' (Catalan-style onion) with truffles and herbs. Irresistible! They have a set lunch menu on weekdays and public holidays that is highly recommended both for content and price.