The indoor restaurant
A refurbished dining room, with windows onto the sea. It is the all-year space, the one for long lunches and for groups.
The restaurant
Restaurante Akquaaa, on the Calafell seafront promenade
Akquaaa is the restaurant of the Akquaaa Boutique Hotel, on the Calafell seafront promenade — the building that for decades was the Hotel Kursaal. Mediterranean produce and a wood-fired grill, across four spaces: indoor dining room, terrace with sea views, beach bar and private parking.
From the Hotel Kursaal to the Akquaaa Boutique Hotel
Plenty of people in Calafell still call this building the Kursaal, and it makes complete sense: the Hotel Kursaal was a landmark on the seafront promenade for decades and is part of the town's memory.
Today the building is the Akquaaa Boutique Hotel, and on its ground floor is Restaurante Akquaaa. The name changed, the dining room was refurbished and the cooking changed, but the location is the same: right on the beach, at Av. Sant Joan de Déu 119.
So yes: if you were looking for the Kursaal, you have come to the right place.
Produce-led cooking, the grill and rice
The menu leans on produce and on fire: the fish is roasted and then left alone, the grill burns real wood and the rice dishes are made one by one, when they are ordered. Around that, what belongs here: the xató from Vilanova, the wood-fired escalivada coca, the grilled tellines, the eight rice dishes and the fideuà.
It is cooking made for sharing: a good part of the tapas comes in half portions for precisely that reason.
See the menuThe four spaces
The two-part terrace
Right on the seafront promenade. An upper area, with an open view across the bay, and a lower one closer to the sea. See the terrace.
The beach bar
On the sand itself, in front of the restaurant. Same kitchen, tapas format. See the beach bar.
The private car park
For restaurant customers. On the Calafell seafront that is an unusual advantage, especially in summer. How to get here and park.
The hotel
The Akquaaa Boutique Hotel occupies the same building. If you are coming from further afield, you can eat downstairs and sleep upstairs — and for weddings, communions and groups arriving from a distance, it solves where the guests stay without anyone having to move.
More information at akquaaa.com.
Where we are
- Address
- Akquaaa Restaurant
Av. Sant Joan de Déu, 119 — 43820 Calafell (Tarragona) - Telephone
- 977 692 507
- restaurant@akquaaa.com
- How to get here
- By car, by train or on foot along the seafront promenade
Frequently asked questions
Is Akquaaa the former Hotel Kursaal?
Yes. The building on the Calafell seafront promenade that was the Hotel Kursaal is today the Akquaaa Boutique Hotel, and on its ground floor is Restaurante Akquaaa.
How is the name spelled?
Akquaaa, with a k and three a's at the end. Plenty of people search for it as «aqua», «acqua» or «aqqua» Calafell and find it anyway.
Is the restaurant only for hotel guests?
No. The restaurant, the terrace and the beach bar are open to everyone.
What kind of cooking do you do?
Mediterranean produce-led cooking: rice dishes, coastal fish, seafood, wood-grilled meats and tapas to share.
Is there a hotel in the same building?
Yes, the Akquaaa Boutique Hotel.
Book your table
In the dining room, on the terrace or at the beach bar, all year round.
Keep exploring
Terrace and sea views
The two terrace areas, right on the seafront.
See the terraceBeach bar
The beach space, out on the sand.
See the beach barHow to get here and parking
Where we are and where to leave the car.
See how to get hereRestaurant menu
The full menu, with all the prices.
See the menu