Where can you get a good dessert in Lloret de Mar?
Do you have a sweet tooth? Well known for their tapas and paella, the Spanish are also very good when it comes to desserts. There are several truly delicious specialities!
Foodies, this article is for you: it tells you all you need to know about the best spots for discovering and buying good desserts in Lloret.
Sweet and iced delights in Lloret de Mar
After a day at the beach or sightseeing, you’ll enjoy a sweet break. To accompany a coffee, a hot chocolate or a cold drink, you will find many indulgent desserts. Enough to delight both young and old at any time of day!
Lloret de Mar is bursting with small businesses and cafeterias where you can eat sweet treats. Highly popular in Spain, cafeterias are mostly visited by the locals in the late morning or in the afternoon.
The seaside town is also bursting with small ice cream shops which are sure to please tourists! To cool down or simply indulge, there is a wide choice of traditional and more innovative ice creams and sorbets in Lloret de Mar.
Check out the list of the best places to eat a good ice cream in Lloret de Mar.
The best Spanish desserts
Why not make the most of your stay in Lloret de Marto discover Spanish desserts? Iberian gastronomy offers many specialities that will be a delight for your eyes as well as your taste buds. Discover five of these specialities as well as the places where you can try them in Lloret de Mar.
Churros
Better known in France under the name “Chichis”, churros are elongated doughnuts. In Spain, they are eaten all year round, both for breakfast and as a snack. According to the Spanish tradition, churros are accompanied by a thick hot chocolate. That’s why retailers often offer “churros con chocolate” on their menus. The most indulgent foodies can try variations of churros such as those stuffed with cream or chocolate.
Where can you eat good churros in Lloret de Mar?
Horchata and leche merengada
These sweet drinks are typically Spanish. Horchata (or orxata) is a kind of sweet soya milk obtained from the grains produced by “chufa”. Even though this drink has Valencian origins, it can be found everywhere in Spain. As for leche merengada, it is a very cold cinnamon and citrus fruit drink served as a milkshake.
These two drinks are very refreshing in the summertime and will immerse you in the very heart of Iberian traditions.
Where can you drink a coffee, a tea or a horchata in Lloret de Mar?
Ensaimada
The ensaimada is a brioche pastry from Mallorca, but can be found throughout Spain, especially in Catalonia. With its snail shape, it is very similar to pain aux raisins. However, it is served plain, with a simple sprinkling of icing sugar. It is served for breakfast or as a snack, accompanied by hot chocolate or a latte.
Where can you eat a good pastry in Lloret de Mar?
Crema catalana and arroz con leche
An unmissable Spanish meal, Catalonian cream and rice pudding will seduce you with their acidic taste. Catalan cream is a caramelized flan, topped with a little citrus glaze. As for rice pudding, it’s a dessert inspired by Arab cuisine, flavoured with cinnamon or vanilla. You will have no trouble finding them in Lloret de Mar’s restaurants and ending your meal on a sweet note.
Where can you eat typically Spanish cuisine in Lloret de Mar?
Marzipan and turron
Marzipan is an originally Arab speciality with an almond paste base. Mainly produced in Toledo, you will find a lot of it, in different shapes and forms, at Christmas time.
The same goes for turron, a nougat made from honey, sugar, egg white and whole or peeled almonds. Sold in bars, soft or hard, you will easily be able to get your hands on some in Lloret de Mar.
These two specialities will add an indulgent tone to your coffees and will also make for good souvenirs to bring back from your holiday on the Costa Brava.
Where can you buy turron and marzipan in Lloret de Mar?
Have these desserts won you over? All that’s left is for you to organise a stay in Spain to discover the joys of Mediterranean gastronomy!