Roses & Canyelles Guide
The most convenient supermarkets with great value, restaurants that are really worth a try, and local shops to cover all your holiday needs on the Costa Brava
Includes an interactive amenity map of Roses and Canyelles Petites with all the addresses and practical recommendations from Casdanna Roses Apartments
Travel guide for our guests and for any visitor looking to make the most of one of the Costa Brava’s favourite destinations
📍Interactive amenity map of Roses and Canyelles Petites
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Canyelles Petites Guide
Essential addresses just a short walk from our Casdanna Roses Apartments.
🍞 Pan y Tradición
Bakery ~300 m from Casdanna Roses – Freshly baked bread & artisanal pastries
📌 Category: SHOPPING
🥖 Type: Bakery
📍 Where: Avinguda de José Díaz Pacheco, 13, 17480 Roses
Description:
Just a 9-minute walk from our apartments, Pan y Tradición serves fresh bread and pastries from early morning — perfect for enjoying the authentic taste of just-baked bread. This family-run spot stands out for its warm, friendly service provided directly by the owners.
Beyond traditional bread, they offer a wide selection of fresh pastries, artisanal cakes, pizzas, chilled drinks, and other items — ideal to enjoy with a coffee or to take to the beach.
Important: Bakery open in mid and high season (from Easter until the end of September).
🛒 SUMA
Supermarket ~400 m from Casdanna Roses – Everything for your daily shopping
📌 Category: SHOPPING
🛒 Type: Supermarket
📍 Where: Carrer de Sanlúcar la Mayor, 5, 17480 Roses
Description:
Convenient nearby supermarket with everything you need for day-to-day shopping: fresh fruit and veg, deli meats and cheeses, meat, frozen foods, daily bread, chilled drinks, and beach essentials.
Typical opening hours: 8:00–21:00 (may vary by season). Like other places in Canyelles, this supermarket is not open in the low season. For year-round shopping, about 3 km away: Caprabo
🍽️ El Trapella
Restaurant in Roses — near Casdanna · Tapas & Mediterranean cuisine
📌 Category: DINING
🍷 Type: Mediterranean restaurant (tapas)
📍 Where: Roses (town centre)
Description:
Relaxed atmosphere with Mediterranean favourites: sharing tapas, fresh salads, rice dishes and grilled meats. Great for an easygoing dinner after a beach day.
Friendly service and steady kitchen pace make it a safe bet for families and groups. Booking is recommended in high season.
🍺 DON QUIJOTE
Bar ~200 m from Casdanna Roses – Late-night drinks & pool table
📌 Category: EAT & DRINK
🍻 Type: Bar
📍 Where: Avinguda Santa Bàrbara, 20, 17480 Roses
Description:
Cozy Dutch-run bar open in high season with an indoor pool table 🎱. Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 22:00–02:00, only from July to mid-September.
🏖️ Platja de Canyelles Petites
Beach ~300 m from Casdanna Roses – Golden sand & crystal-clear waters
📌 Category: THINGS TO DO
🏖️ Type: Beach
📍 Where: Av. José Díaz Pacheco, 17480 Roses
Description:
Lovely residential beach with golden sand and crystal-clear waters, sheltered from the tramuntana wind. Ideal for relaxing, swimming or snorkelling, with facilities (showers, bars and restaurants) and easy walking access from Casdanna Roses apartments.
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Roses Restaurant Guide
Discover some of our favorite restaurants in Roses and enjoy the local cuisine.
🍽️ Cal Campaner
Restaurant 3 km from Casdanna Roses — Highly recommended!
📌 Category: EAT & DRINK
🐟 Type: FRESH FISH RESTAURANT
📍 Where: Carrer de Mossèn Carles Feliu, 23, 17480 Roses.
Description:
Our favourite for over 15 years, and a place we’ve been returning to for more than two decades. Exceptional seafood and fresh fish, mostly sourced from the Roses fish market.
In the fresh-fish segment—where prices are typically higher, especially compared with venues that rely on frozen product—this restaurant delivers guaranteed quality at relatively fair prices for the produce served.
Cal Campaner is a family-run business. Over fifty years ago, Alfonso—the family patriarch—opened the restaurant. Today it’s run by his daughter Anna (front of house) and her partner Joan (chef, who worked at Ferran Adrià’s El Bulli). Together they lead the second generation at the helm.
Highlights:
Don’t miss the Roses prawns, impeccably seared on the plancha by chef Joan. Their house-made “butterfly” anchovies are excellent too—top-quality, large-sized fish presented with both fillets still joined at the tail.
And if you can, opt for any of the whole fresh fish roasted over the Josper grill: smoky, crisp exterior with a juicy, tender interior. Exquisite.
🍽️ La Sirena
Restaurant ~3 km from Casdanna Roses – Seafront terrace with views
📌 Category: EAT & DRINK
🐟 Type: Fresh fish restaurant
📍 Where: Plaça de Sant Pere, 7, 17480 Roses
Description:
A seafaring classic on Plaça de Sant Pere, with a busy terrace and sea views. Menu focused on fresh fish and seafood, grilled or seared, plus marine tapas and a few meat/veg dishes. A safe bet for well-handled produce right on the promenade.
Tip: Best at sunset on the terrace. In high season there can be a wait—book ahead or go early.
🍽️ Martelo Bistro
Restaurant ~3 km from Casdanna Roses – Uruguayan–Mediterranean wood-fired grill fusion
📌 Category: EAT & DRINK
🥩 Type: STEAKHOUSE / GRILL
📍 Where: Carrer del Doctor Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 18, 17480 Roses
Description:
Uruguayan–Mediterranean grill: fire-grilled cuts (standout Black Angus skirt steak), burgers, and fusion touches. Relaxed vibe, varied wine list, and warm, attentive service—spot-on for meat lovers.
🍽️ Bar Antonio
Tapas bar ~3 km from Casdanna Roses – A classic since 1974 at the town’s entrance
📌 Category: EAT & DRINK
🍤 Type: TAPAS
📍 Where: Av. de Rhode, 107, 17480 Roses
Description:
Classic tapas and local specialties. Open since 1974, right at the entrance to town. In the early years the menu leaned almost entirely Andalusian; in 2006 it was refreshed to showcase more local dishes.
Simple street-side terrace and friendly, down-to-earth service.
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Supermarkets & grocery shops in Roses
For your daily shopping and supplies, here are the most recommended supermarkets and shops in Roses and the surrounding area.
🛒 Wine Palace
Shop ~3 km from Casdanna Roses — Wines, sparkling labels & local delicatessen
📌 Category: SHOPPING
🍷 Type: WINE & LOCAL PRODUCTS SHOP
📍 Where: Roses (~3 km from Casdanna)
Description:
A wine shop with “products of the land”: an excellent cellar, a wide selection of sparkling wines, and a store featuring local Catalan specialties, a few French references, and delicatessen items.
They operate several locations across Catalonia. Cheeses, olive oil, turrón… worth a visit even if you’re not a big wine fan.
🧺 Mercat Municipal de Roses
Market ~3 km from Casdanna Roses — 18 stalls of fresh, local produce
📌 Category: SHOPPING
🧄 Type: COVERED MUNICIPAL MARKET
📍 Where: Carrer Dr. Ferran, 7, 17480 Roses
Description:
Roses’ covered market is the ideal place for a varied shop with fresh, local, fairly priced produce in a well-kept setting with friendly service. It brings together 18 stalls offering daily meat and cold cuts, fish and seafood, seasonal fruit and veg, bakery items and more.
What can you buy at the Roses market?
- Cold cuts & cheeses (Ibérico, cured and local selection).
- Meat & ready-to-cook items (burgers, butifarra sausages, marinated cuts ready for the grill).
- Seasonal fruit & veg (perfect for the beach or cooking at CASDANNA).
- Day’s catch at the market fishmonger.
- Prepared dishes (paellas, stews, cannelloni, rotisserie chicken) so you don’t have to cook.
- Empordà wines and local olive oil to take away.
Selected stalls:
- Càrniques Blasi (butcher): wide range of meats and house-made preparations; 50+ years of experience in the sector.
- Chafoca (charcuterie & cheeses): specialist counter with Ibéricos and a broad cheese selection.
- Atina Fruits (fruit, veg & seasonal mushrooms): Km-0 produce; in season they bring chanterelles (rossinyols).
- Peixateria Marplà (market fishmonger): a recent addition for fresh fish and seafood.
- El Caneló d’Or (prepared food): homemade to-go dishes — rice, stews, cannelloni, rotisserie chicken.
- Bar del Mercat – Racó Can Machuco (wine bar & tasting): selection of D.O. Empordà wines and local olive oil; perfect for a vermouth or a take-home pairing.
- Fleca–Pastisseria Can Cairó (bakery & sweets): traditional breads and pastries to round out your shop.
🐟 Puerto de Roses
Fishmongers ~3 km from Casdanna Roses — Market-fresh catch right by the harbour
📌 Category: SHOPPING
🐟 Type: FISHMONGERS (PORT)
📍 Where: Next to the Roses fish market (harbour) — ~3 km from Casdanna
Description:
Right beside the Roses fish auction you’ll find three fishmongers where the catch goes straight “from sea to counter”. They stock daily at the auction, so the selection is fresh, local and seasonal. Perfect to bring the Mediterranean flavours back to CASDANNA ROSES and cook a stellar dinner.
The port fishmongers (door-to-door by the auction):
- Pescadors de Roses: an initiative by the Roses Fishers’ Guild, committed to local product. Beyond fresh fish, their house products made from the day’s catch stand out — especially their fish fumet, often called “the best stock in the world”, a perfect base for rice dishes and soups.
- Peixateria Bahía: linked to the “Anxoves de Roses” brand, highlighting their focus on local seafood. Part of the Anxoves de Roses / Peixos Mar Plà group; an essential stop for top-quality fish and shellfish.
- La Sirena – Peixos Miquel: run by a fishing family; top-quality, always-fresh product straight from the harbour.
What to buy (in season):
- Roses prawns for the grill.
- Cuttlefish and squid — plancha or rice dishes.
- Rockfish (scorpionfish) for suquet.
- Sardines and anchovies — fried or marinated in vinegar.
- Gilt-head bream, sea bass, sargo… whole, baked or grilled.
Tips:
- Go early: best variety and shorter queues.
- Ask them to prep it: cleaned, filleted and ready to cook.
- For CASDANNA: request ice; bring a cool bag if you’ll be out all day.
- Prices: vary by catch and season; auction-fresh quality is worth it.
- Easy idea: whole fish baked with salt, olive oil and herbs; or quick-seared prawns on the plancha.
Note: opening hours and availability may change with the season and auction activity — best checked in situ the same day.
