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Local produce
Small local producers and Empordà market goods.
Can Quel · Ullastret · Costa Brava
A restaurant with history in the heart of the Empordà
Can Quel is a restaurant with history in the heart of Ullastret. Catalan cuisine with local produce, slow-cooked stews and charcoal grill, made with respect for the product and the seasons.
Can Quel · Ullastret
Our story
Can Quel is a restaurant with history in the heart of Ullastret. For many years, led by Olga, it has been part of village life: a place to meet, celebrate and share a table with traditional Catalan cuisine.
Over time, Can Quel has evolved while keeping intact what makes it recognisable: respect for the produce, Catalan cuisine and a deep connection with the land. Today, the restaurant continues that path with chef Nico Ahumada, bringing a contemporary eye that remains true to the gastronomic roots of the Empordà.
We cook what the land gives us, as it has always been done, with a contemporary eye.
Nico Ahumada · Chef
Empordà · km0
Our cuisine
At Can Quel, we approach cooking through produce, season and territory. We work with local, seasonal ingredients, prioritising small local producers whenever possible. Our cuisine is rooted in Catalan tradition and evolves with a contemporary eye, without losing authenticity.
Our menu brings together slow-cooked stews, traditional recipes, Empordà produce and dishes thought out to be enjoyed slowly. Can Quel is a place for a seasonal menu, a meal with friends, a family celebration or a group menu in a calm and welcoming setting.
What defines us
Produce, roots and a modern eye
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Catalan cuisine
Time-honoured recipes, prepared with care.
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Rooted gastronomy
Dishes of memory, recognisable flavours.
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Modern eye
Tradition evolved, without losing its soul.
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Seasonal cooking
The menu changes with the calendar and the fields.
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Sharing the table
A place to meet, celebrate and enjoy together.
Can Quel
The team behind Can Quel
Behind Can Quel is a team that understands the restaurant as a shared craft. In the kitchen, with Nico Ahumada at the helm, every dish is born from respect for the product, the season and the recipes that are part of our gastronomic memory. In the dining room, the service works with a warm, attentive and discreet approach, taking care of the pace, the hospitality and the small details so that every visit can be enjoyed calmly. Today, Can Quel continues a story deeply connected to Ullastret and the Empordà through a shared vision. It is a project in which Jordi Jacas also takes part, and where each person, from their own role, brings experience, judgement and commitment. A story that does not seek to reinvent itself from scratch, but to keep growing from what has always mattered: cooking well, welcoming people with closeness, and making every table feel part of the house.
Cuina catalana · Empordà
House dishes
A short, honest selection of what we cook: holm oak embers, a welcoming dining room and Empordà produce treated with respect.
“We cook what the land gives us, as it has always been done, with a contemporary eye.”
Nico Ahumada · Chef
The experience · Ullastret
The spirit of Can Quel
Space · Ullastret
Our dining room
Plaça de la Llotja
In the heart of the village
People · Dining room
The Can Quel team
Frequently asked
Everything you want to know about Can Quel
Can Quel · Ullastret
A table to savour the Empordà
At Can Quel we keep cooking from our roots, with local produce, Catalan cuisine and the calm of sharing a good table in the Empordà.