About Federal Cafe
Comment by Bravissima about Federal Cafe:
Federal Cafe, located in the Costa Brava at Carrer de La Forca, 9, CP 17004, is a cozy spot perfect for enjoying great coffee and delicious food. With a warm atmosphere and friendly staff, visitors have particularly highlighted their burgers and eggs Benedict as favorite dishes. Many have positively commented on their variety of healthy and vegetarian options, as well as the perfect ambiance for working or relaxing.
However, some customers have noted that prices can be a bit high and that wait times may be a factor to consider, especially during peak hours. Despite this, the quality of the food and friendly service make Federal Cafe a highly recommended destination in Girona. With a lovely patio and options for vegan and vegetarian diets, it's a must-visit for both locals and tourists.
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:00–23:00
- Tuesday: 9:00–23:00
- Wednesday: 9:00–23:00
- Thursday: 9:00–23:00
- Friday: 9:00–23:00
- Saturday: 9:00–23:00
- Sunday: 9:00–17:00
Federal Cafe: Reviews
Fantastic experience:
Nice spot
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Fantastic experience: Cozy atmosphere and tasty food. A bit expensive though.
Fantastic experience: Very tasty! Nice personal! I ordered the toasg with avocado.
Positive experience:
It is a nice place to be, either as a couple, with friends or just alone. You can be with a computer or a book. The waiters have always been nice, and the food is normal. I miss that you can NOT have something as simple (and wonderful) as toast with tomato for breakfast!
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I highly recommend the hamburgers, they were great! The service is very good, the place cozy and very clean.
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Fantastic experience: The place is really amazing and they are so nice I like the place a lot!
Fantastic experience: Awesome burgers!
Positive experience:
Nice and well located place to go for a good coffee (specialty).
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Fantastic experience: Lovely place to work (free wi-fi) with a lot of vegan options.
Positive experience:
Upon arrival we had to wait about 10 minutes, to which we had to add another 10 minutes in which, once seated, we were served. After this time, we ordered and went back to waiting... As for what we ordered, it was good and correct, although for the price (somewhat high in my opinion) I expected something more spectacular. Although for the price (somewhat high in my opinion) I expected something more spectacular, the place is spacious and accessible for chairs.
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Fantastic experience: I am visiting from the US, and found the staff to be very friendly, and the food and drinks were delicious (the baked eggs with bacon were my fav, beetroot latte was a nice departure from the usual) I definitely came back every day I stayed in Girona. It's especially nice if you get here before the rush and to get your choice of any of the tables. Thanks for being a comfortable place to visit!
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It is the second time we have visited Girona and the second time we have also repeated cafeteria. We ordered eggs Benedict with bacon and scrambled eggs with avocado, two lattes and an orange juice. We love it and it's all very nice. Going to Federal is synonymous with success. We will repeat for sure! A next visit to Girona without stopping by our favorite cafeteria would be unthinkable.
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Fantastic experience: We had breakfast outside on their patio. It is very enjoyable to sit under the trees and watch people walk by. The coffee and food was delicious.
Fantastic experience: Amazing cafe in the heart of old town Girona, service was with a smile (and in my language!!!) The food was perfect and the coffee was outstanding! (Update: went back the next day and got the Shakshouka, it was so good!!!)
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A charming place. Price a little high, but it is very touristy. Located in the Plaza de las Comendadoras, which is a charming square... very close to the Conde Duque Center and places to eat and drink something that are very modern. I recommend it without a doubt
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Fantastic experience: Best coffee in Girona! There is a beautiful shaded courtyard outside and the inside is warm and welcoming. Highly recommend!
Fantastic experience: Excellent service and fast.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful food, good portions. Recommend the eggs Benedict (add spinach!) and free-ranged grilled chicken sandwich.
Fantastic experience: Great coffee and food, friendly service, highly recommended
Fantastic experience: Very nice cafe with amazing ambience. The coffee is very good, the food is good to. Great service and fair prices.
Fantastic experience: Yummy eggs Benedict and quality coffee. Good service and good location with lovey outdoor seating.
Fantastic experience: The food was amazing! The service was super good. Would definitely recommend the Eggs Benedict and the Guinness cake!
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The best brunch in Madrid!
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Delicious and plentiful breakfasts, we will be back.
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All delicious, more than recommended, the incredible eggs benedictine????????????????????????????????????
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Fantastic experience: Great coffee, excellent food (I had the chicken burger and the fried rice on two different visits), a good selection of craft beers and very engaging staff. Next time we’re in Girona this will be one of our first stops! They do a beer-and-burger meal offer when you do the Thursday morning shop ride with Bike Breaks Cycle Centre Girona. The kitchen closes early on a Sunday so if you’re doing dinner - head there on a different evening.
Fantastic experience: Great breakfast. Perfectly cooked and very tasty. Staff were very courteous.
Fantastic experience: Nice atmosphere, good location, friendly staff, very good food, reasonable prices. Might be my favorite cafė in Girona
Fantastic experience: Very cosy place to have breakfast or lunch at an inexpensive price. The staff is very friendly and the service is excellent. We had the croissant with raspberry coulis and mascarpone and the salmon bruschetta. The bruschetta had delicious pickles with a light cinnamon taste. The juices are freshly made are also very good. Totally recommend it and will come again!
Fantastic experience: Wonderful view in a nice location if you are seeing Old Town for the day. Food was great with healthy fresh options and had reasonable pricing. Also the best coffee I had in Spain
Fantastic experience: Best cafe in Girona. Ate here two days in a row. Delicious coffee, juices and food. friendly staff
Fantastic experience: Good food and service. Good selection of local beers. Great location and atmosphere.
Fantastic experience: Tasty and inexpensive food, amazing iced tea, and nice area to sit outside. Staff are friendly and efficient.
Fantastic experience: Best coffee in town and great breakfast or lunch!
Fantastic experience: Friendly and welcoming cafe and restaurant, with its own secure lock up to store your bike when you stop for refreshment. Food and atmosphere are excellent and prices are reasonable. Highly recommended.
Fantastic experience: Perfect breakfast spot. Offerings that could make you feel as though you’re at home in Vancouver, Melbourne, Portland, or Girona.
Fantastic experience: Had a delicious meal, coffee was great and the atmosphere was nice!
Fantastic experience: Delicious food and amazing, friendly staff! If you are staying in the area, this place makes a great hub for lunch and breakfast.
Fantastic experience: Our regular breakfast joint. Great coffee and the food is amazing! The Eggs Benedict are superb!
Fantastic experience: Amazing Café for coffee, food, healthy smoothies, snacks and evening drinks Been in Girona many times and tried many places but always coming back to FEDERAL. Super fresh food with a huge variety of snacks, amazing egg dishes, salads and Burgers. Coffee and all variations is really nice as well. Typical Italian style coffee (not fruity which I don’t like). Also the ‘Golden Milk’ is super nice. Great atmosphere as well and perfect for some work on the laptop upstairs. Staff is also very welcoming and you can also store the bike in a safe place next door. Thank you and see you soon again
Fantastic experience: Great food and coffee, excellent customer service. Best in Girona. Even have vegemite for the traveling Aussie.
Fantastic experience: Eating vegan in Spain can be difficult, especially in smaller towns, especially breakfast, especially on a Sunday. Federal may not have many vegan options, but they have several vegetarian items available, and the few vegan items they do offer are delicious. They also label all menus with all possible allergens, which I really appreciated. They make their almond milk in house, offer soy, and have several vegan drinks on their menu. We ordered the spelt toast with cashew butter, avocado, toasted seeds, and rocket, and just added a little of our own nutritional yeast (which I strongly suggest those eating vegan travel with) for some protein. Our server was so sweet, spoke English well, and was very helpful and knowledgeable when it came to the menu. I would definitely suggest them to anyone!
Fantastic experience: Very happy belly and being! Good range of delicious and nitricious vegetarian food with kind and attentive service. I recommend the asai dream smoothie & Mumbai Chai latte to drink and the eggs with mushroom and gruyere were phenomenally tasty.
Fantastic experience: Lovely interior, nice staff. A few vegan brunch options but you have to hunt through the allergen listings and it's mostly toast. Food was homemade and tasty.
Fantastic experience: Had breakfast here two days in a row! Fantastic variety of delicious healthy options. Nice views and great staff.
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great place excellent coffee ,service mags etc food looked great and was tempted except we were off to el celler can roca for dinner
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Fantastic experience: One of the best brunches I've had in a long time! Tasty and fresh products, leaving you full and feeling good !
Fantastic experience: Great food and a feels very local considering it’s in the heart of Girona. A refreshing change from the tourist sandwich cafes. Go! :)
Fantastic experience: Amazing food, so fresh and delicious. Friendly staff, great service ! Lovely setting. Love this place
Fantastic experience: Really great snacks if you need a break from ham and olives. Beautiful patio. Friendly staff.
Fantastic experience: Love this place. Spacious nice space upstairs to have lunch on a hot day. Nice cucumber water water. Delicious elderflower drink. Fresh food salads. .worth a visit. Staff are friendly
Fantastic experience: Amazing food and heart-warming service. I would recommend the burgers the most. One of the most recomendable restauranta in Girona.
Fantastic experience: Such a lovely place to have a dinner with family! Enjoyed our stay and specially food!!! Excellent, bravo to cheef! Would definetly reccomend and come back as well! Good luck to their team!
Fantastic experience: The food is awesome. The staff is very helpful. Nicely decorated and clean interior. Reasonable prices. What else are you looking for?
Fantastic experience: Lovely cafe with a cosy atmosphere. Lots of food choice for all diets. Amazing cake! Had the Salmon Bruschetta - lovely! ☺
Fantastic experience: Fabulous healthy food, lovely portions. Best place we ate in Girona!
Fantastic experience: Excellent food and service. Very friendly staff thst always make you feel welcome.
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Eggs Benedict was delicious. Super cute patio seating. Great latte & friendly staff! Close to Catredal Girona!
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Fantastic experience: We've been travelling Europe for a couple of months and tbh missing the kind of fresh innovative food (generally with an Asian twist) we get in Melbourne (not complaining tho, European food has its own strengths). This place really hit the spot and additionally had Melbourne style coffee. Also was great value for money with generous portions and friendly service.
Fantastic experience: Amazing staff and great food. The best, the location. A litle bit slow service and a little bit pricy.
Fantastic experience: Great coffee, I go there after every ride. excellent value for money especially for cyclists with no money. Super friendly staff and they have a locked storage room for your bikes.
Fantastic experience: Great food with healthy options as well as vegetarian options. Friendly staff and fast service. Great cafe!
Fantastic experience: We were strolling around and found this cute cafe by accident, close to the cathedral. Creative menu, delicious foods and drink and good service. On the top they accepted our dog and that made our day as we thought we would be always eating at the cold outside.
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Excellent Coffee, brunch options and sweet desserts!
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Fantastic experience: I searched for the top rated local coffee before going to Girona and I found myself lucky to prove this true. The long black has special blend of balanced bitterness and acidity and it has a slight pleasant sweetness note. When made a latte, the milk and the coffee kind of complement each other. Great Job, Federal Cafe!
Fantastic experience: The place is quiet and beautiful. The food is excellent. I can recommend the halloumai Burger and the Guinness cake. We paid around 20€ per person for lunch (with desert and water)
Fantastic experience: One of the best Cafes there is. They have a wide variety of dishes you can get, whether it is for breakfast, lunch or even brunch. I also have to add, it has a place to leave your bike after a ride, therefore giving you a sense of security which makes you enjoy even more their great services.
Fantastic experience: What a pleasant surprise. In the midst of Girona a charming place to sit outside. The waitress was very helpful and kind and the food superb. Had sandwiched and an egg dish and not only were they beautifully presented, they were delicious. Clearly used fresh and local ingredients well prepared. Next door is another place, clearly more touristy…we made the right choice.
Fantastic experience: Gorgeous terrace and excellent service
Fantastic experience: Favourite Cafe in Girona. Lovely inside ..on 2 floors and quaint terrace also
Fantastic experience: I had coffee in every bar and restaurant in Gerona averaging 14 cups per day and Federal had the best. Chía seeds yogurt is also noteworthy.
Fantastic experience: Though this place was great. Friendly staff, toys for our toddler, nicely fitted out, good food. I had the veggie burger which a previous reviewer disliked so much and thought it was terrific. Great location in Jewish Quarter too.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic place for all the meals of the day, great coffee and amazing staff! It's always nice to go to Federal
Fantastic experience: Went for breakfast here twice while in Girona and twice I was delighted with the service and the quality of the food. Definitely recommend it!
Fantastic experience: One of the best places in Girona to be at any time of the day. The staff is great, coffee is good, cakes are nice, burgers are juicy and they even have a spot to leave your bike. I love to go there after cycling or even to study. You won't find many places in Girona which you can go with your laptop, have a coffee and work or read if you have to. It's spacious, comfortable, amazingly decorated and located in a privileged spot in the old town. I'm a client and will keep being it. Good work guys.
Fantastic experience: Best brunch in Girona, period. Great original dishes just along with the traditional ones. Super comfortable vibe that is surprisingly elegant, and great service that adds a sophisticated touch to the experience. Perfect place for a quick bite at any time of the day.
Fantastic experience: Staff are fantastic! Food is straight forward & top notch. Bike friendly :) try the roo burglar.
Fantastic experience: In the middle of a tourist cluster lies a restaurant like few others. Breaking from the mold "Federal" serves home made cuisine for low prices (atleast against average Norwegian prices) not that they have to, God can only watch in dismay as the nearest "cafe" to the Cathedral serves hot dogs for 4€! The insides of Federal is modern and tempered, giving a small break to the stone maze of the city. If i ever come back this is the only place i will eat at! Giving away my options to try anything new knowing i've hit gold.
Fantastic experience: Great spot for brunch. They do really good flat whites. Has a Scandi vibe. Highly recommended.
Fantastic experience: Great place to be. Very cozy. Extreme good coffee and very nice people working here.
Fantastic experience: A great variety of food. Better selection than usually available. Food quality was top notch. Staff were brilliant. Toilet facilities were clean. Very slightly more expensive than average, however I consider it worth it due to the quality of the food and service. Very difficult to fault. Clean 5/5 for me.
Fantastic experience: Really good food each time we went there, staff are friendly and the interior is bright with lots of places to sit.
Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing place, highly recommended!!! Smoothies are incredibly tasty and the perfect size, the food is also just as tasty, the soup is probably the best I've had in Spain, great quality and great service all round. Definitely my place of choice in Girona
Fantastic experience: The most amazing avocado toast on fresh rye bread with poached eggs. Fabulous cappucino as well.
Fantastic experience: Really nice place. They've got a menu showing the food intolerances. They serve local products, good service and very nice decoration.
Fantastic experience: Great little coffee shop with superb food plus the flat whites are amazing!
Fantastic experience: Great caffe to get some healthy food! Good service, very reasonable price and nice environment
Fantastic experience: Great spot for quick coffee, refreshing beer or tapas. Some bigger tasty dishes on menu as well. Good wifi and friendly efficient staff. Good value.
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Best coffee of my life. Beautiful cafe and friendly staff.
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Fantastic experience: Great coffee! Really love the food and ambience here too. Staff are very friendly :)
Fantastic experience: I love the healthy food options, Thai salad is amazing and also the Vietnamese lettuce rolls. Fresh juices are great, good size glass for a proper drink. Caramel slice is possibly the best dessert <3!!