How much is a pint in Benidorm these days?

Is the €1 pint gone?

Not quite, but it's rare. Visitors in 2025 and 2026 say you can still find a pint for about €1 if you look in the back streets, well away from the seafront, and some daytime offers come close. Most people don't want to sit there all night, though, and the typical price has moved up: in 2026 the range quoted for a pint of local lager ran from €1 to €4 depending on where you sit. The old tales of 80p pints and a £2.50 fry-up are out of date.

What will a pint cost in the day and with an act on?

Work on €2 to €3 in the day and €3 to €4 in the evening, and add about a euro in bars with entertainment. A 2025 visitor put cabaret bars at about €3.50, and a 2026 visitor said it's hard to pay more than £3.50 even with an act on. Bottles ran €3 to €4.40 in 2024. The dearest pints visitors report, €5 to €6, are in a few bars in the busiest spots and on the seafront: one 2024 visitor paid €5.50 for a pint in a marina complex.

Where are the happy hours?

Everywhere, on boards outside the bars. Buckets of bottles, two-for-one cocktails and pint deals usually run until early evening. In 2026 a visitor said most bars in one area offered two pints of lager for €4 until 7pm, and in 2025 NOVA bar in the Old Town, opposite the church, did two cocktails for €12 until 7pm. Over a month, drinking early adds up to real money.

Is a pint here a real pint?

Often not. Spain has no standard beer measure, so a 'pint' is whatever glass the bar uses, and visitors point out that unmarked 400ml glasses are common; a British pint is 568ml. A 2025 visitor thought some entertainment bars had changed their glasses at the same price. If size matters, ask. Spirits go the other way: measures are free-poured, and the UK Foreign Office warns that drinks in Spanish bars are often stronger than at home.

Can I get alcohol-free beer on draught?

Yes. Visitors in 2024 and 2025 say plenty of bars have alcohol-free lager on draught, including small Spanish tapas bars such as Bodeguilla on Carrer del Rosari in the Old Town, and almost all have it in bottles. Ask for a 'cerveza sin alcohol', or a 'caña sin' for a small one. Some bars now stock zero-alcohol spirits too.

Is it cheaper to buy spirits in the supermarket?

Much cheaper. In 2025 a visitor paid €8.99 for a bottle of Spanish brandy at a MasyMas supermarket, and in 2026 another quoted €23.99 for a litre of honey whiskey at the Bodega Barril drinks shop. Check UK supermarket loyalty prices before you go, and airport duty-free on the way home, where some bottles come in plastic. Mind the beach rules: drinking alcohol on the beach can mean a fine of up to €750, and glass up to €1,500.