Where to eat

5 places to eat in Old TownSee the area →

€La Cava Aragonesa
Aragonese pinchos bar

Open since 1980. Long bar of pinchos and 700+ wines; Repsol Solete reported May 2026.

Plaza de la Constitución 2
Source: leoradiofm.com
€€D-Vora
Creative Mediterranean

Repsol Solete. Clifftop terrace at the RH Canfali, looking over the Levante skyline.

Plaça de Sant Jaume 5
Source: guiarepsol.com
€€La Fava
Modern Alicante cooking

Repsol Solete. Chef Fran Burgos cooks in his grandmother's old house.

Calle La Palma 41
Source: guiarepsol.com
€La Taperia Aurrera
Basque pintxos

On Calle Santo Domingo, the tapas street.

Calle Santo Domingo
Source: absolutelylucy.com
€€Bar Mal Pas
Seafood and rice

About ten tables by the Mal Pas lookout, facing the church.

C/ Santa Faç 50
Source: elle.com

5 places to eat in LevanteSee the area →

€€Baldo
Grill and cocktails

Family business on the seafront since 1955.

Pje. Tugar 2
Source: baldobenidorm.com
€€Exótico
Sharing plates

Award-winning steak tartare at Alicante Gastronómica; rooftop bar upstairs.

C. Primavera 4
Source: esquire.com
€€€La Fachada
Rice and charcoal grill

Aged Galician beef and Dénia red prawn rice (Esquire 2025).

Calle Gerona 36
Source: esquire.com
€€La Tana
Family Italian

Small place, house-made pasta.

Calle del Molí 12
Source: esquire.com
€Chico Calla!
Taberna and tapas

Repsol Solete in the wine-bar category.

C/ Tomás Ortuño 33
Source: guiarepsol.com

4 places to eat in PonienteSee the area →

€€Ulía
Seafood and rice

Long-standing, family-run, on the Poniente front.

Av. Vicente Llorca Alós 15
Source: absolutelylucy.com
€€–€€€Malaspina
Rice house and grill

Repsol Solete 2023, at the Hotel Mercure.

Av. de Panamá 5
Source: guiarepsol.com
€Daivel
Tapas and rice

Known for arroz del señoret and value for money (Esquire 2025).

Av. de la Armada Española 21
Source: esquire.com
€€La Falúa
Mediterranean seafood

Chef Mª Teresa Carrasco since 2007, one street back from the beach.

C/ Santander 22
Source: tripadvisor.com

4 places to eat in RincónSee the area →

€€Ducado
Seafood and rice

Open since 1980; Esquire 2025 pick.

Av. de Almería
Source: esquire.com
€€Gusto
Bistro and grill

Thai-style mussels and the Gusto Burger (Esquire 2025).

Calle Lepanto 21
Source: esquire.com
€€Nepali Tandoori
Indian and Nepali

Top of TripAdvisor's 2026 list near Rincón market.

Calle Lepanto
Source: tripadvisor.com
€€Steak House La Brasa
Steakhouse

On the same 2026 TripAdvisor list.

Rincón de Loix
Source: tripadvisor.com

5 places to eat in La CalaSee the area →

€€Strat
Creative Mediterranean

Chef Claire Hutchings, a MasterChef UK winner.

Cala de Finestrat
Source: restaurantestrat.com
€€Modesto
Seafood and cocktails

On the water's edge since 1968.

Cala de Finestrat
Source: modestobenidorm.com
€€Puig Campana
Seafood and rice

On the beach since 1970.

Cala de Finestrat
Source: restaurantepuigcampana.com
€€El Barranco
Rice, grilled fish and meat

Every table has a sea view (Esquire 2025).

Av. Vicente Llorca Alós 14
Source: esquire.com
€Tapería Ayala
Tapas

Recommended by the Finestrat tourist office; overlooks the cove.

Cala de Finestrat
Source: turismofinestrat.org

5 places to eat in a day trip from BenidormExcursions →

€€€El Xato
Creative Mediterranean · La Nucía

One Michelin star (2026 guide); family business since 1915.

Av. l'Església 3, La Nucía
Source: guide.michelin.com
€€€La Naya
Modern Mediterranean · Altea

New in the Michelin 2026 selection; Altea citrus, Callosa loquats.

Nomad Hotel, Altea
Source: informacion.es
€€Xef Pirata
Gastro-bar · Altea

Repsol Solete, in Altea old town.

C. de l'Àngel 22, Altea
Source: guiarepsol.com
€€Font del Molí
Rice dishes · Finestrat

At the foot of the Puig Campana; tourist-office pick.

Finestrat village
Source: turismofinestrat.org
€€Xorta
Traditional · Guadalest

Popular lunch stop on the Guadalest trip.

Guadalest
Source: tripadvisor.es
Benidorm skyline and Poniente bay from the Mirador de la Cruz
Levante beach and the Serra Gelada from the Old Town lookout
The curve of Poniente beach in turquoise water
Waves rolling in with Benidorm Island behind
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The whole bay from the Mirador de la Cruz
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Plaça del Castell and the church
Plaça del Castell and the churchOld Town · Photo Simon Cobb · CC0
Levante on a still morning
Levante on a still morningLevante · Photo Miguel Hermoso Cuesta · CC BY-SA 4.0
Poniente and the skyline
Poniente and the skylinePoniente · Photo Simon Cobb · CC0
Path to the Punta del Cavall tower
Path to the Punta del Cavall towerSerra Gelada · Photo Nicolas Vigier · CC0
La Cala de Finestrat
La Cala de FinestratLa Cala · Photo Ayuntamiento de Finestrat · CC BY-SA 4.0
The island at dawn
The island at dawnBenidorm Island · Photo Brett Hodnett · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Balcón del Mediterráneo
The Balcón del MediterráneoOld Town · Photo Ostrosio · CC BY 4.0
Serra Gelada cliffs
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Levante at night
Levante at nightAfter dark · Photo Nicolas Vigier · CC0
Levante from the Old Town
Levante from the Old TownLevante · Photo Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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