Restaurants
INLAND area
VERD I VENT Crta Jalon-Bernia Km 5. Tel: 96 5973413
If you want to take a drive inland and want lunch in the mountains then this is an ideal place. Extremely good value at €15 a head which consists of a four course meal and wine included! Set in the Sierra Bernia mountain range (national park) it is a thirty minute drive from Moraira through beautiful valleys. The restaurant itself is a rustic farmhouse set on its own within a mountain valley setting and very peaceful. They speak English. Closed Tuesdays. Take the road to Benissa, direction Alicante, and once you have passed the town then take the next turning right, signposted Jalon/Pinos and once you enter Jalon, by the petrol station, follow signs for Sierra Bernia and you will find the restaurant on the left after 5 kilometers of winding road.
VALL DEL POP Camino La Basa, Lliber Tel: 96 573 1798
Another in-land restaurant which its superb location and very popular, especially for Sunday lunches. They specialise in regional cooking and barbecued meats. Plenty of tables outside. Directions as above but at Jalon continue straight through for Lliber and you will see signs for the restaurant in the town.
XORTA Caratterra Alcoy-Callosa, Guadalest. Tel: 96 588 5187
If you are planning to visit the fortress at Guadalest then have lunch at this restaurant which is perched on the roadside, to the right, just below the village and has spectacular views. There are many similar restaurants on the way up but do try this well recommended friendly family run one that serves good paellas and speciality pot roasts. |
ALTEA area
ALGAS Crta. Moraira-Calpe – Moraira Tel: 96 574 56 81.
DOS LUNAS Beach Promenade - Albir Tel: 96 6867430
Dine on creative gastronomy, served on a coolbeachside terrace, choosing tapas or five-course menu. Closed Tuesdays. |
BENISSA area
CASA CANTO Avda. Pais Valencia, 237 Tel: 96 573 0629
Lovely Spanish restaurant, full of locals, in lovely position overlooking valleys and towards sea in the distance, but in the centre of town. Go through the main road, towards Calpe, and restaurant is on left, opposite petrol station on right.
CASA DEL MACO Pou Roig (Lleus)Benissa Tel 965 73 28 42
Set in the foothills of the Lleus valley rests a charming and tastefully restored 18th century finca (farm house). It's lying in 4000 square metres of terraced land and is approached through pine-wooded foothills, surrounded by vineyards, olive and almond orchards. Meticulously restored over 12 years, this rustic Spanish farmhouse retains its original features and character, yet provides a luxury hotel-restaurant. Closed Tuesdays. |
ALICANTE area
CAMBALANCHE 5 Calle Castellar, Alicante. Tel: 96 592 0126
If you are shopping in Alicante and looking for a friendly bar to have lunch in then this is the place. Just opposite the El Cort Ingles department store in the main shopping area, frequented by regular office workers and store staff, the owners are very friendly and helpful in suggesting dishes. Very busy, arrive early or late. |
GATA DE GORGOS area
CASA BOTERO Ctra Gata-Benissa
Blue building on left hand side in Gata going towards Alicante. Bar with set menu about Eu 10 good atmosphere.
CORAL DE PATO Ctra. Gata-Xaló km 1, Ptda. Trossets 31 Gata de Gorgos, Tel 965 756 834
Specialising in Valencian food, located in the countryside which offers a beautiful outside eating area in the summer under old, antique wooden beams. |
ONDARRA area
CASA PEPA partida Pamis 7-30 E - 03760 Ondara, Tel 96 5766606
Sublime creative food served in a modernised country house setting. Michelin guide listing shows 2 forks and knives. |
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