Alicante Restaurants

Alicante has an impressive range of restaurants offering cuisine from around the world including Turkish, Moroccan, French, Thai and Indian. If you want to sample the excellent local dishes then you have the choice of a myriad of restaurants and cafes scattered around the city.

You will find also find tapas served everywhere here, but a place with some good bars is the area around the Town Hall Square and the Plaza de Montaceta. In Calle Rafael Altimira you can find the stylish and modern tapas bar Senzone which offers a wide selection that can be eaten inside or taken away.

As you walk around you will see that many restaurants place blackboards outside to advertise their menu del dia. This is a specially priced 2 or 3 course meal, usually including wine or a drink of your choice. They are great value but are usually consigned to lunchtimes when the Spanish have their main meal. This is a great way to eat economically in the more up-market restaurants We have listed below a good selection of the recommended restaurants in Alicante and hopefully you will find one or two to your taste.

Botanero Restaurant
Alicante City Centre
Tel: +34 965 203 856 www.botanero.es

The Botanero serves modern Mexican fusion foods all day: It is a café lounge in the evening and later an exclusive cocktail bar

Darsena Restaurant
Puerto de Alicante, Marina Deportiva.
Tel: + 34 965 207 589 www.darsena.com

This is one for a special occasion. The Darsena is situated by the side of the harbour in elegant surroundings with views of Santa Barbara castle and the marina. The service is attentive with wonderful cuisine featuring fish, meat, seafood, crab soup with armagnac and over 100 rice dishes. If you want to try out a variety of dishes then a selection of tapas can also be enjoyed.

El Buen Comer Restaurant
Calle Mayor, City Centre
Tel: +34 965 521 103

Typically Spanish restaurant and tapas bar which is very popular with the locals. Situated in a little street at the back of the Town Hall you can sample special evening menus offering good choice of steak, pork or lamb dishes, or try the hake, calamari, or the tasty prawns – all at very reasonable prices. There is also an a la carte option with shellfish soup to die for

Hong Kong Restaurant
Puerto de Alicante, Marina Deportiva
Tel: +34 965 504 275

This elegant Chinese restaurant has a prime position on the top deck of the new Marina's dining and entertainment complex. They offer a large selection of dim sum, China's very own tapas, or favourites like Peking duck or lamb with leeks

Nou Manolin
C/Villegas 3,
Tel: +34 965 200 368 www.noumanolin.com

This restaurant has an excellent reputation gained over the last 30 years for local dishes using only the best market fresh produce. Nou Manolin is situated in a historic building with a spectacular wooden domed ceiling which is Just off La Rambla on Calle Villegas. It offers a fabulous menu of the day at lunch times with the choice of tapas being served in the bar area downstairs.

Spiga Restaurant
Calle Mayor
Tel: +34 965 219 988 www.spiga.es

If you want Italian food like Mamma used to make this is the place for you. Everything at the Spiga is Italian - the staff, the food and the wine Try the Sea Bass in marisco sauce and salmon with lemon.

Parrilla Libre Restaurant
Centre Calle de Labradores (nr Cathedral)
Tel: +34 965 203 678

Paradise for meat eaters as all they serve here is grilled meat with steaks and ribs sizzling away on the barbecue. Team them up with salads and fresh vegetables and sit in the old square behind the cathedral.

L'Atelier Restaurant
Calle San Nicholas
Tel¨: +34 965 763 265

Stylish little restaurant with lovely sandstone interior walls in the lively Barrio area near the cathedral. The chef has given traditional Spanish cuisine a modern slant with some inventive sauces and if you feel very hungry you can go for a special six course menu.

El Pescadora Cerveceria and Freiduria
Marina Complex
Tel: +34 965 541 908

A fantastic beerhouse (Cerveceria) with a fried fish restaurant (Freiduria) serving fantastic seafood alongside the beer and other drinks at lunchtime and in the evenings. Try the grilled prawns in garlic, the calamari or any of the fresh fish on offer - you certainly will not be disappointed.

Senzone Restaurant and Tapas Bar
Calle Rafeal Altamira
Tel: +34 965 146 570

The most stylish of all Alicante's tapas bars, the Senzone was once a convent but is now an ultra modern restaurant serving traditional cuisine at surprisingly affordable prices. You can eat at the bar, outside in the covered courtyard or more formally in the restaurant.

If you are planning to explore the area outside of the city centre and play some golf or go to some of the more out of the way beaches then you might consider hiring a car. There are a number of car hire firms based at Alicante Airport who will be pleased to have a vehicle awaiting your arrival. This also cuts down on transfer costs for you and your family.

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