Alicante Fine Dining
Restaurants, rice houses, tapas bars, wine bars and cocktail bars: a selection of places to eat and drink well in Alicante.
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Gastronomic restaurant in the Parque de La Ereta, on the slope of the Santa Bárbara Castle. Dani Frías delivers an auteur Mediterranean cuisine with Alicante roots, a tasting menu, local produce and one of the most singular views in the city.
Contemporary · Mediterranean · Fine Dining
Google 4.6 · 2,037 reviews
Parque de La Ereta, s/n, 03002 Alicante
An intimate restaurant in Alicante with Mediterranean Alicante cooking and Italian influence. Alba Esteve and Michel Magoni Vergari run a small, precise table with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, where local produce, pasta, fish, seasonality and a considered wine list come together.
Contemporary · Italian · Mediterranean · Fine Dining
Google 4.7 · 622 reviews
Calle Virgen del Socorro, 68, 03002 Alicante
Intimate author's cuisine restaurant in Alicante, near the Central Market. Plëgat is Nanín Pérez's personal project: seasonal produce, contemporary technique, Alicantine roots and a proposal built for eating without hurry.
Contemporary · Seafood · Mediterranean
Google 5.0 · 157 reviews
C. José Gutiérrez Petén, 8, 03004 Alicante
A contemporary Mediterranean bistro in central Alicante, led by Juanlu Parra. Koiné combines Andalusian roots, Mediterranean produce, chef-driven technique, rice dishes, sharing plates, and a personal kitchen recognised by the Michelin Guide.
Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.8 · 1,182 reviews
Calle Bazán, 45, 03001 Alicante
Classic cocktail bar in central Alicante, specializing in international recipes, IBA cocktails and precisely executed drinks. The Whisper is a reference bar for drinking well, with qualified bartenders and a menu that combines classics, house creations and seasonal specials.
Cocktail Bar
Google 4.8 · 1,212 reviews
Calle Bailén, 18, Bajo Derecha, 03001 Alicante
Informal wine bar in central Alicante. Sharing tapas, easy pours and protocol-free atmosphere on Calle San Francisco.
Tapas
Google 4.8 · 6,135 reviews
C. San Francisco, 32, 03001 Alicante
Premium casual burger restaurant born in Alicante, with smash burgers and aged national beef patties, brioche bun, house sauces, generous sharing starters and a monthly burger special. Circo Burger was named Best Chain at Best Burger Spain 2023.
Grill
Google 4.7 · 4,381 reviews
Calle del Teatro, 8, 03001 Alicante
Contemporary bistro in Playa de San Juan, with seasonal produce-driven cooking, rice dishes, a wine cellar, cocktails and sharing plates. Barrazero combines an elegant table without rigidity and a concept built around eating, drinking and lingering.
Cocktail Bar · Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.5 · 1,462 reviews
Calle Maestro José Garberí Serrano 2, 03540 Alicante
A café-bakery in Playa San Juan, with decent coffee, pastry, breads and a logic more of gentle routine than of staged brunch.
Google 4.6 · 579 reviews
Maestro José Garberí Serrano, 15, Local 9, 03540 Alicante
A trusted local house in Sant Joan. Reliable cooking, local clientele and the reputation that only decades of consistency can build.
Tapas · Traditional
Google 4.6 · 1,834 reviews
Carrer Juan Sebastián Elcano, 27, 03550 Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante
Specialty coffee by the Postiguet, brief and urban, useful for a pause of well-made coffee without turning breakfast into a ceremony.
Google 4.8 · 379 reviews
Avinguda Juan Bautista Lafora, 3, 03002 Alacant, Alicante
Blueloop's second branch in the beach area, with specialty coffee, pastries and a comfortable format for neighbours, the seafront walk and coastal routine.
Google 4.5 · 453 reviews
Maestro José Garberí Serrano, 14, 03540 Alicante
Armenian BBQ on Playa de San Juan. Grilled shawarmas, award-winning aged beef cecina croquette and a charcoal kitchen with a distinct cultural identity.
Grill
Google 4.9 · 798 reviews
Av. Santander, 17, 03540 Alicante
American brunch served every day, with eggs benedict, rancheros, burgers, juices, cocktails and a proposal that's more generous than restrained.
Google 4.8 · 1,392 reviews
C. José Gutiérrez Petén, 10, 03004 Alicante
The montadito as an institution on Alicante's Rambla. Small bar, huge character. Beer and no-nonsense bites.
Tapas · Traditional
Google 4.8 · 510 reviews
Calle Girona, 1, 03001 Alicante
A coffee house with its own roasting, a coffee shop and a careful aesthetic that works the cup from origin to the small daily ritual.
Google 4.8 · 758 reviews
Av. Alfonso El Sabio, 2, A, 03004 Alicante
High-end Japanese restaurant in Playa de San Juan, led by sushiman Masayuki Narumi. Daikichi Beach delivers a tasting menu, kaiseki-inspired cooking, precision sushi and Mediterranean produce handled with Japanese technique.
Seafood · Fine Dining · Japanese
Google 4.6 · 405 reviews
Maestro José Garberí Serrano, 5 fase 4, 03540 Alicante
A close-scale contemporary restaurant with updated traditional cooking in Alicante city centre.
Contemporary · Mediterranean · Traditional
Google 4.6 · 654 reviews
Calle Poeta Campos Vasallo, 33, Alicante
A high-level gastronomic experience in La Albufereta. Reservation only. Contemporary author cuisine in an exclusive space.
Contemporary · Fine Dining
Google 4.7 · 770 reviews
Avenida de la Albufereta, 13, 03016 Alicante
A neighbourhood specialty coffee shop on Calle Tucumán with a careful, low-key spirit, simple breakfasts and a gentle reading of everyday coffee.
Google 5.0 · 178 reviews
Carrer del Tucuman, 12, Bajo derecha, 03005 Alacant, Alicante
A garden for unhurried drinking in Sant Joan. Intentional cocktails, outdoor setting and a proposition that treats the night as more than a quick round.
Cocktail Bar
Google 4.5 · 1,261 reviews
Avenida de la Rambla, 9, 03550 Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante
A bright café in Playa San Juan with careful coffee, sandwiches, simple brunch and a comfortable new-neighbourhood feel.
Google 4.8 · 203 reviews
C. Maruja Pastor, 2, local 6A, 03540 Alacant, Alicante
Small family restaurant in central Alicante, specializing in traditional home cooking, tapas, rice dishes, a daily set menu and dishes rooted in Alicantian and Manchegan tradition. La Bona is a simple and honest choice for eating well without ceremony.
Tapas · Mediterranean · Traditional
Google 4.8 · 492 reviews
C/ Navas, 38, 03001 Alicante
A rooftop terrace between the old town and Santa Bárbara Castle. Unique views of Alicante, cocktails and Mediterranean cuisine.
Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.5 · 906 reviews
Calle Villavieja, 8, 03002 Alicante
Family-run Italian restaurant in Torre Golf, Alicante. A mother and two brothers behind the menu: artisan pinsa, pasta and honest Italian home cooking.
Italian
Google 4.9 · 449 reviews
Av. de Ansaldo, 6, 03540 Alicante
Mediterranean and French-influenced restaurant on the beachfront at Playa Muchavista, El Campello. Artisan pizzas, pastas, duck, foie gras and meats since 1996.
Mediterranean
Google 4.4 · 1,387 reviews
Av. Jaime I, 44, Playa Muchavista, 03560 El Campello, Alicante
A small Asian-Latin fusion izakaya on Alicante’s Calle Mayor.
Contemporary · Japanese
Google 4.8 · 489 reviews
Calle Mayor, 25, Alicante
Contemporary grill restaurant in El Campello, near Muchavista beach. Mordida uses the Josper oven as its through-line, with Idiazabal cheese fritters, sharing classics, chargrilled vegetables, fish, aged beef and meats over live fire.
Grill · Mediterranean
Google 4.7 · 4,090 reviews
Carretera de Benimagrell, 12 Bajo, 03560 El Campello, Alicante
A historic cocktail bar in Alicante, open since 2002 on Calle Castaños. NIC works with classics, gin tonics, mixed drinks, and house cocktails with genuine craft — a street terrace, and a clientele that spans afternoon drinking, quiet evening drinks, and proper Alicante nights out.
Cocktail Bar
Google 4.2 · 1,369 reviews
Calle Castaños, 22, 03001 Alicante
100% gluten-free Italian restaurant in Alicante and San Juan Beach. Nonna Celia serves fresh pasta, artisan pizzas, focaccias, lasagnes and homemade desserts — a menu built so that eating without gluten feels like a choice, not a compromise.
Italian
Google 4.7 · 412 reviews
Calle Licia Calderón con Historiador Vicente Ramos, 9, 03540 Alicante
The tapas bar that set the standard in Alicante. Tapas, rice dishes and benchmark Alicante produce. Open every day.
Seafood · Tapas · Traditional
Google 4.5 · 5,561 reviews
Calle Restaurador Vicente Castelló, 3, 03001 Alicante
Open kitchen in central Alicante. Market produce, contemporary technique and visible cooking. A direct, no-frills proposition.
Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.6 · 1,233 reviews
Calle Manuel Antón, 12, 03001 Alicante
Beachfront dining in San Juan with a long-afternoon vocation. Mediterranean cuisine, cocktails and an atmosphere that blends restaurant and elevated beach bar.
Seafood · Mediterranean
Google 4.4 · 665 reviews
Avenida de Niza, 5, San Juan Playa, Alicante
Dani Frías's updated neighbourhood bar in Santa Faz and central Alicante. Santabar revisits popular cooking with tapas, sharing plates, sandwiches, croquetas, patatas bravas, tortilla, rotisserie chicken and daily specials, carrying the judgment of one of Alicante's leading chefs.
Tapas · Traditional
Google 4.7 · 2,058 reviews
Calle San Diego, 1, 03559 Santa Faz, Alicante
One of the most solid addresses for specialty coffee and brunch in Alicante: its own sourdough bread, cooking made from scratch and minimal-intervention wines.
Google 4.5 · 2,123 reviews
Carrer Poeta Campos Vasallo, 8, 03004 Alacant, Alicante
Mediterranean cuisine with Greek and Mexican accents in central Alicante. Dinner only. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.8 · 934 reviews
Calle Argensola, 8, 03002 Alicante
Specialty coffee on Plaza del Carmen, small and very well placed, with a strong reputation for coffee quality and breakfasts without excess.
Google 4.8 · 1,291 reviews
Pl. del Carmen, 13, 03002 Alicante
Informal wine bar on Alicante's Calle Castaños. Wine by the glass with judgement, tapas to accompany and a central neighbourhood feel.
Google 4.4 · 918 reviews
Carrer de Castaños, 7, 03001 Alicante
A bodega with a neighbourhood soul in central Alicante. Wine, tapas and a space that needs no staging to have its own identity.
Traditional
Google 4.5 · 894 reviews
C. Miguel Soler, 12, 03002 Alicante
Mediterranean restaurant and urban bar in central Alicante, designed for sharing tapas, recognizable dishes, cocktails and desserts. Teatro 18 works well for informal lunches, dinners with friends and unhurried after-meal time.
Cocktail Bar · Contemporary · Tapas
Google 4.9 · 831 reviews
Calle del Teatro, 18, 03001 Alicante
Market-driven Mediterranean cooking in the Real Liceo Casino, above the Explanada. Rice dishes, produce bar, cocktails and a terrace overlooking Alicante's harbour.
Contemporary · Mediterranean
Google 4.4 · 1,366 reviews
Passeig Esplanada d'Espanya, 16, 03001 Alicante (Real Liceo Casino)
Contemporary Murcian cuisine in central Alicante. Marineras, cartuchos, salt fish, charcuterie, croquettes and competition-level cocktails. A long aperitivo with real identity.
Contemporary · Tapas
Google 4.7 · 634 reviews
Carrer Alemania, 1, 03003 Alicante
