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The 21 best restaurants in the Costa Blanca
Whether it's beach bars perched on craggy coves or whip-sharp seafood restaurants with panoramic views of the waves, the sea is the protagonist in the Costa Blanca's dining scene.
Food fans on this well-fed coastline should start at Dénia, named by Unesco as a Creative City of Gastronomy for championing indigenous ingredients. The port city serves up gambas rojas (deep-water prawns with the sweetest meat) and seafood paella to well-dressed diners. From here, travel south to find hippy chiringuitos and laid-back bistros in hilltop pueblos. Arrive hungry: the Costa Blanca is awash with world-famous seafood and brilliant restaurants.
All our recommendations below have been hand selected and tested by our resident destination expert to help you discover the best restaurants in the Costa Blanca. Find out more below or for more inspiration, see our guides to the best bars and nightlife, beaches and things to do.
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Best all-rounders
El Baret de Miquel
Miquel Ruiz closed his Michelin-starred restaurant to open something more down-to-earth. He dreamt up this taberna, furnished with homely, mismatched furniture and retro soda siphons. Food is a homage to the local area, with patatas a lo pobre (thinly sliced potatoes) and figatells (Valencian meatballs) served in surprising ways, like figatell maki rolls. It's affordable, too – all part of Ruiz's mission to make good food accessible. Ironically, it's now so popular it's almost impossible to get a table.
