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Restaurants in Alicante
The characteristic dish of Alicante is rice, served many different ways. The most typical sauce is aioli, a kind of mayonnaise made from oil, egg yolks, and garlic. Dessert selections are the most varied on the Costa Blanca; turrón de Alicante (Spanish nougat) is the most popular.
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La Taberna del Gourmet
This snazzy contemporary tapas restaurant is Alicante’s other destination for visiting foodies. Essentially a gastrobar of what its owners call “auteur cuisine,” it is run by María José San Román of Monastrell (above) and her daughter Geni Perramón. Far more than a bar, La Taberna…$$Around TownNou Manolín
The fish tapas of Alicante are famous all over Spain—top Michelin-starred chefs often come to town on tapas-eating holidays. One of the places they come is Nou Manolín, where everyone from deckhands to stevedores to upscale tourists mingles at the bar, drinking the local wines and…$$Around TownRestaurante Dársena
If you’re looking for paella in Alicante, look no farther. Dársena offers more than 100 versions of the baked rice dish, including a number using various organ meats. Located on a pier in the harbor, this glamorous dining room is often the first choice of the yachtsmen who put in at…$$Around TownRestaurante Monastrell
María José San Román keeps experimenting with format at her gourmet restaurant that represents the best Spanish contemporary cuisine in Alicante. She named the restaurant for Alicante’s indigenous grape—a nod to how grounded she is in local product. But she ranges across the country…$$Around Town
