Best Restaurants in Benidorm

Updated 12/10/2026 by the onbenidorm team · Prices checked October 2026

Benidorm's best-rated restaurants are its six Guía Repsol Solete holders: D-Vora and La Cava Aragonesa in the Old Town, Malaspina, La Fava, Las Gaviotas and Chico Calla. Benidorm has no Michelin-starred restaurant; the nearest is El Xato in La Nucía (one star). For value, a weekday menú del día costs €12 to €18, and Spaniards eat lunch from about 14:00.

Repsol Soletes: D-Vora, La Cava Aragonesa, Malaspina, La Fava, Las Gaviotas, Chico Calla
Michelin stars: None in Benidorm; El Xato, La Nucía has one
Menú del día: €12–€18 (Aitona €12.50)
Lunch / dinner times: About 14:00–15:30 / 20:30–23:00
Best food streets: Tapas Alley, Old Town

Benidorm's award-winning restaurants

Six Benidorm restaurants hold a Guía Repsol Solete, the Spanish guide's award for places worth seeking out. None holds a full Repsol Sol, and there is no Michelin-starred restaurant in Benidorm; the nearest star is at El Xato in La Nucía, inland from the resort, which also holds a Repsol Sol. Most Solete holders cost under €35 a head on Repsol's own price band.

D-Vora, Old Town

D-Vora sits on Plaça de Sant Jaume in the RH Canfali hotel, with a sea-view terrace. The cooking is creative Mediterranean with international touches, such as a crispy Nikkei bonito taco and truffled potato tortilla, and Repsol flags vegan and coeliac options. The €20 three-course executive menu is the best-value way in; book by phone or online.

La Cava Aragonesa, Tapas Alley

Open since 1980 on Plaça de la Constitució, La Cava Aragonesa serves Aragonese tapas and pinchos along a long bar. Order the seasonal tapas and the pincho a toda vela. A three-course menu runs to about €14, according to an April 2026 guide.

Malaspina

Malaspina on Avenida de Panamá is the priciest of the six, at €35 to €60 a head. Repsol highlights its rice dishes and aged meats cooked over coals.

La Fava

La Fava on Calle La Palma does creative home-style cooking: aged-beef meatballs, an oxtail croissant and rice dishes. It has vegan and coeliac options and is recommended by Cristina Figueira, chef at El Xato.

Las Gaviotas and Chico Calla

Las Gaviotas on Calle Esperanto is an Andalusian fried-fish house: order the fritura of pescadilla, gambón, calamares and boquerones. Chico Calla on Calle Tomàs Ortuño is a wine bar with Mediterranean plates, including free-range eggs with porcini, foie and black truffle.

Spanish rice and seafood

Rice is the local speciality, and Spaniards eat it at lunch rather than dinner. Visit Benidorm lists red mullet and pumpkin soupy rice and anchovy and spinach rice among the town's traditional dishes.

Ducado, Calle Almería, Rincón de Loix (opposite Hotel Don Pancho): arroz a banda, arroz del senyoret and salt-crusted fish, about €60 a head with wine. Small room, so book.
Ulía, Poniente seafront: lobster rice and grilled cigalas, about €60 a head with wine.
La Falúa, Calle Santander near Poniente: rice, Chateaubriand and saffron monkfish since 2007, with a €60 tasting menu.
Aitona, Avenida Ruzafa 2: Valencian paella and arroz a banda, with a €12.50 menú del día (€15 at weekends). Busy in summer.
La Mejillonera, off Paseo de la Carretera in the Old Town: mussels a dozen ways, bravas and paella since 1981, about €20 to €25 a head. Expect queues.
Mal Pas, Calle Santa Faç by the port: Levantine rice and seafood.
Also see our page on Restaurante El Puerto near the harbour.

Tapas and pintxos

The Old Town is the place for tapas, with portions at about €2.50 to €5. Our Tapas Alley guide covers the bar-hopping route in detail.

Alongside La Cava Aragonesa, La Tapería Aurrera serves creative pintxos and sharing plates of meat and fish; see Aurrera Bar Pintxos. Barceló's guide also names La Txapela, El Gaztelutxo, Tragantona and Taberna Saltoki in the Basque-style pintxos cluster.

Fine dining and special occasions

For a celebration, book one of Benidorm's high-rise or hotel dining rooms. Expect €60 to €75 a head.

Llum de Mar

On the top floor of Hotel Villa Venecia in the Old Town, Llum de Mar serves Mediterranean dishes such as salt cod gratin and hake with white prawns. A tasting menu with wine is about €65 to €75.

Belvedere

Belvedere is on the 21st floor of the Hotel Madeira Centro on Calle Esperanto. Chef Kiko Lázaro's mar y montaña tasting menu has been featured by Guía Repsol, though the restaurant holds no Sol.

International restaurants

Benidorm's international scene is huge, especially in Levante and the Rincón de Loix. These are among the most-reviewed on TripAdvisor's Benidorm list in October 2026:

Amigos Restaurant & Roof Terrace: steakhouse, nearly 2,900 reviews.
Marisquería Córdoba: seafood, more than 4,000 reviews.
Kathmandu Benidorm and Turmeric: Indian and Nepalese. See our Indian restaurants in Benidorm guide.
Italian Twist and Mamma Leone (Calle Lepanto 20): Italian. See Italian restaurants and pizza in Benidorm.
The Vagabond: French and Mediterranean.

British comfort food

If you want a fry-up or a roast, Benidorm's British bars have it covered. Our full English breakfast guide lists breakfasts from €4.50, and our Sunday roast guide covers roasts from about €11.

Two names come up in both: The Corner Bar in the Rincón de Loix, with a €5.50 full English and Sunday roasts, and Refuel in the Old Town, with more than 2,200 TripAdvisor reviews. For pub grub with a pint, browse our Irish bars and Benidorm bars pages.

Vegetarian and vegan options

We could not verify a fully vegan restaurant in Benidorm. The safest choices are D-Vora and La Fava, both flagged by Guía Repsol for vegan and coeliac options. Our vegan and vegetarian Benidorm guide lists more options.

For breakfast, Caspers in the Old Town does a vegetarian and a gluten-free full English. In tapas bars, ask staff whether stocks and sauces contain meat or fish.

Menú del día and Spanish meal times

A menú del día is a fixed-price lunch, usually a starter, main and dessert with bread and a drink, and it is the best-value meal in Spain. In Benidorm it typically costs €12 to €18, with upscale versions around €20.

Lunch usually runs from about 14:00 to 14:30, finishing around 15:00 to 15:30.
Merienda, a snack, is taken around 18:00.
Dinner is from about 20:30 to 23:00. Spanish restaurants may be empty at 19:00 and full at 22:00.
Order rice dishes at lunchtime, as locals do.
For more on costs, see our Benidorm prices 2026 guide.

Menú del día examples (April 2026 guide)
Restaurant	Area	Price
Aitona	Avenida Ruzafa	€12.50 weekdays, about €15 weekends
La Cava Aragonesa	Old Town	About €14
D-Vora (executive menu)	Old Town	€20

Restaurants and food pages on onbenidorm

Name	Area	Known for
Tapas Alley	Old Town	Tapas and pintxos bar-hop
Aurrera Bar Pintxos	Old Town	Creative pintxos
Baldo	Benidorm	Tapas and cocktails
Restaurante El Puerto	Benidorm	Restaurant page
Indian restaurants	Rincón de Loix	Curry houses
Italian restaurants	Resort-wide	Pasta and Italian
The Corner Bar	Rincón de Loix	€5.50 full English, Sunday roasts
Refuel Bar & Terrace	Old Town	Breakfasts and British food

Best Restaurants in Benidorm — FAQs

Does Benidorm have a Michelin-starred restaurant?

No. There is no Michelin-starred restaurant in Benidorm, and none of Alicante's Bib Gourmand picks is in the town. The nearest starred restaurant is El Xato in La Nucía, a short drive inland, which holds one Michelin star and a Repsol Sol.

What are the best restaurants in Benidorm?

The six Guía Repsol Solete holders are a good shortlist: D-Vora and La Cava Aragonesa in the Old Town, Malaspina, La Fava, Las Gaviotas and Chico Calla. For rice and seafood, Ducado, Ulía and La Falúa are well regarded, and La Mejillonera is a cheaper Old Town favourite.

How much is a menú del día in Benidorm?

Usually €12 to €18 for three courses with bread and a drink at lunchtime. Aitona charges €12.50 on weekdays and about €15 at weekends, La Cava Aragonesa about €14, and D-Vora's executive menu is €20.

What time do people eat dinner in Benidorm?

Spaniards eat dinner from about 20:30 to 23:00 and lunch from about 14:00. British and international restaurants in Levante and the Rincón de Loix serve earlier, but Spanish restaurants in the Old Town fill up late. Book rice dishes for lunch.

Where can vegans eat in Benidorm?

We could not verify a fully vegan restaurant. D-Vora and La Fava are flagged by Guía Repsol for vegan and coeliac options. Caspers in the Old Town serves a vegetarian full English.

Where is the best paella in Benidorm?

For Valencian rice, try Aitona on Avenida Ruzafa, which serves paella and arroz a banda with a €12.50 menú del día, or Ducado in the Rincón de Loix for arroz del senyoret. Malaspina and La Fava, both Repsol Solete holders, are also known for rice.

Do I need to book restaurants in Benidorm?

For the popular places, yes. Ducado has a small dining room, Aitona is busy in summer, La Mejillonera has queues and asks you to book for paella, and D-Vora takes bookings by phone or online. Tapas bars in the Old Town are walk-in.

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Last updated 12 October 2026 by the onbenidorm team.