The cuisine of Costa Blanca region is surprisingly original and full of flavor. They don’t cook from books; they prepare the delicious meals using ancient receipts that are transmitted from one generation to the other. Each location has its own specific meal and the ingredients used are always fresh and tasty.
Tapas is a beloved Spanish finger food and also popular in Costa Blanca. Different places offer different specialties of seafood; in Denia north from our fabulous holiday homes in Javea you’ll be served gamba roja delicious red shrimps, the dried octopus is worth to be tried, the Spanish name is pulpo seco.
The locals eat a lot of salazones (dried and salted fish) (pop-up with pictures) but also use a lot of rice in their foods. More than 300 rice dishes are known here, paellas are prepared in a flat plate over the fire. You will find plenty of rice dishes in every smaller or bigger restaurant.
In Alicante arroz la alicantina, is a rice dish with fish and shellfish. Stews and boiled dishes belong to the most popular meals all over the Costa Blanca. Most of them contain pork, sausages, and grains of wheat, chickpeas, beans or rice. Desserts are something everybody needs after a consistent meal and turron is something you'll love to taste. It’s made of honey, sugar and egg white.
In Denia a special pudding is made of sweet pumpkin but the arroz con leche, a creamy rice pudding is delicate and very filling. Click here for the recipe of this delicious dessert.
You will always discover something special in Costa Blanca. The Costa Blanca restaurants are real cosmopolitan places satisfying the tastes of all nationalities with a wonderful selection of heavenly meals. Casa Pepa is one of the fanciest restaurants in Costa Blanca, very close to Denia, a beautiful country villa originally decorated, combines the local, traditional cuisine with modern savors.
If you have never tried the real Middle Eastern kitchen the restaurant Al Zaraque should be your number one destination of your Costa Blanca holiday. An intense variety of Middle Eastern dishes served in elegant and exotic surroundings for every budget. The restaurant is opened every evening all the summer season and is located between our holiday homes in Benissa and Calpe. We recommend you to try all of the menus, you will be amazed and pleased by the heavenly mixture of eastern ingredients. The house desserts are mouth watering made with almonds and honey served with sweet, spicy tea.
Casa Canto is a splendid restaurant with a beautiful view on Benissa and Calpe that offers typical dishes for this region of Costa Blanca. If you're a fan of fish meals, restaurant Batiste offers you a large selection of fresh products from the Santa Pola harbor next to our Gran Alacant holiday homes.
Elegant tables, large windows offer a spectacular view to the tourists waiting for their portion of fish and shellfish with rice. As the service and prices are excellent, we advise you to book your table in advance as this place is very popular.
Restaurante Emilio is famous for its fideua a type of seafood with noodles instead of rice. If you're fed up with eating so much rice you should see this place during your stay, it is just a few minutes walk from Gandia's beach.
