The old fishing village on the headland between the two beaches, where Calle Santo Domingo's pintxo bars, La Cava Aragonesa and La Fava sit below the church of Sant Jaume.
La Fava is Fran Burgos's 25-seat house in Benidorm's old town, giving coastal Alicante dishes a modern turn; it won the 2026 Benidorm tapas contest.
OrderThe bluefin tuna belly when it is on, or one of the rice dishes for two.
TipThe whitewashed house sits a few streets back from Levante beach and seats about 25, so book a table by phone first.
La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.
OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.
TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.
Marisquería El Puerto sits on Paseo de Colón by Benidorm's harbour, below the old town, cooking rice dishes, bay fish, shellfish and grilled beef.
OrderA seafood rice for the table, or the fish of the day from the harbour.
TipA regular in the city's 2026 food weeks: spoon dishes in March, bluefin tuna in April and the June tapas contest.
D-Vora is the RH Canfali hotel's terrace restaurant by the church of Sant Jaume in Benidorm's old town, cooking Mediterranean food with Nikkei touches.
OrderArroz a la llanda with monkfish, squid and red prawns, after a bay-fish tiradito.
TipSet menus are served to the whole table and close at 15:00 at lunch and 22:00 at night; breakfast starts at 08:00 on the sea-view terrace.
Brasería Aurrera grills aged beef, seafood and fish over charcoal on Calle Santo Domingo in Benidorm's old town, a 50-seat room opened in 2004.
OrderA charcoal-grilled cut of aged beef, or a mixed seafood parrillada for two.
TipThe daily set menus are built around rice; it sits among the pintxo bars of Santo Domingo, the street Basque visitors made their own.
D-Vora serves creative Mediterranean plates with Nikkei touches on the RH Canfali hotel's sea-view terrace in Benidorm's old town, with tasting menus.
OrderArroz a la llanda with monkfish, squid and red prawns, after a bay-fish tiradito.
TipSet menus are served to the whole table and close at 15:00 at lunch and 22:00 at night; breakfast starts at 08:00 on the sea-view terrace.
Paneil's is a steakhouse on Calle de la Palma in Benidorm's old town, serving South American fillet steak, garlic king prawns and duck confit at dinner.
OrderThe South American fillet steak, with garlic king prawns to start.
TipDinner only, with the kitchen open 18:00 to 21:30; it closes for all of December and hosts plenty of birthday and hen parties.
La Tapería Aurrera has made small, made-to-order pinchos on Calle Santo Domingo in Benidorm's old town since late 2010, with a 60-seat room and daily rice.
OrderA run of the made-to-order pinchos from the counter, then a plate to share.
TipThe rice changes every day on the set menu; the same group runs Brasería Aurrera a few doors along Santo Domingo.
Marisquería El Puerto sits on Paseo de Colón by Benidorm's harbour, below the old town, cooking rice dishes, bay fish, shellfish and grilled beef.
OrderA seafood rice for the table, or the fish of the day from the harbour.
TipA regular in the city's 2026 food weeks: spoon dishes in March, bluefin tuna in April and the June tapas contest.
La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.
OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.
TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.
La Creu Café is a café and chocolatería on Plaza de la Creu in Benidorm's old town, serving Valor hot chocolate with churros, ice cream and pizzas.
DrinkValor hot chocolate with churros
TipIt opens at 07:00 every day, early enough for chocolate and churros before the old town fills; the terrace sits on the square.
La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.
OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.
PourA glass from the list of more than 700 wines and cavas
WineMore than 700 wines and cavas
FoodYescas, pintxos and a full dining room
TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.
Diva 15 is the cocktail and gin bar of Benidorm's Italian-style Diva group on the Alameda in the old town, pouring a long gin list until 04:00.
DrinkA gin and tonic from one of the town's longest gin lists
FoodItalian dinners from the Diva group kitchen
TipIt entered the September 2026 Benidorm cocktail contest; the group's Diva 13 pizzeria is a few doors along the same street.
Colliers Bar is a Scottish-run music and family bar on Calle José Martínez Oriola in Benidorm, run since 2016 by Pauline and Martin Smith from Aberdeen.
DrinkA pint with live music
FoodBar snacks
TipIt posts one-off changes to its hours on Facebook, such as an early 18:00 close in September, so check there before a late visit.
La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.
OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.
DrinkA glass from more than 700 wines with a yesca
FoodYescas, pintxos, cazuelas and a daily set menu
TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.
Pintxos Aurrera lines its bar with Basque pintxos and raciones on Costera del Hostal in Benidorm's old town, the counter style of San Sebastián's Parte Vieja.
TryBasque pintxos and raciones from the counter
TipIt entered the June 2026 tapas contest with a curried chicken empanada; the Aurrera group runs several bars on the same streets.
La Tabernita del Sur fries Andalusian pescaíto on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town, a small southern-style tavern from the Aurrera group.
TryPescaíto frito, Andalusian fried fish
TipFried fish is the house pride, and it entered the 2026 tapas contest with a spring roll filled with stewed lamb.
La Tabernita del Sur fries Andalusian pescaíto on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town, a small southern-style tavern from the Aurrera group.
TryPescaíto frito, Andalusian fried fish
TipFried fish is the house pride, and it entered the 2026 tapas contest with a spring roll filled with stewed lamb.
Pintxos Aurrera lines its bar with Basque pintxos and raciones on Costera del Hostal in Benidorm's old town, the counter style of San Sebastián's Parte Vieja.
TryBasque pintxos and raciones from the counter
TipIt entered the June 2026 tapas contest with a curried chicken empanada; the Aurrera group runs several bars on the same streets.
D-Vora is the RH Canfali hotel's terrace restaurant by the church of Sant Jaume in Benidorm's old town, cooking Mediterranean food with Nikkei touches.
OrderArroz a la llanda with monkfish, squid and red prawns, after a bay-fish tiradito.
TipSet menus are served to the whole table and close at 15:00 at lunch and 22:00 at night; breakfast starts at 08:00 on the sea-view terrace.
Diva 15 is the cocktail and gin bar of Benidorm's Italian-style Diva group on the Alameda in the old town, pouring a long gin list until 04:00.
TryGin and tonics, with Italian food from the Diva kitchens
DrinkA gin and tonic from one of the town's longest gin lists
FoodItalian dinners from the Diva group kitchen
TipIt entered the September 2026 Benidorm cocktail contest; the group's Diva 13 pizzeria is a few doors along the same street.
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