The inland streets behind the old town, home to the covered Mercado Municipal, the Wednesday market at Foietes, churros on Avenida de los Limones and specialty coffee.
El Café de Axel pours specialty coffee on Calle Apolo XI in Benidorm, with homemade cakes such as carrot cake and muffins and a shop selling its coffee.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipIt opens at 08:00 on weekdays and closes at 13:00 on Saturday; its Facebook page runs the occasional charity auction.
Sugarpop Bakehouse bakes New York-style cookies and cheesecakes on Avenida de los Limones in Benidorm, with specialty coffee, matcha and lemonades.
Worth the queueNew York-style cookie
DrinkSpecialty coffee or matcha with a New York-style cookie
TipIt also pours specialty coffee, matcha and lemonades to go with the bakes; Sunday is the closing day.
Sugarpop Bakehouse bakes New York-style cookies and cheesecakes on Avenida de los Limones in Benidorm, with specialty coffee, matcha and lemonades.
Worth the queueNew York-style cookie
TipIt also pours specialty coffee, matcha and lemonades to go with the bakes; Sunday is the closing day.
Chico Calla is the Benidorm branch of an Alicante taberna group on Calle Tomás Ortuño, pouring more than 30 wines by the glass with local Marina tapas.
PourAny of the 30-plus wines poured by the glass
WineMore than 30 wines by the glass, with Alicante bottles alongside
FoodLocal Alicante tapas and Marina Baixa recipes
TipIt takes no reservations, so arrive when the doors open; a Repsol Solete marks it as a wine bar worth the stop.
Chico Calla is the Benidorm branch of an Alicante taberna group on Calle Tomás Ortuño, pouring more than 30 wines by the glass with local Marina tapas.
DrinkWine by the glass
PourAny of the 30-plus wines poured by the glass
WineMore than 30 wines by the glass, with Alicante bottles alongside
FoodLocal Alicante tapas
TipIt takes no reservations, so arrive when the doors open; a Repsol Solete marks it as a wine bar worth the stop.
Churrería Rafael fries churros and fatter porras on Avenida de los Limones in Benidorm, served with thick hot chocolate or coffee, to eat in or take away.
TryChurros and porras with thick hot chocolate
TipIt sits near the Colci cinema, and reviewers make it an afternoon merienda stop before a film; Monday is the closing day.
Benidorm's Wednesday street market fills the Mercasa car park by Foietes park, with a food section for fruit, vegetables, cured meats, salazones and bread.
TipIn July the market moves to the Recinto Ferial, and when Wednesday is a public holiday it runs on the Tuesday instead, as it did on 23 June 2026.
The Mercado Municipal is Benidorm's covered food market on Carrer del Mercat, with fresh fish, meat and produce stalls the town hall is working to revive.
TipPart of the building now holds a supermarket; in March 2026 the town hall ran stall tours and chef demonstrations to bring shoppers back.
Churrería Rafael fries churros and fatter porras on Avenida de los Limones in Benidorm, served with thick hot chocolate or coffee, to eat in or take away.
TryChurros and porras with thick hot chocolate
TipIt sits near the Colci cinema, and reviewers make it an afternoon merienda stop before a film; Monday is the closing day.
El Café de Axel pours specialty coffee on Calle Apolo XI in Benidorm, with homemade cakes such as carrot cake and muffins and a shop selling its coffee.
DrinkSpecialty coffee
TipIt opens at 08:00 on weekdays and closes at 13:00 on Saturday; its Facebook page runs the occasional charity auction.
Discoteca Penelope has held Benidorm's club strip on Avenida Comunidad Valenciana since 1968, a three-room venue for 5,000 that opens for ticketed events.
TipThe club's Penelope Beach Club on Levante, at Avenida de Alcoy 10, opens every day of the year; the October 2026 agenda includes a Halloween party on the 31st.
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