Eat in La Cala, Benidorm

Puig Campana ★ 4.1

Puig Campana has served fish, shellfish and rice on the beach at La Cala de Finestrat, past the far end of Benidorm's Poniente bay, since 1970.

OrderOne of the seafood rice dishes, or whatever fish came in that morning.

TipBookings are taken by phone only; it runs themed menus through the year, such as a blue lobster weekend in late September.

Guiomar Obrador y Café ★ 4.1

Guiomar is a pastry shop and café in Benidorm's La Cala that bakes everything in its own obrador daily, from breakfast pastries to cakes and burger buns.

Worth the queueHouse cheesecake

DrinkCoffee with a pastry from the obrador

TipIt opens at 07:00 for breakfast pastries and stays open into the evening, when the menu turns to its handmade burgers.

Guiomar Obrador y Café ★ 4.1

Guiomar is a pastry shop and café in Benidorm's La Cala that bakes everything in its own obrador daily, from breakfast pastries to cakes and burger buns.

Worth the queueHouse cheesecake

TipIt opens at 07:00 for breakfast pastries and stays open into the evening, when the menu turns to its handmade burgers.

Dharma Wine Bar ★ 4.3

Dharma Wine Bar is a gastro wine bar in La Cala, at the Poniente end of Benidorm, pouring wines by the glass beside plates such as tuna ensaladilla.

PourA glass chosen with the floor staff to match the tuna ensaladilla

WineA long list of wines by the glass across Spanish and other appellations

FoodGastro-bar plates such as bluefin tuna ensaladilla and chistorra croquettes

TipIt hosts winemaker tastings with six wines and six paired plates, such as a Bodega Juan Gil evening; bookings run through its Instagram or by phone.

Guiomar Obrador y Café ★ 4.1

Guiomar is a pastry shop and café in Benidorm's La Cala that bakes everything in its own obrador daily, from breakfast pastries to cakes and burger buns.

Worth the queueHouse cheesecake

Why locals goA neighbourhood pastry shop in La Cala that bakes everything in its own obrador, from breakfast pastries to burger buns, far from the Levante strip.

TipIt opens at 07:00 for breakfast pastries and stays open into the evening, when the menu turns to its handmade burgers.

Dharma Wine Bar ★ 4.3

Dharma Wine Bar is a gastro wine bar in La Cala, at the Poniente end of Benidorm, pouring wines by the glass beside plates such as tuna ensaladilla.

PourA glass chosen with the floor staff to match the tuna ensaladilla

WineA long list of wines by the glass across Spanish and other appellations

FoodGastro-bar plates such as bluefin tuna ensaladilla and chistorra croquettes

Why locals goA wine bar on Avenida de Mont Benidorm in La Cala, far from the centre, pouring a long list by the glass beside careful plates such as bluefin tuna ensaladilla.

TipIt hosts winemaker tastings with six wines and six paired plates, such as a Bodega Juan Gil evening; bookings run through its Instagram or by phone.

Guiomar Obrador y Café ★ 4.1

Guiomar is a pastry shop and café in Benidorm's La Cala that bakes everything in its own obrador daily, from breakfast pastries to cakes and burger buns.

Worth the queueHouse cheesecake

TipIt opens at 07:00 for breakfast pastries and stays open into the evening, when the menu turns to its handmade burgers.