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The 10 tasting of Benidorm walking experience
Ready to taste the best food in Benidorm? Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture with highlights along the way, together with a foodie host.
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What to order at Pinocchio Playa
- Must order
- A stone-baked pizza, then an ice cream from the house gelateria.
- Signature dishes
- Stone-baked pizza, Gluten-free fresh pasta
- Editor tip
- Its gluten-free menu covers the whole card, with pasta made in-house; it entered the 2026 tapas contest with a gluten-free carbonara millefeuille.
CuisineItalian
Price€€€€
NeighborhoodLevante
HoursSun-Fri 08:00-00:00; Sat 08:00-01:00
Phone+34 965 85 85 58
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Taberna Andaluza ★ 4.0
Taberna Andaluza cooks southern Spanish bar food on Calle del Esperanto in Benidorm: cazón en adobo, clams a la marinera, garlic prawns and hand-cut ham.
OrderCazón en adobo, dogfish marinated in spices and vinegar, then fried.
TipIts Presa Bao won the public vote at the 2026 Benidorm tapas contest; Wednesday is the closing day.
El Mesón ★ 3.9
El Mesón has run a restaurant and cervecería on Calle Gerona in Benidorm for over 40 years, cooking meat, fish and shellfish over holm-oak embers.
OrderA cut of beef from the holm-oak grill, with a plate of tuna belly and tomato to start.
TipThe cervecería side serves all day from 09:00; the restaurant took part in the city's 2026 spoon-dish, tuna and tapas weeks.
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La Tapería Aurrera ★ 4.0
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.
Buffalo Beel ★ 3.8
Buffalo Beel is a family-run Italian ristogrill and pizzeria on Avenida de Castellón in Benidorm's Levante quarter, making its own pasta and pizzas.
OrderThe house lasagna, or a pizza from the homemade dough.
TipIt opens at 14:00 every day and the phone line is for bookings only; there is a daily set menu at lunch.
Taberna Andaluza ★ 4.0
Taberna Andaluza cooks southern Spanish bar food on Calle del Esperanto in Benidorm: cazón en adobo, clams a la marinera, garlic prawns and hand-cut ham.
OrderCazón en adobo, dogfish marinated in spices and vinegar, then fried.
TipIts Presa Bao won the public vote at the 2026 Benidorm tapas contest; Wednesday is the closing day.
El Mesón ★ 3.9
El Mesón has run a restaurant and cervecería on Calle Gerona in Benidorm for over 40 years, cooking meat, fish and shellfish over holm-oak embers.
OrderA cut of beef from the holm-oak grill, with a plate of tuna belly and tomato to start.
TipThe cervecería side serves all day from 09:00; the restaurant took part in the city's 2026 spoon-dish, tuna and tapas weeks.
Marisquería El Puerto ★ 3.9
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.
Ongi Etorri Manolo 1 ★ 4.2
Ongi Etorri Manolo 1 has fed Poniente beach in Benidorm since 1968, a family house cooking arroz a banda, paella, bay fish and Basque-style hake by the sea.
OrderArroz a banda for two, or the merluza a la vasca the house calls its signature.
TipThe kitchen runs straight through from noon, so a late lunch after the beach is easy; rice dishes are for a minimum of two.