What to order at El Mesón

Must order
A cut of beef from the holm-oak grill, with a plate of tuna belly and tomato to start.
Signature dishes
Carnes a la brasa de encina, Ventresca con tomate
Editor tip
The cervecería side serves all day from 09:00; the restaurant took part in the city's 2026 spoon-dish, tuna and tapas weeks.
CuisineSpanish
Price€€
NeighborhoodLevante
HoursDaily 09:00-00:00
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Address: Calle Gerona 1, 03503 Benidorm

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Arrocería La Marina cooks rice, calderos, meat and fish of the Marina Baixa in a country setting on the Camí del Palasiet, inland from Poniente in Benidorm.

OrderA rice or a caldero for the table; the kitchen is built around them.

TipBookings are confirmed only by phone; there is a car park and a children's play area, and Friday is the one late night.

Puig Campana ★ 4.1

€€€ SeafoodLa Cala

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.

El Barranco ★ 4.2

€€€ ValencianPoniente

El Barranco is a seafront rice and fish house on Poniente beach in Benidorm, cooking arroz a banda, arroz del senyoret and rice with anchovies and spinach.

OrderArroz con boquerones y espinacas, Benidorm's own rice, for at least two.

TipRice dishes are made for at least two; a local quoted by Guía Repsol picks the salt-baked fish and the grilled baby squid.

D-Vora ★ 4.4

€€€ MediterraneanCasco Antiguo

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.

ConBrassa ★ 4.2

€€€ SteakhousePoniente

ConBrassa is a wood-fire asador on the Poniente seafront in Benidorm, grilling dry-aged beef, wagyu and black angus, with Dénia red prawns and market fish.

OrderA dry-aged steak from the wood grill, with Santa Pola quisquilla shrimp to start.

TipIt joined the city's April 2026 bluefin tuna week; the same group runs El Barranco further along Poniente.

Shija Sabores de los Balcanes ★ 4.3

€€ MediterraneanPoniente

Shija cooks the food of the Balkans by Poniente beach in Benidorm, serving mezze and clay-pot dishes from a kitchen that keeps neither freezer nor fryer.

OrderA spread of Balkan mezze to share, then one of the clay-pot dishes.

TipThe street is in Benidorm's low-emission zone with restricted access, so arrive on foot from the Poniente promenade.

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