30 editor picks across Spain.
30 seafood restaurants worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Spain.
Bar FM in Granada is Francisco Martin and Rosa Macias 1985 Motril-fish counter, listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide and praised by Ferran Adria and Jose Andres.
TipThe back dining room takes reservations; the front bar is first-come and the better seat for auction-fresh quisquilla.
Can Bosch has cooked Cambrils fish and seafood near the harbour since 1969, now led by chef Arnau Bosch with a Michelin star, along the coast from Salou.
OrderA rice dish made with Carnaroli from Molí de Rafelet in the Ebro Delta, the house speciality.
TipTwo set menus, Tradición and Degustación, are always on; the langoustine and lobster menus need booking ahead, and the restaurant asks you to confirm by phone.
Can Bosch has cooked Cambrils fish and seafood near the harbour since 1969, now led by chef Arnau Bosch with a Michelin star, along the coast from Salou.
OrderA rice dish made with Carnaroli from Molí de Rafelet in the Ebro Delta, the house speciality.
TipTwo set menus, Tradición and Degustación, are always on; the langoustine and lobster menus need booking ahead, and the restaurant asks you to confirm by phone.
Rincón de Diego is Diego Campos and his son Rubén's Michelin-starred seafood house by the port in Cambrils, along the coast from Salou, with a modern carta.
OrderThe Mediterranean red lobster rice, which the Michelin inspectors name in their review.
TipThree set menus run beside the carta: Gastronómico, Súmmum and a cava-paired menu; Sunday is lunch only.
Rincón de Diego is Diego Campos and his son Rubén's Michelin-starred seafood house by the port in Cambrils, along the coast from Salou, with a modern carta.
OrderThe Mediterranean red lobster rice, which the Michelin inspectors name in their review.
TipThree set menus run beside the carta: Gastronómico, Súmmum and a cava-paired menu; Sunday is lunch only.
Els Pescadors in Barcelona's Poblenou is the historic plaça-de-Prim seafood room: arroz a banda, suquet, fresh catch from Vilanova fishermen direct.
Ola del Mar sits on the water at Portixol in Palma, cooking rice dishes and the day's catch from an elegant dining room with a sea-facing terrace.
OrderA rice dish for two, ordered with the fish the counter is showing that day.
TipThe terrace tables face the harbour and go first. Book them rather than turning up on spec.
Miramar is a third-generation family seafood restaurant beside the 17th-century Torre del Port in Cambrils, listed in the Michelin Guide, west of Salou.
OrderBaby squid from local waters sautéed with Maresme teardrop peas.
TipBesides the carta there are three set menus, including a homage to the Cambrils fishermen; the dining room looks over the fishing harbour.
Casa Toni has cooked fish and shellfish in Benidorm since 1992, from bay red prawns and almadraba salazones to arroz del senyoret and fideuà for two or more.
OrderBay red prawns from the plancha, then arroz del senyoret for the table.
TipIt sits in the Los Gemelos IV building on Avenida de Cuenca, a few streets back from Levante beach; Sunday is lunch only.
Cunini in Granada is the Plaza Pescaderia seafood counter fed daily by the Motril auction, famous for free seafood tapas at the marble bar inside.
TipBar is free-tapa friendly; the back dining room is more formal a la carte and pricier.
Casa Toni has cooked fish and shellfish in Benidorm since 1992, from bay red prawns and almadraba salazones to arroz del senyoret and fideuà for two or more.
OrderBay red prawns from the plancha, then arroz del senyoret for the table.
TipIt sits in the Los Gemelos IV building on Avenida de Cuenca, a few streets back from Levante beach; Sunday is lunch only.
El Tintero is Málaga's singing-waiter chiringuito in El Palo, where fried fish and espetos are auctioned aloud and you grab plates as they fly past.
OrderWhatever the waiters are shouting: grab the fried fish as it passes
Beluga sits on Málaga's Plaza de las Flores, where chef Diego René cooks meridional seafood from the Alborán Sea with a Levantine, Andalusian accent.
La Mejillonera on Calle del Puerto in San Sebastian has cooked one thing since 1967: mussels by the dozen, in five sauces, served standing at the bar.
OrderA dozen mussels a la vinagreta and a dozen al vapor; bravas to share; cana of Estrella.
TipStanding only, no tables. Cash-friendly. Closed Wednesdays Booking recommended for weekends.
Casa Manolo in Daimus south of Valencia is chef Manuel Alonso's one-Michelin-star room, a beachfront restaurant since 1972 with a rice and seafood tasting.
Las Gaviotas has fried fish on Calle del Esperanto in Benidorm since 1987: whiting, adobo, king prawns, squid, anchovies and tiger mussels with allioli.
OrderA mixed fritura with bread and allioli, then tiger mussels if the table is hungry.
TipThere are no bookings and the room fills fast in summer, so arrive at opening time or expect a short wait for a table.
Clos Madrid in the Chamberi district is the one-Michelin-star room by sommelier-chef Marcos Granda, with a market-led carte and a wine list of 700 references.
OrderThe 8-course tasting (€110) with the wine pairing (€65).
TipThe cellar dining room downstairs seats 6 for private dinners. Ask for the wine pairing; the cellar is the room's headline asset.
Marisquería Godoy sits on Málaga's Muelle Uno, a portside seafood house serving fried fish, red Motril prawns and rice with the bay in full view.
El Refectorium Malagueta is the 1973 original behind Málaga's bullring, an old-school dining room prized for pristine seafood and market vegetables.
Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou cooks rice dishes and fish from the auction on the first floor of the sailing club building on the port breakwater in Salou.
OrderArroz del senyoret with red prawns from the fish auction, at €35 a portion.
TipRice dishes are sold by the portion with a minimum of two; arròs negre with sepionets is the gentlest price at €22 a head.
Restaurant Club Nàutic Salou cooks rice dishes and fish from the auction on the first floor of the sailing club building on the port breakwater in Salou.
OrderArroz del senyoret with red prawns from the fish auction, at €35 a portion.
TipRice dishes are sold by the portion with a minimum of two; arròs negre with sepionets is the gentlest price at €22 a head.
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.
Los Mellizos brings the family's Rincón de la Victoria seafood to central Málaga on Calle Sancha de Lara, all fried fish, clams and rice from the bay.
El Caleño has grilled espetos and fried fish on Pedregalejo's promenade in Málaga for over thirty years, a beach institution for pescaíto frito.
Miguelito el Cariñoso is a beloved Pedregalejo chiringuito in Málaga, packed with locals for its espetos, fried fish and generous seafood paella.
El Cabra has grilled espetos on boat-hull fires at Pedregalejo beach in Málaga since 1965, a seaside institution for pescaíto frito and rice.
La Goleta has cooked fish and shellfish beside Capellans beach in Salou since 1986, its wide windows framing one of the town's best-known coves.
OrderFish and shellfish from the local coast, the thing the kitchen has stood on since 1986.
TipSunday is lunch only; La Goleta also runs a beach chiringuito, listed on its website, for a more casual drink by the sand.
Jardín Mediterráneo faces Levante beach in Benidorm with bay fish, Dénia prawns, Calpe langoustines and dry or soupy rice made with rock-fish stock.
OrderA rice made with Pego bomba rice and rock-fish stock, or prawns from Dénia by weight.
TipThe kitchen runs without a break from 11:00 to midnight, so it works for a late lunch; it took part in the 2026 tuna and spoon-dish weeks.
El Merendero de Antonio Martín is a historic seafront restaurant on Málaga's Malagueta, a Grupo Gorki dining room for fried fish and sea views.
Los Cuñaos has grilled sardine espetos and fried fish on Pedregalejo beach in Málaga since 1983, a family chiringuito for a long seaside lunch.
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