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One of Alicante’s finest restaurants, this is probably the best place to try the local rice dishes. The tapas bar is one of the best in town.

Excellent rice dishes (including a spectacular arroz a la banda ) are on offer at this welcoming restaurant, with an elegant whitewashed dining room upstairs and a fantastic tapas bar downstairs (see Nou Manolín).

Its elegant decor and magnificent regional cuisine have made La Sirena one of the top restaurants in the Costa Blanca. There’s an affordable lunchtime menú del día .

This charming, rustically decorated tavern has been dishing up delicious seafood specialities for more than a century.

This pretty, pavilion-style restaurant in the heart of Elx’s palm grove serves traditional rice dishes and seafood. Try the arroz con costra – a meaty rice dish with baked eggs.

This relaxed, family restaurant with a huge terrace is a favourite with locals and tourists alike.

Traditional restaurant with a pretty terrace overlooking the port. The menu offers plenty of local dishes, including caldero tabarquino (see Isla Tabarca).

This big, airy seafood restaurant sits right on the port, so you know the fish is fresh. All kinds of shellfish are on the menu, along with tasty rice specialities.

Traditional recipes are given a contemporary twist; try the sea bass with caramelized apple.

Set in a fragrant, pine-shaded park, Xiri offers sophisticated Mediterranean cuisine, often with an unusual Oriental twist (as, for example, in the langoustine salad with sesame dressing). Finish up with one of their spectacular desserts.