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Restaurante LOS REMOS de la NÃO (Jávea, Arenal beach front) : French owned and still one of the best of the Arenal beach restaurants. Lies at the extreme right hand end of the bay on the edge of the large car park overlooking the beach.  Fish a speciality.   Great views.  Menu del día  €18.  Now listed in the Repsol Guide. Best to  book. 96 647.0776 /  f. Tues.  www.losremoslanao.com Restaurante LA RENDA : Cristo del Mar, Jávea Port, right beside the Cinema Jayan.  Beautifully appointed restaurant  with some serious, adventurous and very creative cuisine - we even found sweetbreads on the menu.   Menu del día €12.50.  Live music on Friday.  Muzak turned off on request.  96 579.3763 larenda. [email protected]   www.larenda.es FAMILY RESTAURANTS / GOOD & RELIABLE (Euros 25 - 35 per head)   Restaurante AMANECER: c.300m on the right, along the ridge of the headland going to the Cabo San Antonio (off the summit of the JáveaDenia mountain road – the fire got close !!). What a surprise to find this restaurant now so wonderfully refurbished with shaded pool-side bar and eating area, comfortable poolside furniture and, within, an elegant air-conditioned dining room. During their recent visit the Southampton Uni Symphony Orch. spent the whole afternoon here and all spoke very highly of it. For diners without a swimming pool, here is a place to have lunch and spend the afternoon. The dining area is large enough for social functions yet still acceptable for more intimate dining. Menudel-dia €11. Easy parking. A good addition to the list. 96 579.0765 / [email protected] / www. restauranteamanecer.es CAFÉ AUSTRIACO – Café & Bakery (Jávea; Arenal beach front).  This excellent bakery continues to offer their superb bread/croissants & gâteaux from 07:00h daily.  (also served at their café. Tel : 96 647.1004 / open daily / Another source of very excellent bread is the (expensivelypriced, muzak-infested) Saladar Supermarket. Also visit “Le Parisien” coffee bar (next to the Deutsche Bank – even worse muzak !), the British Bakery opposite.  & see LA BAGUETTE de France.   Restaurante AZORIN :  Jávea Port (in street behind Napoli). Superb fish “a la plancha” (especially sole) / chicken & chips. Menu del dia €10.95. Kids love it. Tel : 96 579.4495 / closed Saturdays.   Restaurante BACCHUS (Jávea) : Pinosol-Cansalades road. Wonderful quality. The delightful new owners, Milena & Hector, have retained the