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book.  Excellent Menus-del-día €11.50 (w/ends €14.50). Charming host & very professional - one of our favourites. Shares jazz with neighbour Colima on Thurs. Closed Jan/Feb. for holidays. Tel : 96 579.4745 / [email protected] f. Sun.pm & Mon. (closed Jan/Feb). Restaurante PIZZERIA PEPA (Jávea: Arenal beach front,  nr. middle).  Spanish; excellent value, swift service. Pizza takeaway.  VERY efficient, popular with  good atmosphere;  muzak low; must book ! Menu-del-día €16. The best quickservice "family" restaurant at the beach. But beware when ordering water : bottle arrived at the table opened and was charged at €2.90 both unacceptable. Tel : 96 579.2572 / open daily http://www.pizzeriapepa.com NOW RE-OPENED LA ROMANTICA Bar - Restaurant : Arenal. In the alleyway behind Humpty and the British Baker at Arenal – German owned. Serves appealingly different breakfasts and tapas-style snacks. Call Dominik our attempts to visit indicate that it is best to book !! F. Wed. Tel: 635 195814 / E-mail : [email protected] Restaurante EL SECRETO del TOMATE : Ctra.Jávea-Gata Km4 (on left side approaching the crematorium). Owner Kiko (lawyer from Valencia)…. Recent reports tell us of improvements here. From 22:00h onwards is packed with Spaniards who have already discovered it. Justly praised for extensive use of his home grown herbs, vegetable garden & excellent meats on the garden grill. Tel: 96 646.2646 / Mob. 616 733083 / E-mail: elsecretodeltomate@gmail. com RENOVATION : Restaurante LA TAGLIATELLA : (Jávea, Arenal beach front) : Close to Lungo Mare, the awful dark 19thC décor has gone and has been replaced with light and elegant decoration ! We still wait to hear that their service has improved. High-ish prices so that Lungo Mare remain ahead of this establishment.. Tel: 96 647.2984 / www.latagliatella. es / 7/7 ARENAL BEACH BREAKFASTS / COFFEE BARS & BAKERIES : BREAKFASTS at Jávea’s Arenal beach : For those looking for a breakfast of some quality on the sea front – especially what is known as a “Full English” - we recommend the Champagne Bar and Black Beluga. Also the newly opened < ROMANTICA > in the alleyway behind Humpty Dumpty. AND not forgetting the Parador buffet especially on Sundays ?