Restaurante MASENA ( Jávea ) : Go to the end of Cami Cabanes road ( behind Barclays ) and immediately left onto the Benitachell ( Golf Club ) road . A beautifully appointed ( Belgian-owned ) very high-class restaurant with great style . Menu-del-dia € 18 ( but € 20 on Sundays ). Good meat a speciality , notably their Châteaubriand and steak cooked on hot stone . They are always busy so must book ! Excellent wine list and consequently not as cheap as it once was ... ! Muzak always turned down on request . Here you will find Valentin , the best Mâitre D in Jávea . Tel : 96 579 3764 / f . Tues Web : http :// www . restaurantemasena . com / index . php / en /
Sister restaurant to Masena ( above ) : - MASENA at < VALL de CAVALL >: Gata : Their sister restaurant is situate in beautiful open countryside , with spectacular mountain views , attached to the riding centre ; off the N332 outside Gata . Heading southwards out of Gata , close to the northern entrance to the gorge , take the last turn , where the buildings end , down to the left . Also with pool . Menu del dia € 17 ( but not Sundays ). Tel : 96 505.8475 / f . Mon http :// vall-de-cavall . com / seitespa . htm ( click on gastronomia )
Restaurante LA PLAZA No . 6 : in the " triangular square " ( sic ) opp . Humpty Dumpty . All-yearround successful and delightful Germanowned establishment offering excellent international cuisine ( which can even include a proper Wiener schnitzel !). A favourite with residents and in tranquil surroundings . Menu del dia € 12 ( midday ) & € 19.50 evenings . Kitchen open till 23:30h . Beware : live music one evening a week ( Thurs ). Tel : 96 646 2314 / f . Monday / www . laplaza6 . com / E-mail : oliver @ laplaza6 . net
Restaurante SOFIA ' S : Avda . del Pla 20 , Jávea . Really delicious and excellently prepared food . Muzak now ( mostly ) tamed ! The Menu-deldía is one of the best , cost / quality , that we know ( currently Euros 14.50h with a glass of wine - but available Thursday lunch only – resumed October ). High standards pervade all their dishes and the restaurant is beautifully appointed . Easy parking . Tel : 96 646.2903 / Open 19:00 - 22:30h / f . Sun / Mon
Restaurante TOSCA : Arenal beach , on the bridge overlooking the creek and close to Jávea Parador . Creative cooking . Approx .
€ 35.00 . Very excellent Menu-del-día c . € 18.95 . Muzak here can be irritating ( they say they play it to cover the noise from the kitchen !) - they also turned it off . BYO is a good idea but " corkage " is charged here at € 9 so you need to bring a VERY good bottle !! Tel : 96 579.3145 / f . Monday midday / E-mail : ferrantosca @ hotmail . es Web : http :// www . restaurantetosca . com
JÁVEA OLD TOWN – TAPAS etc .
Bistro CASA GRAU : C / Mayor 16 , Jávea ( Old Town ). Warmly applauded restaurant offering something different with imaginative dishes ( just down the C / Mayor from the Ayuntamiento ). Delicious starters / tapas and excellent steaks . Good value ( but not cheap ). Open : tlj ( 11 – 16h & 18 – 23h ) Tel : 96 579 2756 / casagrau @ gmail . com
THIS GASTRO BAR HAS MOVED TO join AIRE ( off Cami Cabanes ) ** IBERIA GASTRO BAR , C / de San Buenaventura 9 ( off town hall square , Jávea ). This superb establishment has now moved to join its sister AIRE ( just off Cami Cabanes ) See under AIRE . ** N . B . WITH THE ABOVE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN RENAMED & TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER . INITIAL REPORTS ARE EXCELLENT . More news later .
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TAPAS BAR : ESSENCIA : ( formerly : Gastrobar Iberia , Old Town ), C / San Buenaventura , 9 , Jávea - 96 583 6662 / 674 490 831 - owner : Michel Goncalves ( Brasilian ). Tapas excellent . White walls , bright multi-coloured paintings . Soft music ( turned down upon request ).
EXCELLENT ( c . € 25-30 per head )
Restaurante CALIMA : Jávea port , Avda . de la Marina Española - pedestrianized seafront . Next to Piri-Piri and recently refurbished . Imaginative and sometimes rewardingly experimental . Jazz ( live ) on Thurs . ( shared with Piri-Piri ). Menu del dia € 11.95 ( Mon-Sat ) but Sun . € 13 . Tel : 96 579 4821 / open daily . Email : restaurantecalima @ gmail . com www . restaurante-calima . com