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Restaurante CASA de la PIZZA (Formerly L’Échalotte) : On Jávea Costa Nova, beside the tennis / pétanque club just before the La Guardia cross roads. First reports very good ! Covered terrace behind. Good parking. Tel: 96 647.3364 Restaurante LUNGO MARE   (Jávea,  Arenal beach front): Italian restaurant – appetisingly large portions (some can be shared!). Low muzak (bravo!) and friendly service.  Often fairly full (in spite of quite high prices) so perhaps better to book.  Every aspect of this restaurant has improved over our last visit and we can now recommend it again! 96 647.1196  open daily [email protected] / www. lapiemontesa.com Restaurante MEZQUIDA: Main road from Jávea old town to Arenal, on the right, just before the SuperCor/ Iceland roundabout but after SolMar offices.  Pleasant terrace and good ambience. Popular Spanish 'family' restaurant. Best Arroz negro (squid) that we know.  Superb meat. Mostly muzak-free.  €18 Menudel-día. 96 579.3620 open daily. [email protected] www.restaurantemezquida.com Restaurante MONTGÓ : 2-3kms along  Jávea-Jesús Pobre road (on left, with large stone tablet outside).  Amazing choice/ value/ quantity/ quality & well presented.  Excellent fish 'n' chips (with Azorin in the puerto).  Menu-del-día €11.50.  (Closes for the whole of December) We remind readers of the slightly more up-market …. Restaurante LOS ALMENDROS de MONTGÓ : directly opposite the above and for which there have recently been some very good reports. Stylish and good service. Tel : 96 579.5020 / f. Wed. Restaurante PIRI-PIRI: Excellent /imaginative (copious) 'tapas'. Widely praised and popular with residents.  On the port's pedestrianised  seafront, leading from the bridge. Arrive early for lunch, but best to