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wine Thursday lunch only ). High standards pervade all the dishes . The restaurant is beautifully appointed . Easy parking . 96 646.2903 / 19:00 - 22:30 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 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 .

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 ).