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Restaurante BACCHUS (Jávea) : Pinosol-Cansalades road. Wonderful quality. The delightful owners, Milena & Hector, have retained the charm of this restaurant AND you are still able to cook your excellent steak on stone (or have their Fondue). Must book (just look at the cars outside !). Menus-del-día from €23.  Tel : 96 647.3096 / Sunday lunch & weekday evenings only/ f. Mon.  / E-mail: restbacchus@ infocostablanca.com / Web: www.infocostablanca.com/bacchus/ Restaurante CALA BANDIDA : Esplanada del Puerto (Jávea). Up the steps to their superb terrace where you can sit and hear the sound of the sea just below. Sadly, listening inwards into the restaurant, this delightful and natural sound is obliterated by dreadful thumping muzak. This covers the whole exterior terrace and can be heard also over 40m from the restaurant thus ruining the whole delight of a seaside eating experience! That said both the service and the food is often described as excellent - although environment was noisy (music lovers stay away).Tel: 96 579 1064: [email protected] www.calabandida.com [ If you wish to dine beside the sea - and be muzak-free with only the sounds of the waves - go to LA CALETA (see page 28)] Restaurante LA CASA DELLA PASTA : (Ctra.Cabo de la Nao-Pal 27/ opp. Sofia’s). Dutch owned. Probably the best Italian in town. Outstanding and very popular Italian restaurant with some delicious starters and reasonably priced Italian wines. Service is very good. [Warning : both inside, and now in the garden as well, you will encounter dreadful muzak - screaming females - and on both occasions we left]. Easy parking at the back. E-mail contact has not been not possible so we cannot tell them (readers please tell them - the food is excellent) !!96 646 1347 / www.lacasadellapastajavea. com / f.Sun+Mon.