Javea Grapevine Issue 180 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 82

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: [phone]   /    [email protected] IBERIA GASTRO BAR, C/ de San Buenaventura 9 (off town hall square, Jávea). Tapas of a very high quality indeed (is a Michelin star on the way here ?) (this chef did a stretch at the London Savoy). Portions designed for two so choice of 3 tapii makes a meal ! Many delicious surprises. Good reports continue to be received and they are now listed in the Repsol Guide. Cost 20-30€ per person (or Tasting menu at €35 - Bread & Snacks, 5 Dishes, Dessert, Coffee + petit Fours). English spoken. Muzak inside is variable but controlled. Subscribe for e-mailings of their mouth-wat ering menus ! Tel: [phone] / E-mail: www.iberiagastrobar. com / [email protected] Booking necessary: Open Mon 19-23h / TuesSat 1330-1500h & 19-23h. f. Sunday.[ Note their new opening < AIRE RESTAURANTE > on Cami Cabanes- Arenal, Jávea ] EXCELLENT (c. €25-30 per head) Restaurante CALIMA : Jávea port, Avda. de la Marina Española - pedestrianized seafront. Next to Piri-Piri, 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. T: 96 579 4821 / open daily.  restaurantecalima@gmail. com   www.restaurante-calima.com