RECENTLY OPENED
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. 96 647.3364
Restaurante LUNGO MARE
(Jávea, Arenal beach front) : Italian
restaurant
–appetizingly
large
portions (some can be shared !).
No 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 !
Tel : 96 647.1196 / open daily
[email protected]
www.lapiemontesa.com
Restaurante MEZQUIDA : Main
road from Jávea old town towards
Arenal, on right side, just before the
SuperCor/Iceland roundabout but
after Sol-Mar offices. Pleasant terrace
and good ambience. Very popular
Spanish 'family' restaurant. Serves the
best Arroz negro (a delicious rice and
squid dish) that we know of. Superb
meat. Mostly muzak-free. Menudel-día €18. - 96 579.3620 / open
daily rtemezquidaxabia@hotmail.
com 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.
We remind readers of the slightly
more up-market… Restaurante
LOS ALMENDROS de MONTGÓ
: on the opposite side of the road
from the above and for which there
have recently been some very good
reports. Stylish and good service.
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
book. Excellent Menus-del-día
€11.50 (w/ends €14.50). Charming
host & very professional - one of
our favourites. Shares jazz with
neighbour Colima on Thurs. Closed
Jan/Feb. for holidays. 96 579.4745 /
[email protected] f. Sun.pm
& Mon. (closed Jan/Feb).
Restaurante PIZZERIA PEPA
(Jávea: Arenal beach front, nr.
middle). Spanish; excellent value,
swift service. Pizza takeaway.
VERY efficient, popular with good
atmosphere; muzak low; must book
! Menu-del-día €16. The best quick-