Lovers of good food can taste every culinary style in the world, from the exotic, selective, with genuine dishes faithful to the original cuisine. Together with the various tapas bars, restaurants, bars and cafeterias, Benidorm offers a choice of excellent French, English, Italian, Indonesian or Chinese restaurants in combination with other specialist Basque, Galician, Castilian, Asturian or Manchego restaurants providing national cuisine.

 

But all of these establishments have to compete with the local fare as well. The preservation of the area´s culinary traditions is an important concern for many of the local restaurateurs; in their many bars and restaurants it is possible to taste delicious dishes such as "rey de los arroces" or "arrós a banda". Other specialities such as "arrós amb fessols i naps", "bollos a la paleta", "coca farçida", "coca a la calda", "pebrera talladeta", "fritanga" and many other Mediterranean dishes will prove a delight to even the most demanding palates.