Food scene
Outstanding food and the best paella I’ve tasted in Santa Pola. The arroz negro is to die for, as are the gambas al ajillo!!!
Great bar on the very edge of the beach. Great for tapas and meals.
The “Ensalada Rusa” is an absolute must!!
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Los Curros
s/n Calle LevanteGreat bar on the very edge of the beach. Great for tapas and meals.
The “Ensalada Rusa” is an absolute must!!
This place is unique!! Order a drink and they bring you huge tapas portions. We ordered two large beers and you get the equivalent of a full English breakfast!!
La Bodegueta De Julia
6 Av. Cristóbal SanzThis place is unique!! Order a drink and they bring you huge tapas portions. We ordered two large beers and you get the equivalent of a full English breakfast!!
Great tapas bar on the street in the town centre.
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El Zero Cafe Bar
20 Carrer Poeta Miguel HernándezGreat tapas bar on the street in the town centre.
It’s right opposite the house…..This restaurant opened only a year ago and the food is exceptionally good. The menu of the day is just EUR13 and the food was excellent!!
We tried the salmorejo, the scrambled eggs with morcilla. The Gambas al Ajillo were as good as at the famous Casa del Abuelo in Madrid and the Arroz a Banda was also superb.
The service is friendly, fast and professional.
What more can you ask for?
Cafetería Restaurante Los Manchegos
It’s right opposite the house…..This restaurant opened only a year ago and the food is exceptionally good. The menu of the day is just EUR13 and the food was excellent!!
We tried the salmorejo, the scrambled eggs with morcilla. The Gambas al Ajillo were as good as at the famous Casa del Abuelo in Madrid and the Arroz a Banda was also superb.
The service is friendly, fast and professional.
What more can you ask for?
Really great food and service at this restaurant on the brow of the hill in Tabarca (see day trips) - overlooking the beach. We were very impressed!!
Restaurant Casa Glòria
Really great food and service at this restaurant on the brow of the hill in Tabarca (see day trips) - overlooking the beach. We were very impressed!!
Beach Bars
Great places on the beach - you can enjoy food and drinks with your feet on the sand.
A more traditional and simple place but really fabulous seafood and paella dishes. Really reasonable Menu del Dia as well.
Nueva Casa del Mar
27 Calle Fernando Pérez OjedaA more traditional and simple place but really fabulous seafood and paella dishes. Really reasonable Menu del Dia as well.
Right at the end of our street, really comfortable loungers, trendy place, great music and decent food. A real local favourite.
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Cafe Paris Restaurante
51 Av. Vicente Blasco IbañezRight at the end of our street, really comfortable loungers, trendy place, great music and decent food. A real local favourite.
Great place to chill and have drinks. The food is not exceptional and the service is invariably slow, but it’s really relaxed and there are some super comfortable loungers and beds - really recommend it!
La Vida Bonita Beach Club
49 Avinguda Vicente Blasco IbañezGreat place to chill and have drinks. The food is not exceptional and the service is invariably slow, but it’s really relaxed and there are some super comfortable loungers and beds - really recommend it!
If you want the best paella and seafood right on the beach in a place frequented by the locals “in the know”, then this is the only place to come…and it’s not even in Santa Pola!
But it’s a beautiful 15 minute drive away across the scenic salt flats filled with flamingos and the beach there is deserted and gorgeous.
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Hostal Maruja
105 Cami del PinetIf you want the best paella and seafood right on the beach in a place frequented by the locals “in the know”, then this is the only place to come…and it’s not even in Santa Pola!
But it’s a beautiful 15 minute drive away across the scenic salt flats filled with flamingos and the beach there is deserted and gorgeous.
Food Shopping
Great and just a 3 minute drive from our cottage
Carrefour
10 C. LéridaGreat and just a 3 minute drive from the cottage.
Aldi
12 Carrer LlevantRight across from Carrefour and equally good.
Enoe
52 Av. AlbaceteReally small local supermarket but just a couple of hundred metres from the cottage.
Lidl
21 Carretera Elche-Santa PolaBrand new - just opened in June 2022 - great parking on site.
Convenience
Places useful to know exist.
The cheapest gas station in Santa Pola - self service but easy-to-follow payment instructions at each pump and usually help on hand.
Plenoil
34 Carretera Elche-Santa PolaThe cheapest gas station in Santa Pola - self service but easy-to-follow payment instructions at each pump and usually help on hand.
Sightseeing
Great day trips to this island leave Santa Pola from near the fishing port. Really popular destination, though more for the ride perhaps than the destination itself.
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Tabarca
C. PeruGreat day trips to this island leave Santa Pola from near the fishing port. Really popular destination, though more for the ride perhaps than the destination itself.
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The local market on Saturdays and Mondays
This is a really large and enjoyable local market with a huge selection of apparel, decor, fresh fruit and local delicacies. Just at the entrance to town. Look up Avenida Salamanca, 2 or “Parking Santa Pola” on Google Maps.