Good question! Especially for the foodie lovers, the city has much gastronomic offer, many visitors wonder what to eat in Benidorm and, being a destination where so many different nationalities and cultures converge, Benidorm offers a wide and varied gastronomic food offer. You could try a new restaurant every day and not repeat place for more than a year.
But we know that if you have chosen Benidorm it is for something, and not only for its climate or its beaches, but for that typical Mediterranean gastronomy that accompanies it.
Would you like to discover what to eat in Benidorm? Keep reading!
Best food in Benidorm, what do we try today?
Where do we start? Even in this mixture of cultures, traditional Mediterranean cuisine predominates, offering us typical delicacies such as rice dishes. This is the star dish of the entire province of Alicante and the most popular for which we are known outside our borders.
It is possible to taste a great variety of rice dishes. Those of fish predominate as it is a coastal city. The most outstanding are the arroz a banda, the black one made with squid ink, the senyoret rice and the fideuá. Although rabbit and snails rice, chicken with vegetables or rice “con Costra”(egg crust) are also typical. Impossible to choose!
Another very good option is to enjoy a seafood platter to enjoy all the flavours that the Mediterranean Sea offers us. The most outstanding and popular fish and seafood dishes are Denia’s red prawn, Norway lobsters, cuttlefish in green sauce, red prawns or tellinas, among many others.
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Tapas is another of the strong points of this town. Tapas with identity, versioned to offer You another quality gastronomic alternative, with representative products such as artisan cold meat sausages from the surrounding towns. An exquisite bite!
Something very typical of the area are also salted dry fish. These are usually fish (cod, tuna, mojama, bonito …) preserved in salt and then dried and served with olive oil and bread. An authentic aperitif full of sea flavour that you can accompany with a very cold beer.
Worldwide known sweets
If the province of Alicante stands out for something, it is for making the most prestigious artisan nougat and ice-cream in the world. If it is not nougat season, at least you cannot leave the province without having tried one of the many flavours offered by the ice-cream parlors distributed along the Benidorm promenade.
In addition, the Benidorm city council has launched several gastronomic days to promote the typical gastronomy of the area. Take note!
In March you can enjoy the days of “spoon cooking” if you are a lover of these hot homemade dishes and, in October, taste the typical rice dishes of the land.
If you are in Benidorm for these months, you cannot miss any of these gastronomic events.
Varied and quality gastronomic offer in Benidorm Hotels
The entire Benidorm Hotels group makes up a wide and varied gastronomic food offer that you cannot miss. In our buffet-style restaurants you have the possibility to taste all these typical dishes, but we also offer international flavours. If you can´t decide for one option, in our restaurants you can try everything!
Our doors are open from early morning to offer you a good full breakfast and start the day with energy. If you are one of those who enjoy the first meal of the day, in our buffet you can choose between pastries, freshly squeezed juices, a wide selection of breads so that you can choose the one you like the most and even repeat, all kinds of sausages or have an authentic english breakfast. The catering team will be happy to assist you and serve you in whatever you need.
At Hoteles Benidorm we have quality and local products for all tastes. Do you dare to taste them all?
If you have chosen the option of having lunch and / or dinner also at the hotel, don’t miss the opportunity to take a gastronomic tour. You will be surprised by our show cooking area where our chefs will cook at the moment and exclusively for you.
In our restaurants we offer diners all kinds of sections distributed according to the food category. You will eat everything with your eyes! Soups, salads, meats, fish, pasta … We even organize gastronomic days from different countries.
And, our jewel of the crown, the desserts! We know that you will not be able to try just one. Homemade cakes, puddings, typical pastries from different countries, puff pastries, all kinds of sweets, fruits … You will think you are in paradise!
Also, we have thought of everything, and we have anti-covid measures so that there is not a large influx of people in the restaurant and everyone can enjoy a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.
You will not have to worry about anything, we have staff that will be at your disposal to serve you and that you enjoy your pleasant evening with zero worries.
In addition, as we know that having fun is also an important factor, we have a series of venues set in different styles and themes. Discover them all!
Benidorm, land of flavours
Now that you know a little more about typical Mediterranean gastronomy, don’t miss the opportunity to taste this varied offer that combines tradition and quality products.
Discover all this cuisine full of flavours when you come to Benidorm.
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