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Fast & Bio (Calle San Agustin 1, Alicante) – this nicely-decorated restaurant specializes in making pizzas using organic ingredients – ranging from 4 cheeses, to vegetarian, to mushroom (sold by weight – kilo). Salads and fine wines are also available. Families will be attracted to this restaurant, since it is child-friendly.

Don Carlos Alicante (Calle Gral. Primo de Rivera 12, Alacant, Alicante) – this gourmet-quality restaurant (which received various accolades) serves a variety of tapas (ranging from Serrano ham croquet; to Thai style salad, gambas and sesame seeds; and spicy garlic prawns with Carolina reaper chilli oil and broccoli), along with a list of fine wines.

Delicious Burgers (Av. Condomina 58, Alicante) – for those wanting a break from tapas bars and pincho-serving Spanish restaurants, this American-style Burger restaurant is a welcomed alternative. Along with gourmet-quality burgers (which an array of toppings to choose from), chicken, franks, onion rings, and other “guilty pleasure” American take-out style foods are also available.

Dehesa Del Mazo (Calle Notario Salvador Montesinos Bonet 21, Sant Joan d’Alacant, Alicante) – this well-regarded restaurant serves mainly regional-inspired meat dishes (along with a couple of fish ítems). Other ítems, like quiche lorraine, salads, and Iberian cold-cut meats are also available.

Daikichi (Calle Segura 1, Alacant, Alicante) – this was the first Japanese restaurant that opened in Alicante, and remains popular today. Items served there range from sushi to karaage (breaded chicken, yakimeshi (fried rice) yakisoba (sautéed noodles), tempura, tonkatsu (breaded pork), donburi (rice with meat) etc.

Cerveceria Estiu Bar (Calle Peru 13, Alacant, Alicante) – this restaurant specializes in Spanish dishes – ranging from Cod in black tempura with lemon, a crepe stuffed with Mushrooms, to paella, rice with rabbit and snails, bacalao, etc. Like other Spanish restaurants, tapas are served there as well.

Casa Mia Italia (Calle del Capitán Segarra, Alacant, Alicante) – this is a highly-rated family-run Italian restaurant which serves a variety of Italian dishes (from pastas such as spinach and ricotta tortelloni to green ravioli stuffed with gorgonzola, etc). With starters, pasta, dessert, beer and coffee, dinner there just totals €20.