Discover 20 of the best places to eat in Calpe, from traditional Mediterranean restaurants and creative tapas bars to Italian, Indian, Mexican and Japanese cuisine. Explore highly rated restaurants across Calpe Old Town, the town centre, La Fossa and the harbour area, whether you're looking for a relaxed lunch, beachfront dining or a special evening out.
12th November 2026
From dinner among the old town streets to Mediterranean cooking near the harbour, Japanese flavours around La Fossa and creative tapas in the centre, Calpe offers plenty of variety.
Choosing where to eat starts with the kind of outing you have in mind. You might want lunch near the beach, an evening exploring the historic centre or a restaurant where the food is the main event. These carefully selected restaurants are grouped by area to help you plan.
Calpe’s historic centre lends itself to an evening spent exploring before dinner. Its restaurants bring together Mediterranean food, contemporary cooking and international influences.
Address: Carrer del Dos de Maig 16. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
Patio de la Fuente offers international and European cooking in the old town, with a courtyard setting that gives dinner a sense of occasion. Consider it for a leisurely meal with friends or a partner, particularly if you enjoy a traditional restaurant atmosphere.
What we love: The courtyard and the opportunity to make dinner part of an evening exploring the historic centre.
Address: Calle Santísimo Cristo 2. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
El Pòsit combines an old town location with a menu covering tapas, meat and fish. It offers flexibility for a group with different tastes, whether you want several dishes to share or prefer to choose an individual main course.
What we love: The combination of tapas and larger dishes, allowing you to shape the meal around your appetite.
Address: Calle El Torreón 15. Tripadvisor: 4.6/5.
Chef Mohammed El Ghallali brings French, European and Middle Eastern influences together at Lapsus Bistro. His Moroccan roots help shape a style of cooking that offers something different within the old town. Choose it when you want an evening centred on food with an international character.
What we love: The meeting of different culinary traditions within one of Calpe’s historic streets.
Address: Plaça de la Villa 16. Tripadvisor: 4.6/5.
El Arco serves Mediterranean cooking with an Italian influence, including fresh pasta, artisan pizzas and meat dishes. Its terrace overlooks the old town square, making the setting part of the appeal. It is worth considering when some diners want pasta or pizza and others prefer meat.
What we love: The terrace overlooking the square and a menu that brings Italian favourites into an old town setting.
Location: Carrer de la Justicia, old town. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
Enigma describes its approach as contemporary Mediterranean cooking, combining traditional influences with modern techniques. It offers another option for an evening in the historic centre, particularly when you want the meal to be a focal point of the outing.
What we love: Contemporary cooking that can be combined with a walk around the old town.
The streets behind Arenal-Bol offer plenty of variety within a relatively compact area. Look here for creative tapas, curry, Mexican cooking and restaurants that provide a change of flavour during a longer stay.
Address: Avenida de Ifach 20. Tripadvisor: 4.9/5.
K’Plats takes a creative approach to tapas. Its published menu includes roasted aubergine with burrata, marinated salmon tataki and Iberian pork cheek, alongside a tapas tasting menu. Consider it when you want to explore several flavours across the meal.
What we love: The opportunity to build dinner around contemporary tapas and contrasting ingredients.
Address: Calle Blasco Ibáñez 5. Tripadvisor: 4.6/5.
Tavino combines Spanish, Mediterranean and international dishes with a particular interest in wine. Its range includes rice, fish, seafood and meat, giving mixed groups several directions to choose from. Consider it when choosing a wine is part of the pleasure of eating out.
What we love: The breadth of the menu and the attention given to wine alongside your meal.
Address: Calle Jardín 9. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
Casita Suiza brings Swiss cooking to a pedestrian street in central Calpe. Its published profile highlights rösti gratin, veal Zurich style and cheese spätzli, alongside other meat and fish choices. It offers a distinctive alternative when you fancy a change from Spanish cooking.
What we love: The Swiss identity and the choice of indoor dining or a terrace table.
Address: Calle Jardín 6. Tripadvisor: 4.8/5.
Buddha Castle specialises in Indian and Nepalese cooking, adding another style of food to the central restaurant scene. Its location on Calle Jardín makes it convenient for visitors staying around the town centre and looking for a curry evening.
What we love: The combination of Indian and Nepalese food in a convenient central location.
Address: Calle La Niña 15. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
Punjabi Curry serves Indian food and says it prepares dishes to suit diners’ tastes. Discussing your preferred level of spice is therefore a useful part of ordering. Its central location makes it an option after time around Arenal-Bol or the shopping streets.
What we love: The opportunity to explain how mild or spicy you would like your meal.
Address: Carrer Pintor Sorolla 5, Local 17. Tripadvisor: 4.9/5.
Taco del Paco combines Mexican cooking with a creative approach to tacos and sharing dishes. Its published offering includes birria, nachos and Mexican cocktails, with an outdoor terrace for dining outside. Consider it for a meal built around several dishes and drinks.
What we love: The combination of tacos and Mexican cocktails, with terrace seating available.
Location: Calle La Pinta. Tripadvisor: 4.9/5.
El Torito adds another Mexican option to the centre, with tacos, burritos, quesadillas and nachos appearing in its dining listings. The colourful interior gives it a different character from Calpe’s Mediterranean restaurants.
What we love: The clear Mexican focus and colourful setting for an informal dinner.
Around La Fossa, the streets behind the beach and nearby Marisol Park, the choice stretches from Mediterranean lunches to Japanese cooking and tasting menus. These restaurants include seafront, hotel and inland settings, so check the precise location when planning your visit.
Address: Avenida Juan Carlos I 32. Tripadvisor: 4.8/5.
Indian Curry Calpe provides an alternative to a Mediterranean meal around La Fossa. The restaurant serves Indian cooking and invites diners to discuss their preferences, making it worth considering when your group wants curry after a day at the beach.
What we love: Indian food close to La Fossa, offering variety without heading into the town centre.
Address: Avinguda Jaume I el Conqueridor 1H. Tripadvisor: 4.5/5.
La Viña de Calpe has welcomed diners since 1974. Its Mediterranean identity runs through its menu, rice dishes and wine selection, with local produce central to its stated approach. Consider it for a meal you want to take your time over.
What we love: The long connection with Calpe and a menu rooted in Mediterranean ingredients.
Address: Calle Gregal 2, Edificio Primum. Tripadvisor: 4.5/5.
La Mar offers Mediterranean cooking at Playa de la Fossa, with paellas, fish, seafood and meat among its advertised specialities. Its seafront setting makes it an option for a lunch built around time at the beach.
What we love: A beachside location with menu variety for diners who want different main courses.
Address: AR Diamante Beach, Avenida Juan Carlos I 48. Tripadvisor: 4.5/5.
Chef Rafa Soler’s restaurant explores local ingredients and regional food through contemporary cooking and tasting menus. Audrey’s suits a celebration or an evening when the meal itself is the main attraction. Check the current menus and discuss dietary requirements when reserving.
What we love: The connection between regional produce and a structured tasting menu experience.
Address: AR Diamante Beach, Avenida Juan Carlos I 48. Tripadvisor: 4.8/5.
At AMAS, chef Diego Laso approaches Japanese cooking from a Mediterranean perspective. Sushi, Japanese tapas and dishes using local produce form part of the offering. It provides a distinct alternative within the same hotel as Audrey’s.
What we love: The combination of Japanese cooking and Mediterranean ingredients.
Address: The Cookbook Hotel, Urbanización Marisol Park 1. Tripadvisor: 4.7/5.
Away from the promenade, Beat combines chef José Manuel Miguel’s French experience with his Mediterranean roots. Tasting menus are central to the restaurant’s approach. Plan it as a dining destination in its own right, allowing time to enjoy the sequence of dishes.
What we love: French technique and Mediterranean produce in a setting away from the beach bustle.
Around the approaches to the harbour and the base of the Peñón, you can combine a meal with exploring this end of Calpe. These choices offer Mediterranean cooking near the port and an Italian option on adjoining Calle Gibraltar.
Address: Avenida Isla de Formentera 5. Tripadvisor: 4.8/5.
El Cantonet describes its cooking as Mediterranean, traditional and focused on market ingredients. Its changing daily menu features starters to share, a choice of main course and dessert. Consider it when you want to discover what the kitchen is preparing that day.
What we love: The daily menu and the emphasis on changing ingredients and preparations.
Address: Calle Gibraltar 6, Edificio Voramar, Local 11. Tripadvisor: 4.5/5.
La Mamma Rossa offers Italian and Mediterranean cooking at the foot of the Peñón, close to the southern end of La Fossa and the harbour area. Consider it when exploring this side of town and pasta or pizza is the preferred direction.
What we love: An Italian alternative within reach of the Peñón and harbour approaches.
Planning more of your time in Calpe? Explore our Calpe Restaurant Guide for more places to eat, from traditional Spanish restaurants to international cuisine and local favourites.
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