Where Can You Find the Best Tapas in Benijófar? We put two popular local favourites to the test to find out. Benijófar has no shortage of places promising good tapas, but which ones actually deliver? We decided to put two local favourites head-to-head: Cerveceria-Taperia ANETO and Cafetería Bar Sonia. We…
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Casual Eateries and Cafés 
Braseria Saoko: Excellent Menu Del Dia
In an unplanned trip out, we called in at Braseria Saoko in Albatera for a lunch. We were actually going to call in during the evening, but as there is a football game on, we opted for what would hopefully be a quieter environment for lunch.One thing that made us…
Casual Eateries and Cafés 
El Rincón de Mateo Café Daily Menu.
Benijofar was our port of call, we had booked for El Rincón de Mateo Café for a bite to eat. We have been here on the tapas train events and once for a coffee, as we were passing. As we’d seen them post on social media, we decided to give…
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First Time To Bar Graciela – Oh Wow!
We were in Los Montesinos and decided to try somewhere new and chose Bar Graciela. Oh wow, what a pleasant find this proved to be. A proper Spanish bar, reminding us of when we lived in a traditional, Spanish village back in Cuevas. There was no other language being spoken…
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Bar Charly Los Montesinos Tapas
A little late posting this, it was still in draft mode, sorry for this. A few days on from the Ruta De La Tapa Los Montesinos 2025 event, we are back in town and today we decided to have a drink and tapas at Bar Charly Los Montesinos. This is…
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The Delightful Café el Badulake Algorfa
We popped into Algorfa today, the farmacia on the main road was showing it was 40c as we drove past. I walked up to Café el Badulake in the square, next to the town hall, while Soph did a couple of chores in the town. This was one of the…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
A Guide To Popular Types Of Fish In Spain
A Proper Guide to Spanish Fish: Beyond the Tourist Menu A Dave In Spain Culinary Investigation diving into the popular types of fish in Spain, how to cook them and more. Right, let’s talk about fish in Spain – and I don’t mean the sad, battered thing you’ll find at…
Casual Eateries and Cafés 
Casa Pepe Dolores Excellent Value Lunch
We called into Casa Pepe Dolores for lunch and was blown away at just how good this place is especially the value for money. I think we have tried a couple of times, but they had been closed, so it was great to get here to try the food. This…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Algorfa Restaurants Visit Part One
Several times now, Soph and I have been into town here, often stopping off for a quick coffee or a beer and never got around to doing a write up. So today we visited several Algorfa restaurants that we’d not been to previously. I have to say it was quite…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
Facts About Spanish Pork
The Spanish pork industry is a cornerstone of the nation’s agricultural sector, representing over 40% of final livestock production. It encompasses approximately 86,500 farms and 2,600 processors, with production primarily concentrated in Catalonia, Aragon, and Castile & Leon. This is a staple meat here in Spain and is actually very…