Best quiche ever: La Maja, Altea (nice view of Mediterranean Sea)
Artichoke confit with Spanish jamon serrano: Restaurante Mi Casa, Albir
Beef Pho (Vietnamese soup: Be Katsu, Albir
Burrata Salad: L’Etiquette, Altea
Seafood and avocado arepas (Venezuelan cornmeal used as sandwiches): You Lounge, Albir
Goat cheese salad with sesame seed croutons: La Maja, Altea
These are some of my favorite food finds in the Costa Blanca area of Spain, including a couple of my own:
Jon Dragon Roll: Be Katsu. Albir; and other Vietnamese and Japanese food offerings (which I don’t remember the name of)
Scallops with leeks: Ma Maison, Altea
Bouillabaisse: Sabor, Altea
Asparagus tortilla: Ceverceria Ca Pepi, Alfaz
Chopitos (baby squid): Ca Pere, Altea
Goat cheese salad with duck gizzards confit: L’Etiquette, Altea with Mediterranean sea view
Homemade (casera) Korean crispy fried chicken, roasted cauliflower and other ingredients in spicy Korean gochujang sauce.
Tuna and avocado rolls: Hasaki Sushi, Altea
Escargot (no comments please): Belgomar, Albir
Homemade: miso, sambal chicken wings and green beans, plus sauteed mushrooms
Best roast lamb ever: Blau Bellagarda, Altea
Paella: Racó de Toni, Altea
Shrimp with shredded puff pastry: Fronton Playa, Altea
Paella with lobster: Juan Abril, Altea
Bacalao: El Mercadito, Altea
Cola de rape (monkfish): La Paraeta, Altea 
Mixed seafood: Calle Segovia, Sevilla
Entremeses (Spanish sausages, ham and manchego cheese): La Paraeta, Altea
Barbecue: Sant Pere festival, Altea
Paellas: Sant Pere festival, Altea
Bacalao: El Mercadito, Altea
Arroz negro (squid ink pasta with seafood): El Bodegon de Pepe, Altea
Perro Negro: Altea, bacalao with clams (bacalao con almejas)
Interrmezzo: Albir, lobster and mussels in Thai sauce (bogavante y mejillones en salsa Thai)
Tragantua Gran Taberna: Benidorm, octopus in garlic olive oil (pulpo al ajillo)
La Capella: Altea, Jamon bellota iberico
La Favorita Taberna: Benidorm, tapa with serrano ham, crab and shrimp (tapa con jamon serrano, cangrejo y gamba)
Sabor: Altea, carpaccio
Cerveceria Casa Juan: Alfaz, asparagus tortilla (tortilla con espárrago)
La Maja: Altea, cod on black rice (bacalao con arroz negro)
Blau Bellaguarda: Altea, roasted lamb with roasted veggies (cordero al horno con verduras asadas)
House of Jarl, Altea, brunch with paté, chorizo, perfectly cooked egg, cheeses, salad, potato with creme fraiche and dill
Rainbow seen from La Maja restaurant in Altea
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