Where to eat in Águilas — the best local restaurants and tables worth booking, filtered by cuisine and picked for tourists, expats and families.
Águilas eats fish and eats late. The marina and the Paseo de Levante are the front line — El Varadero for grilled prawns, calamari and the day's catch over the harbour, Costa Azul Playa for a seafood paella with the beach at your feet — and the local rice, arroz caldero, turns up on menus all over town.
Inland from the seafront the mood is pure Murcian tavern: El Pimiento near Plaza de España is the buzzing tapas favourite, Mesón Willy the step up where the chef talks you through the day, and Águila de Oro a dependable all-rounder. Out at Calabardina, the beachside Restaurante Calabardina is worth the trip for the sea view alone, and back in the square the cafés and Churrería Gonzalo handle breakfast.
A long-standing Águilas restaurant well regarded for a varied menu and attentive service — a dependable choice for traditional Spanish cooking and the region's rices.
A seafront restaurant on the Paseo de Levante with an extensive menu — seafood paella and mixed grills alongside a famous crab burger — and the beach right in front.
A lively, hugely popular tavern near Plaza de España for traditional tapas and Murcian dishes at very fair prices — proper local eating, buzzing most nights.
A port-side restaurant famous for fresh seafood — grilled prawns, fried calamari and the bay's catch — eaten looking out over the harbour. A local benchmark for fish.
A well-loved central restaurant where the chef comes out to talk you through the day — carefully cooked starters, mains and desserts paired with local wines. A reliable step up for dinner.
A hidden gem right on Calabardina beach for a meal with stunning sea views — fresh fish and Mediterranean plates beneath Cabo Cope, well worth the short trip out.
The marina and Paseo de Levante. El Varadero by the port is the local benchmark for grilled prawns, calamari and the bay's catch, and Costa Azul Playa on the Levante seafront does a well-known seafood paella.
Arroz caldero — the fisherman's rice cooked in fish stock and served with alioli — is the local speciality, found on menus across town, alongside the fresh fish landed in the bay.
El Pimiento, a lively tavern near Plaza de España, is the local favourite for traditional tapas and Murcian dishes at very fair prices. Mesón Willy is the pick for a more polished sit-down dinner.
Restaurante Calabardina sits right on the beach at Calabardina, east of town beneath Cabo Cope — fresh fish and Mediterranean plates with a stunning sea view, well worth the short trip out.