Quique Dacosta
Spain
Quique Dacosta’s restaurant in Dénia faces Las Marinas beach, with the Mediterranean landscape providing the foundation for the chef’s seasonal creativity. It is the original address from which Dacosta’s wider restaurant work developed. Each season brings a new expression of the kitchen’s ideas, rooted in its surroundings rather than a fixed collection of permanent dishes. The format rewards diners who are interested in a longer, carefully developed meal and the relationship between modern cooking and a particular place. The restaurant’s coastal position gives that work a clear context. A visit is an opportunity to experience Dacosta’s cooking in Dénia itself, where the landscape that informs it is close at hand. Advance booking is appropriate for a meal that requires time within the itinerary.