# Mar Azul Restaurant

Restaurant en Tabarca · Tabarca Island

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/where-to-eat/mar-azul · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

Restaurant on Tabarca's central beach with a terrace over the water and a Repsol Solete: tomato with capellán, prawns and soupy rice with lechola.

Mar Azul has unit 9 on Tabarca's central beach, on the front line, with the terrace looking over the water. It is run by Mar Valera, the fourth generation of a family of restaurateurs, according to the Alicante press, and it has a Solete from the Repsol Guide.
From capellán to lechola
The Repsol Guide classes it as Mediterranean cooking and points to three dishes: chopped tomato with capellán, boiled bay prawns and soupy rice with lechola. Lechola is one of the fish used to make the island's caldero, which Repsol also recommends, along with shellfish. The Tabarca guide from the Alicante Tourism Board explains how the caldero is served: first the rice, then the fish with boiled potato and alioli. Repsol also notes that there are vegan options, in case someone at the table does not eat fish.
What it costs
Repsol places it below €35 per person. The restaurant does not publish a menu with prices in any source we have been able to consult; if you are going to order prawns or shellfish, ask the price of the day.
Terrace, access and booking
It has a terrace, takes bookings and Repsol marks it as an accessible establishment, a useful fact on an island without cars where you walk from the quay along the beach promenade. Book on 965 960 101; in summer, the terrace fills as soon as the mid-morning boats arrive. It posts its daily life on Instagram as @marazultabarca. The opening hours appear neither in the official guide nor in Repsol: if you go out of season, call beforehand.
How to fit it into the day
Given where it is, it is the most convenient lunch after Tabarca beach or the snorkelling in the marine reserve: you come out of the water and the table is a few steps away. If you crossed from Alicante at the weekend, remember that the return boats leave at 14:30 and 17:00.

Qué pedir: the soupy rice with lechola, or the chopped tomato with capellán to start.

A tener en cuenta: Playa Central, unit 9 · confirm hours by phone

## Practical details

- Address: Playa Central, local 9, 03138 Tabarca, Alicante
- Phone: +34 965 960 101
- The official guide does not publish hours; confirm by phone
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, seafaring, rice dishes
- House specialities: Chopped tomato with capellán, Boiled bay prawns, Soupy rice with lechola, Caldero
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 38.1658, -0.477

## Cerca de aquí

- [Los Pescadores Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/where-to-eat/los-pescadores), a 21 m
- [Tabarca Beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/tabarca-beach), a 48 m
- [Guided snorkelling in the Tabarca marine reserve](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/marine-reserve-snorkel), a 94 m
- [Nueva Tabarca Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/nueva-tabarca-museum), a 124 m
- [Walls and San Rafael Gate](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/walls-and-san-rafael-gate), a 201 m
- [Walk to the San José Tower and the lighthouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/things-to-do/san-jose-tower-and-lighthouse-walk), a 215 m
- [Boutique Hotel Isla de Tabarca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/where-to-stay/boutique-hotel-isla-de-tabarca), a 232 m
- [La Almadraba Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island/where-to-eat/la-almadraba), a 281 m

## Consejos

### Order the soupy rice with lechola
It is the island's dish in a soupy version, and one of the three Repsol highlights.

### A table on the terrace
Ask for it when you book; it is the reason to pick this place in the row.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do I need to book at Mar Azul?
In summer and at weekends, yes. It takes bookings on 965 960 101.

### Does it have vegan options?
Yes, according to the Repsol Guide.

### Is it accessible?
Repsol lists it as an accessible establishment; if you need details, ask when you book.

### Is it open all year?
It does not publish hours. Call before you go, especially from November to March.

Destino: [Tabarca Island](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/tabarca-island.md)