Audrey's

Verdict

Audrey's earns its Michelin star in a town better known for beach clubs than serious cooking. Chef Rafa Soler runs one of the Costa Blanca's most committed creative kitchens, if you're in the Calp area and willing to spend at the €€€€ level, this is where to go.

About Audrey's

Picture this: you're in Calp, a resort town on the Costa Blanca, surrounded by the kind of tourist-facing restaurants you'd expect from a Mediterranean coastal destination. Then you walk into a room named after Audrey Hepburn, the kitchen sends out bread baked from a family recipe in a dedicated oven in Burjassot, paired with extra-virgin olive oil pressed from thousand-year-old trees in Traiguera. That contrast, glossy resort exterior, serious culinary interior, is exactly why Audrey's has earned a Michelin star (2024) and kept the attention of diners who would otherwise drive up the coast to Quique Dacosta in Dénia.

Soler's cooking is grounded in Valencian produce and Mediterranean seasonality. The current menu structure runs across three tasting formats: Roots, Origin, Farm. Farm is the fully vegetarian option, it's worth singling out: We're Smart, the international guide to plant-based fine dining, gave it leading marks. That's a meaningful credential in a country where vegetables rarely headline at this price point. If plant-forward cooking is your preference, Audrey's is one of very few Spanish fine-dining venues where the vegetarian menu is a genuine centrepiece rather than an afterthought. For context on how this compares to the wider Spanish creative scene, see Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona or Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, both of which take sustainability and vegetable cookery seriously at the leading end.

The sensory throughline at Audrey's is a clean, mineral-edged Mediterranean flavour profile: the kind of cooking where technique is in service of ingredient rather than display. Soler describes his access to Valencia's culinary bounty as foundational, the menu reflects that, seasonal, rooted in the region, executed with precision. This isn't cooking that chases international trends; it's specifically Valencian in its references, which makes it more interesting, not less, if you're eating your way through Spain's creative restaurants. Compare that approach to the global register of DiverXO in Madrid or the Basque classicism of Arzak in San Sebastián, Audrey's sits in its own lane.

Lunch vs Dinner: Which to Book

This is a genuine decision, the answer depends on what you want from the meal. Audrey's opens for lunch on Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 1:30 PM to 3 PM. Dinner runs Wednesday through Sunday from 8 PM to 10 PM. Monday and Tuesday are closed.

Lunch at a €€€€ tasting menu venue on the Costa Blanca is a different experience from dinner, you finish in daylight, the pacing feels less formal, if you're staying nearby, you have the afternoon to recover. For a first visit, lunch is the better call: the kitchen is the same, the menus are the same, you'll be more alert for the details that justify the price. Dinner has the obvious atmospheric advantage, Calp in summer evenings is warm and unhurried, but the 8 PM to 10 PM window is tight for a multi-course tasting menu, so be on time.

If you've already been once and want to return, consider switching the session. If your first visit was dinner, try the Friday or Saturday lunch as a different frame for the same cooking. The Farm vegetarian menu, in particular, might read differently over a long weekend lunch than it does at dinner.

Practical Details

Audrey's is at Av. Juan Carlos I, 48, in Calp. Booking is hard, this is a Michelin-starred restaurant in a resort town with limited competition at this level, the 2024 star will have tightened availability further. Reserve as far in advance as possible, especially for weekend lunch slots, which are fewer in number given the Friday-to-Sunday lunch schedule. Wednesday and Thursday dinner sessions are likely your leading shot at shorter lead times if you're already in the area. Dress expectations at a €€€€ Michelin-starred venue in Spain typically trend smart-casual; beach resort attire is not appropriate here. No phone or website is listed in our current data, so check booking platforms directly or search for the venue by name to find current reservation availability.

For more on what to do around your meal, see our full Calp restaurants guide, our full Calp bars guide, and our full Calp hotels guide. If wine is a priority, our Calp wineries guide and experiences guide round out the picture.

How It Compares

At €€€€, Audrey's is the most credentialled option in Calp by a clear margin, a Michelin star in a beach resort is a meaningful signal, the We're Smart recognition for the vegetarian menu adds a second layer of external validation. Beat operates at the same price point with a Mediterranean focus and works if you want a more seafood-forward experience, but Audrey's has the edge on creative ambition and formal recognition. Orobianco is the Italian contemporary option at €€€€, a strong choice if you want a different culinary register, useful if Audrey's is fully booked. For a lower-spend evening, Komfort at €€ is the practical fallback, though the experience gap is significant.

If you're benchmarking Audrey's against Spain's broader creative fine-dining tier, it sits below the three-star range of El Celler de Can Roca or Martin Berasategui, but the one-star positioning is honest, it's a kitchen that merits the trip from within the Costa Blanca, potentially a detour if you're passing through the region. Internationally, fans of vegetable-forward creative cooking at Arpège in Paris or Jordnær in Gentofte will find points of reference here, though Audrey's is distinctly Mediterranean in its idiom. Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María is the southern Spanish comparison point for ingredient-obsessed, terroir-driven tasting menus, different focus, similar seriousness.

Pearl Picks Nearby

• Beat, Mediterranean Cuisine, €€€€, Calp
• Orobianco, Italian Contemporary, €€€€, Calp
• Komfort, Contemporary, €€, Calp
• Quique Dacosta, Creative, Dénia