El Murrino Beach Bar & Restaurant

You're sat at El Murrino watching the grey-blue stretch of the Channel, nursing something cold, and realising this is why people move to coastal towns. The place has that effortless Mediterranean feel without trying too hard—wood, stone, and floor-to-ceiling windows that frame the beach like a painting. The Spanish tapas menu hits different when there's salt air about; croquetas and patatas bravas taste better with sand nearby, and the cocktails aren't overpriced nonsense. It's proper date night material, or the kind of spot you'd genuinely choose for a Saturday catch-up with mates rather than settling for the tenth chain restaurant along the strip.