Baeza & Rufete

The chef picks his own aromatic herbs, lemon basil and thyme and mint and verbena, and those flavors end up doing most of the talking on the plate. This small, unhurried modern Mediterranean restaurant in Alicante holds a Michelin star, and it runs like a family project: one chef, one front-of-house manager who also handles the wine. Menus come in short and long versions, with a handful of shareable dishes on the side for people who can't commit.