Mar de Cristal has a few beach bars with Pepe's staying open to midnight most nights of the week. Serving tradional Spanish tapa's to burgers. There is a couple of restuarants two minutes from beach one being a Pizza restaurant with takeaway facility.

The Manga offers all types of restaurants, bars including ones that you can party to the early hours.

The La Manga Club is open to non residents has bars and restaurants. English, Spanish, Asian, Indian, Chinese plus an English Pub serving good breakfasts.

Los Belones is a couple of miles away and has excellent restaurants. English, Spanish, Indian, Italian, Asian. The Oasis is a personal favourite. The Hermitage pub is run by an English couple, good for Sunday Lunch, and breakfasts, regularly has live music in the evenings and always has Karaoke on Friday nights. Plus various other entertainment.

Cabo de Palos

Has excellent seafood restaurants and is lively in the evenings.