Serious champagne sippers should pop by Xampany (tel 670 84 50 11; Carrer de Valencia 200). It stocks over 100 types and brands of cava and all the associated drinking utensils. For a completely modern and international approach to wine, try La Vinia (tel 93 363 44 45; www.lavinia.es; Avinguda Diagonal 605; open 10am-9pm Monday to Saturday). This mega wine store has fine drops from around the country and abroad.
Need some cheese? A couple of spots are worth seeking out. Formatgeria La Seu (tel 93 412 65 48; Carrer de la Dagueria 16) has a nice selection on display, and you can taste a few morsels with a drop of wine for a small fee.
If coffee is more your tipple, head for El Magnifico (tel 93 319 60 81; Carrer de l'Argenteria 64). These guys have been roasting all sorts of coffee for most of this century.
Nuts to you at Casa Gispert (tel 93 319 75 35; Carrer dels Sombrerers 23), where they've been toasting almonds and selling all manner of dried fruit since 1851.
L'Ametller (tel 93 319 64 91; Carrer dels Banys Veils 7) is a tiny little place stacked to the rafters with all sorts of interesting local food and drink products, lots of them with a sweet side.
Xocolateria Valor (tel 93 487 62 46; Rambla de Catalunya 46) has for more than 100 years been responsible for tooth decay in countless willing victims in Alicante. It opened in Barcelona a few years back. You can buy to takeaway or try anything from ice cream to milk shakes on the spot.
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