Yes. At Rice & Bones, you can order an individual rice dish in Alicante city centre and keep the rest of your day for Alicante. Our Urban Rice Bar is at C/ Castaños, 36, with dry, meloso and mantecado rice dishes designed for one person.
A proper lunch does not have to mean a rushed sandwich. But it also does not have to mean reorganising your entire itinerary around one table, one shared dish and a long chain of waiting that nobody mentioned when you started planning your holiday.
Rice & Bones was created for the middle ground: rice with technique and Mediterranean flavour, in a format that fits the way a city works now.
Local food without the tourist-day hostage situation
You may be heading to the beach, taking a train, visiting the old town, meeting friends or simply trying to fit lunch into a day that already has enough tabs open. In all those situations, a meal should be enjoyable without becoming an obstacle course.
At Rice & Bones, each guest chooses an individual rice dish. That matters because it removes one of the slowest parts of a shared-rice meal: deciding what everyone else will eat.
A dry rice gives you a more defined grain. Meloso is softer and more juicy. Mantecado is creamier and fuller. You choose the texture, the recipe and the amount of discussion you are willing to tolerate before lunch.
Digital ordering is here to remove waits, not people
The menu, order and payment are managed digitally. The aim is not to make you stare at your phone while pretending it is a cultural experience. The aim is to remove the dead time: waiting for the menu, waiting to order and waiting for the bill when you already know you need to leave.
If you need a recommendation, the team is available. A digital system can process an order. It cannot know whether you are in the mood for a creamy rice after a day in the sun or whether you are trying to avoid gluten while travelling. That is where people are still useful. Remarkably.
More interesting than a generic quick lunch? That depends on what you came to Alicante for.
If your only objective is to eat as fast and cheaply as possible, you have many options in any city. But if you came to Alicante and want a local rice meal that still fits a real schedule, Rice & Bones offers a different equation: individual choice, Mediterranean rice, digital convenience and a menu designed 100% gluten-free.
The menu price is clear: 19.90 € from Monday to Friday and 24.90 € on weekends and public holidays. Check the current menu before visiting, because a transparent price is more useful than a surprise at the end of lunch.
Stop for rice, not for logistics. Find Rice & Bones at C/ Castaños, 36, in central Alicante.
Is Rice & Bones a quick lunch option in Alicante?
Rice & Bones uses individual rice dishes and digital ordering to make the dining experience more agile, while keeping a proper rice meal at the centre of the experience.
Can I order and pay digitally?
Yes. You can view the menu, order and pay using the digital system, with help from the team if needed.
What does the Menú Ricer cost?
The Menú Ricer is 19.90 € from Monday to Friday and 24.90 € on weekends and public holidays.
Is the menu gluten-free?
The Rice & Bones menu is designed to be 100% gluten-free.