Since 1961
Three houses, always in the port. The same family since Antonio Pérez Molina, «Perete», opened Restaurante Náutico on the quay, facing Plaza de Canalejas.
1961
Restaurante Náutico, on the quay
Antonio Pérez Molina, «Perete», opens Restaurante Náutico on 23 May 1961 on the harbour quay, facing Plaza de Canalejas.
1968
It becomes Dársena
In early 1968 the restaurant takes the name of the dock basin (dársena) it stands in.
1983
The rice house
In the late seventies Perete's son joins the business. In November 1983 the whole house is refurbished and the kitchen makes rice its speciality: the arrocería is born.
1989
Antonio Pérez Planelles
At Christmas 1989 Perete passes away. His son, Antonio Pérez Planelles, takes over the family business.
1997
Muelle de Levante
The Port's Special Plan demolishes the original house to widen the promenade. In November 1997 Dársena moves to the Muelle de Levante, with private dining rooms, a tapas bar, a banquet hall and a dining room over the marina.
2016
The Rice Symposium
Dársena brings together farmers, scientists, cooks and journalists around rice for the first time. It has been a yearly event since.
2023
Panoramis, Muelle de Poniente
The third house, still in the port: an air-conditioned dining room, three covered terraces over the marina and two private cabins.
2026
65 years and a national award
Dársena turns 65 on 22 May and receives the Alimentos de España Award 2026 for Restaurants, from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The 1961 gallery
Photographs of the opening and of the first houses, with the captions the family gave them.
