Malaga Restaurants

Malaga’s cuisine is typically Mediterranean with seafood featuring heavily. The most famous local dish is the deep fried fish in batter called Pescaíto Frito which requires very fresh fish and the right kind of oil to achieve the correct crispness and taste. Adobo is a local recipe made with fish marinated in wine before frying it, and the chancletes (whitebait) and sardinas (sardines) are particularly good here. Vegetarians will be delighted by the fresh vegetables in the region, and should try Ajo Blanco which is a cream of almond, garlic and olive oil.

 

 

Café Central
Plaza de la Constitución 11
Tel: +34 952 224 972

With tables spilling on to a pretty square, the Café Central is open all day starting with chocolate and churros (spiral-shaped doughnuts), and then moving on moving on to tapas and traditional dishes later in the day.

Adolfo
Paseo Marítimo Pable Ruíz Picasso 12.
Tel: +34 952 601 914 www.restauranteadolfo.com

One of the best known city restaurants with hardwood floors and exposed brick walls, offering excellent service and a menu which is accompanied by some excellent Andalusian wines. Daily specials include hake in a green sauce or duck glazed with a sweet wine. Their showpiece is roast suckling pig flavored with garden herbs.

La Alegria
Calle Marin Garcia 15
Tel: +34 952 215 252

A traditional Spanish restaurant with a tapas bar and menu of local malagueño dishes, including gazpacho, chuletas (chops) and a great choice of fish dishes.

La Ménsula
Calle Trinidad Grund 28
Tel: +34 952 221 314

Traditional restaurant with a warm and woody setting with a barrel vault ceiling, and a menu including stone cooked steak, warm fish salad and king prawns with oyster mushrooms.

El Chinitas
Calle Moreno Monroy 4-6
Tel: +34 952210 972

A traditional restaurant with colourful ceramic tiles situated in the centre of Malaga close to the tourist office. The menu includes local specialties including sopa viña (fish soup flavoured with sherry and solomillo al vino de Málaga (fillet steak in Málaga wine sauce).

Restaurante Rojo
Calle Granada 44
Tel: +34 952 227 486 www.restauranterojo.com

Chic minimalist décor of steel, black and red, serving innovative Mediterranean cuisine like oriental lentils with cumin and coriander, followed by trendy desserts like white chocolate cake with a mango drizzle

If you are planning to explore the area outside of the city centre and play some golf or go to some of the more out of the way beaches then you might consider hiring a car. There are a number of car hire firms based at Malaga Airport who will be pleased to have a vehicle awaiting your arrival. This also cuts down on transfer costs for you and your family.

We also provide information on other sporting and leisure amenities in Malaga including a Malaga Area Guide which includes the best Shopping Areas in Malaga, Markets in Malaga, Malaga Golf Courses, the different types of Beaches in Malaga, recommended Restaurants in Malaga, details of Malaga Amusement Parks for family days out and Malaga Local Attractions.