Spain Guide
Andalucía
Eating
1 Al-Yamal c/Blasco de Garay 3, near Hostal El Cenachero Good Arabic restaurant serving up pricey but authentic meat in spicy sauces, couscous – cordero (lamb) couscous is a house special – and other typical dishes. Good selection of Moroccan wines. Opening time: Closed Sun
2 Antonio Fernando Lesseps 7 Popular small and central restaurant serving well-prepared malagueño dishes with an outdoor terrace in an atmospheric cul-de-sac off the north end of c/Nueva.Price: Menú around €12
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Antonio Martín Paseo Maritimo 
952 227 398 One of Málaga's renowned fish restaurants and the traditional haunt of matadores celebrating their successes in the nearby bullring. Fritura malagueña or rape a la marinera are signature dishes. Has a sea-view terrace. Price: Mains €11–20
4 Bar Los Pueblos c/Ataranzas, almost opposite the market Serves satisfying, inexpensive food all day – bean soups and estofados are its specialities; gazpacho is served in half-pint glasses.
5 Bar-Restaurante Palacios c/Eslava 4, near the train station. Plain, honest food in a vibrant comedor popular with friendly waiters; specialities include jamón iberico, fish surtido and a mean paella. Price: Menú €9
6 Cañadu Plaza de la Merced 21 Vegetarian place serving a good selection of salad- and pasta-based dishes accompanied by organic wines and beers. Price: Menú €8.40
7 Il Laboratorio Plaza San Pedro de Alcántara, off c/Carretería Great little Italian-style pizzeria-trattoria serving (besides pizzas) salads and daily specials. There's a small outdoor terrace under the trees on this charming plazuela.
8 El Legado Celestial c/Peregrino 2, at the back of the Correo Delightful vegetarian and vegan self-service restaurant with an Asian slant. The menú includes a large selection of salads and a dozen or so hot dishes, as well as some tempting desserts. Drinks are squeezed juices (the lemon, orange, apple and carrot cocktail is recommended) and teas, but no alcohol.Price: Standard charge €8
9 Sal Gorda Avda. Canovas de Castillo 12 Excellent little raciones (and media raciones) bar-restaurant serving up a mouthwatering range of seafood and shellfish. Their arroz marinero at €26 (for two) is recommended. Also has outstanding Asturian sidra (cider) on draught.
10 El Tintero El Palo Right at the far eastern end of the seafront, just before the Club Náutico (bus #11; ask for "Tintero"), this is a huge beach restaurant where the waiters charge round with plates of fish (around €7) and you shout for, or grab, anything you like. The fish to go for are, above all, mero (a kind of gastronomically evolved cod) and rosada (dogfish and catfish), along with Andalucian regulars such as boquerones (fresh anchovies), gambas (prawns) and sepia (cuttlefish). Haute cuisine it certainly isn't, but for sheer entertainment it's a must.
11 El Vegetariano Pozo del Rey 5, just north of the Teatro Romano Atmospheric little veggie place offering a variety of imaginative pasta-, cheese- and salad-based dishes. Opening time: Closed Sun