Antigua Casa de Guardia ★ 4.5
Antigua Casa de Guardia has poured Málaga sweet wine from the barrel since 1840, the city's oldest tavern chalking your tab straight on the counter.
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Antigua Casa de Guardia ★ 4.5
TipStand at the bar and order a Pajarete; watch the barman chalk your total on the counter.
Casa Aranda ★ 4.3
Casa Aranda has fried churros beside Málaga's Atarazanas market since 1932, an alley of waiter-served tables dunking them in thick, dark chocolate.
Casa Aranda ★ 4.3
Casa Aranda is Málaga's cheapest great breakfast, an alley of tables by Atarazanas serving churros and thick chocolate for a few euros since 1932.
OrderChurros with thick chocolate
Casa Mira ★ 4.2
Casa Mira has scooped turrón ice cream and cut nougat in central Málaga since 1890, a fifth-generation counter on the marble of Calle Larios.
Bar El Yerno ★ 4.2
Bar El Yerno is a legendary seafood counter inside Málaga's Atarazanas market, serving the day's catch raw, grilled and fried straight off the stalls.
OrderMarket fish served raw, grilled and fried
TipFind it at stall 218 inside the Atarazanas market and order the fish three ways.
Bar El Yerno ★ 4.2
TipFind it at stall 218 inside the market and order the fish raw, then grilled, then fried.
Bodegas Quitapenas ★ 4.1
Bodegas Quitapenas is a century-old Málaga bodega on Calle Marín García, pouring local wines and vermouth beside boquerones and fried anchovies.
La Tranca ★ 4.1
La Tranca is a chaotic, poster-plastered Málaga tavern on Calle Carretería, pouring vermouth on tap and sending out ensaladilla and tripe from about €1.50.
OrderHomemade tapas and vermouth on tap
Confitería Aparicio ★ 4.0
Confitería Aparicio has made Málaga sweets since 1908, a Capuchinos confectioner famous for pastelitos de gloria of marzipan and rich egg yolk.
La Tetería ★ 4.0
La Tetería is a Moorish tea room beside Málaga's Picasso Museum, pouring mint tea and infusions with vegan cakes and North African pastries.
Recyclo Bike Café ★ 4.0
Recyclo Bike Café is Málaga's original bike-cafe near Atarazanas, bicycles overhead and a menu of organic breakfasts, vegan plates and local craft beer.
Recyclo Bike Café ★ 4.0
Recyclo Bike Café doubles as a Málaga brunch stop near Atarazanas, its organic breakfasts and vegan plates served under bicycles by the market.
OrderFull breakfast with a specialty coffee under the bicycles
Pepa y Pepe ★ 3.9
Pepa y Pepe is a rowdy little tapas bar off Málaga's Calle Calderería, chalkboard raciones and cold beer spilling onto a permanently packed street.
OrderChalkboard tapas washed down with a caña
La Mallorquina ★ 3.9
La Mallorquina is a traditional Málaga pastelería near Plaza Félix Sáenz, its counters lined with classic cakes, tartas and Andalusian sweets.
Santa Canela ★ 3.9
Santa Canela is a Málaga bakery known for its cinnamon rolls and American-style bakes, a bright counter of sweet pastries and specialty coffee.
Café con Libros ★ 3.9
Café con Libros is a bookish cafe on Málaga's Plaza de la Merced, an old-style reading room of coffee, cake and cultural events near Picasso's birthplace.
Tejeringo's Coffee ★ 3.9
Tejeringo's Coffee fries fresh churros and tejeringos across central Málaga, dunked in thick chocolate or dulce de leche at a quick counter.
OrderChurros and tejeringos with chocolate
Pepa y Pepe ★ 3.9
Pepa y Pepe is a rowdy budget tapas bar off Málaga's Calle Calderería, chalkboard raciones from a couple of euros with cold beer spilling onto the street.
OrderChalkboard raciones and cold beer
La Canasta ★ 3.8
La Canasta is a Málaga bakery-cafe on Plaza de la Constitución, its counters piled with fresh breads, cakes and savoury pastries since the 1980s.
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