20 cheap eats places in Málaga, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Málaga: the places editors actually return to. All Málaga food.
Antigua Casa de Guardia ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Alameda Principal 18, 29005 Málaga
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.
Antigua Casa de Guardia ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Alameda Principal 18, 29005 Málaga
Tip: Stand at the bar and order a Pajarete; watch the barman chalk your total on the counter.
Casa Aranda ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Calle Herrería del Rey 3, 29005 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle Herrería del Rey 3, 29005 Málaga
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.
Casa Mira ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Marqués de Larios 5, 29015 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle Atarazanas 10, 29005 Málaga
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.
Tip: Find it at stall 218 inside the Atarazanas market and order the fish three ways.
Bar El Yerno ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Atarazanas 10, 29005 Málaga
Tip: Find it at stall 218 inside the market and order the fish raw, then grilled, then fried.
Bodegas Quitapenas ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Marín García 4, 29005 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle Carretería 92, 29008 Málaga
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.
Confitería Aparicio ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Plaza de Capuchinos 15, 29014 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle San Agustín 9, 29015 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Plaza Enrique García Herrera 16, 29005 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Plaza Enrique García Herrera 16, 29005 Málaga
Recyclo Bike Café doubles as a Málaga brunch stop near Atarazanas, its organic breakfasts and vegan plates served under bicycles by the market.
Pepa y Pepe ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Calderería 9, 29008 Málaga
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.
La Mallorquina ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Sagasta 1, 29005 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle Calderón de la Barca 8, 29001 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Plaza de la Merced 19, 29012 Málaga
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
centro-historico · Calle Méndez Núñez 6, 29008 Málaga
Tejeringo's Coffee fries fresh churros and tejeringos across central Málaga, dunked in thick chocolate or dulce de leche at a quick counter.
Pepa y Pepe ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Calderería 9, 29008 Málaga
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.
La Canasta ★ 3.8
centro-historico · Plaza de la Constitución 13, 29015 Málaga
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.