13 cafe places in Málaga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Málaga | Cafe across every city.
Málaga's morning starts at Casa Aranda, the alley of tables by Atarazanas where churros and thick chocolate have been the city's cheapest great breakfast for generations. The specialty wave began with Bertani Café in 2012 and has since spread through Kima Coffee's in-house roastery on Calle Carretería, Syra's Barcelona-roasted espresso and Next Level's rotating single-origin filters off the Alameda. Soho is the roasting quarter: Santa Coffee's competition baristas pull Scandinavian light roasts a few streets from Santa Roaster, the workshop that supplies them.
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.
La Bella Julieta ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Puerta del Mar 20, 29005 Málaga
La Bella Julieta is a photogenic Málaga coffee bar near Calle Larios, stacking cakes, waffles and loaded shakes for a mid-morning sugar hit.
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.
Bertani Café ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle San Juan 40, 29005 Málaga
Bertani Café was Málaga's first specialty coffee bar, opened in 2012 near the market, a small counter of carefully sourced espresso, filter and cakes.
Syra Coffee ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Mártires 13, 29005 Málaga
Syra Coffee brings the Barcelona roaster's ethically sourced beans to central Málaga, a compact bar pulling bright espresso and pour-overs on Calle Mártires.
Kima Coffee ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Calle Carretería 67, 29008 Málaga
Kima Coffee is a specialty roastery and cafe on Málaga's Calle Carretería, roasting single-origin Arabica in-house and brewing it across espresso and filter.
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.
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.
Santa Coffee ★ 4.5
soho · Calle Tomás Heredia 5, 29001 Málaga
Santa Coffee anchors Málaga's Soho with Scandinavian light roasts, a white-tiled bar of competition baristas pulling espresso and pour-overs near the port.
Next Level Specialty Coffee ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Calle Panaderos 14, 29005 Málaga
Next Level Specialty Coffee sits just off Málaga's Alameda, a small bright bar pairing rotating single-origin filters with organic snacks near the market.
Mía Coffee ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Plaza de los Mártires 4, 29008 Málaga
Mía Coffee is a tiny specialty bar on Málaga's Plaza de los Mártires, where the owner brews carefully and bakes the homemade cakes that sell out daily.
Bun and Coffee ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Duque de la Victoria 11, 29015 Málaga
Bun and Coffee pairs specialty espresso with vegan artisan doughnuts in central Málaga, a bright counter frying its rings fresh through the morning.
Santa Roaster ★ 4.0
soho · Calle Tomás Heredia 3, 29001 Málaga
Santa Roaster is the roasting workshop behind Málaga's Santa Coffee, a Soho unit where the brand's light-roast single origins are cupped and bagged.