Los Mellizos ★ 4.1
Los Mellizos brings the family's Rincón de la Victoria seafood to central Málaga on Calle Sancha de Lara, all fried fish, clams and rice from the bay.
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Espetos, sardines skewered and grilled over boat-hull fires, are Málaga's defining dish, and the Pedregalejo promenade is where to eat them: El Cabra has grilled them since 1965, Los Cuñaos since 1983, and El Caleño for over thirty years. In El Palo, El Tintero auctions its fried fish aloud from singing waiters. Back in the centre, Bar El Yerno serves the day's catch inside Atarazanas market, Marisquería Godoy plates red Motril prawns on Muelle Uno, and El Refectorium Malagueta, the 1973 original behind the bullring, remains the old-school seafood dining room.
Marisquería Godoy ★ 4.2
Marisquería Godoy sits on Málaga's Muelle Uno, a portside seafood house serving fried fish, red Motril prawns and rice with the bay in full view.
El Caleño ★ 4.1
El Caleño has grilled espetos and fried fish on Pedregalejo's promenade in Málaga for over thirty years, a beach institution for pescaíto frito.
El Merendero de Antonio Martín ★ 4.0
El Merendero de Antonio Martín is a historic seafront restaurant on Málaga's Malagueta, a Grupo Gorki dining room for fried fish and sea views.
Miguelito el Cariñoso ★ 4.1
Miguelito el Cariñoso is a beloved Pedregalejo chiringuito in Málaga, packed with locals for its espetos, fried fish and generous seafood paella.
El Cabra ★ 4.1
El Cabra has grilled espetos on boat-hull fires at Pedregalejo beach in Málaga since 1965, a seaside institution for pescaíto frito and rice.
Los Cuñaos ★ 4.0
Los Cuñaos has grilled sardine espetos and fried fish on Pedregalejo beach in Málaga since 1983, a family chiringuito for a long seaside lunch.
El Refectorium Malagueta ★ 4.2
El Refectorium Malagueta is the 1973 original behind Málaga's bullring, an old-school dining room prized for pristine seafood and market vegetables.
El Tintero ★ 4.3
El Tintero is Málaga's singing-waiter chiringuito in El Palo, where fried fish and espetos are auctioned aloud and you grab plates as they fly past.
OrderWhatever the waiters are shouting: grab the fried fish as it passes
La Machina ★ 3.9
La Machina is Grupo Gorki's beachfront bar on Pedregalejo's promenade in Málaga, an all-day spot for fried fish, burgers and drinks by the sand.
OrderFried fish and a cold beer on the Pedregalejo promenade
Pez Lola ★ 4.0
Pez Lola is a bright marine taberna on Málaga's Calle Granada, plating fried fish, boquerones and seafood tapas late into the night near the Alcazaba.
OrderFried fish and marinated boquerones with a cold beer
Beluga ★ 4.3
Beluga sits on Málaga's Plaza de las Flores, where chef Diego René cooks meridional seafood from the Alborán Sea with a Levantine, Andalusian accent.
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.
Pez Lola ★ 4.0
Pez Lola serves seafood tapas past 01:00 on Málaga's Calle Granada, a bright marine taberna for late fried fish and boquerones near the Alcazaba.
OrderSeafood tapas and fried fish
Bar El Yerno ★ 4.2
TipFind it at stall 218 inside the market and order the fish raw, then grilled, then fried.
El Refectorium Malagueta ★ 4.2
TipBook ahead and let the waiters steer you to whatever fish came in that morning.
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