Fresh anchovies filleted and cured in vinegar, garlic and parsley until white and silky, served cold in olive oil as one of Málaga's most classic tapas.
Boquerones, fresh anchovies, are so tied to Málaga that locals are nicknamed boquerones. The vinegar cure preserved the abundant, delicate fish before refrigeration and softened the flesh without cooking it. Málaga also eats them fried whole in a fan (boquerones fritos) and, historically, the larger boquerones victorianos from the bay. The vinegar version is a fixture of the vermouth hour, cold and dressed with raw garlic, parsley and good oil.
3 editor picks for Boquerones en vinagre in Málaga, ranked by editorial score. All Málaga signature dishes · Boquerones en vinagre across every city.
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.
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 Casa del Piyayo ★ 3.9
centro-historico · Calle Granada 36, 29015 Málaga
La Casa del Piyayo is a snug tapas tavern on Málaga's Calle Granada, plating porra antequerana, boquerones and other malagueño staples at the counter.