Day-by-day eating plans for Málaga. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Málaga in a weekend: tapas, market and the sea ★ 4.6
A weekend built around Málaga's essentials: the Atarazanas market, old-town tapas and sweet wine, a beach espeto lunch and one Michelin dinner.
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Day 1: Saturday: market morning, old-town tapas, a Michelin dinner
- Morning
- Start at the Mercado Central de Atarazanas when it opens. Circle the fish hall, then eat the day's catch three ways at Bar El Yerno inside the market.
- Afternoon
- Walk to Uvedoble Taberna by the Roman Theatre for creative tapas, then wander Calle Larios and the cathedral quarter.
- Evening
- Dinner is a tasting menu at Dani Carnero's one-Michelin-star Kaleja in the old Jewish quarter; book well ahead.
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Day 2: Sunday: churros, a beach espeto, and sweet wine
- Morning
- Breakfast on churros and thick chocolate at Casa Aranda beside the market, then stroll the port and Muelle Uno.
- Afternoon
- Head east to El Palo for a long espeto lunch at El Tintero, where the singing waiters auction fried fish off their trays.
- Evening
- Finish with sweet wine and terrace tapas at El Pimpi below the Alcazaba, facing the floodlit Roman Theatre.
Espetos and sweet wine: a Málaga food day ★ 4.4
A single day tracing Málaga's two icons, the sardine espeto and barrel-aged sweet wine, from a Soho coffee to a Pedregalejo beach grill.
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Day 1: From Soho coffee to a beach grill and a barrel of sweet wine
- Morning
- Begin with a light roast at Santa Coffee in Soho, then walk the Alameda and river toward the old town.
- Afternoon
- Bus or taxi to Pedregalejo and settle in at El Cabra for espetos and pescaíto frito grilled on boat-hull fires by the sand.
- Evening
- Back in the centre, drink Málaga sweet wine from the barrel at Antigua Casa de Guardia, then graze tapas and vermouth at Casa Lola.