El Pimpi ★ 4.3
El Pimpi has poured sweet Málaga wine since 1971, a rambling bodega on Calle Granada with a terrace facing the Roman Theatre and plates of ensaladilla.
Signature: Ensaladilla, Ajoblanco con mango
The restaurants worth the trip in Málaga. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Our picks in Málaga
Mesón Mariano ★ 4.4
Mesón Mariano has cooked seasonal Andalusian food in central Málaga since 1988, famous for artichokes done several ways and a proper gazpachuelo.
Signature: Alcachofas, Gazpachuelo
El Mesón de Cervantes ★ 4.4
El Mesón de Cervantes is an Argentine-run Málaga kitchen off Plaza Merced, an open dining room plating oxtail, fresh fish and grilled meats.
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.
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.
Uvedoble Taberna ★ 4.4
Uvedoble is a modern Málaga taberna by the Roman Theatre, plating creative tapas like oxtail brioche and boquerones beside the Alcazaba walls.
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 Chinitas ★ 3.9
El Chinitas is a Málaga old-town classic just off Calle Larios, its tiled dining room serving traditional Andalusian fish, stews and fritura.
Vino Mío ★ 3.9
Vino Mío pairs international and Andalusian plates with nightly flamenco in central Málaga near Teatro Cervantes, a lively sit-down dinner spot.
Batik ★ 4.0
Batik crowns the Alcazaba Premium hotel in Málaga, a rooftop dining room serving Mediterranean plates with the Alcazaba and cathedral in view.
Asador Ovidio ★ 4.2
Asador Ovidio grills Galician dry-aged beef and market fish over coals on Plaza Uncibay in central Málaga, a carnivore's stop in the old town.
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.
Kortxo ★ 4.1
Kortxo is a lively central Málaga restaurant just off Calle Larios, plating updated Spanish classics and generous shared dishes in a buzzy room.
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.
Aire Gastrobar ★ 4.3
Aire Gastrobar fills a restored mansion on Málaga's Malagueta, a creative Mediterranean kitchen of seasonal small plates with a careful, wine-led list.
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.