22 upscale places in Málaga, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Málaga: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Málaga food.
La Cosmo ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Calle Císter 11, 29015 Málaga
La Cosmo is Dani Carnero's Bib Gourmand tapas restaurant behind Málaga cathedral, an open kitchen sending out his mother's hake salad and coastal plates.
El Tapeo de Cervantes ★ 4.5
centro-historico · Calle Cárcer 8, 29012 Málaga
El Tapeo de Cervantes is a tiny Michelin Guide tavern in central Málaga where Dani Carnero first cooked, plating market fish tapas for just 28 seats.
El Mesón de Cervantes ★ 4.4
centro-historico · Calle Álamos 11, 29012 Málaga
El Mesón de Cervantes is an Argentine-run Málaga kitchen off Plaza Merced, an open dining room plating oxtail, fresh fish and grilled meats.
Aire Gastrobar ★ 4.3
la-malagueta · Avenida de Príes 16, 29016 Málaga
Aire Gastrobar fills a restored mansion on Málaga's Malagueta, a creative Mediterranean kitchen of seasonal small plates with a careful, wine-led list.
Beluga ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Plaza de las Flores 3, 29005 Málaga
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.
Balausta ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Calle Granada 57, 29015 Málaga
Balausta is the courtyard restaurant of Hotel Palacio Solecio in old-town Málaga, serving contemporary malagueño cooking under an 18th-century arcade.
Los Patios de Beatas ★ 4.3
centro-historico · Calle Beatas 43, 29008 Málaga
Los Patios de Beatas is a Málaga wine bar in two restored 18th-century houses, pouring over fifty wines by the glass under stained-glass courtyards.
Marisquería Godoy ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Muelle Uno, Puerto de Málaga, 29001 Málaga
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.
Asador Ovidio ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Plaza Uncibay 8, 29008 Málaga
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 Refectorium Malagueta ★ 4.2
la-malagueta · Calle Cervantes 8, 29016 Málaga
El Refectorium Malagueta is the 1973 original behind Málaga's bullring, an old-school dining room prized for pristine seafood and market vegetables.
Ta-Kumi ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Mundo Nuevo 4, 29012 Málaga
Ta-Kumi is a Michelin Guide Japanese restaurant in central Málaga, a long-running sushi and robata counter drawing on the day's catch from Atarazanas.
El Refectorium Catedral ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Postigo de los Abades 4, 29015 Málaga
El Refectorium Catedral is a market-driven restaurant beside Málaga cathedral, an offshoot of the 1973 Malagueta original grilling the day's fish and meat.
La Terraza de la Alcazaba ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Alcazabilla 12, 29015 Málaga
La Terraza de la Alcazaba is a rooftop cocktail bar atop a Málaga hotel, mixing award-winning drinks over floodlit views of the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro.
La Terraza de Larios ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle Marqués de Larios 2, 29005 Málaga
La Terraza de Larios sits atop Hotel Larios on Málaga's Marqués de Larios, a rooftop bar with retractable roof and cocktails over the cathedral rooftops.
The Pharmacy ★ 4.2
centro-historico · Calle García Briz 3, 29005 Málaga
The Pharmacy is a hidden Málaga speakeasy dressed as an old apothecary, its bar mixing precise cocktails from vintage bottles behind an unmarked door.
El Refectorium Malagueta ★ 4.2
la-malagueta · Calle Cervantes 8, 29016 Málaga
Tip: Book ahead and let the waiters steer you to whatever fish came in that morning.
Los Mellizos ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Sancha de Lara 7, 29015 Málaga
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.
Óleo ★ 4.1
soho · Calle Casas de Campo 4, 29001 Málaga
Óleo pairs Mediterranean cooking with a sushi bar in Málaga's Soho, where Sergio del Río's seafood plates meet Rui Junior's nigiri, ceviche and tartares.
La Terraza de Valeria ★ 4.1
soho · Plaza Poeta Alfonso Canales 5, 29001 Málaga
La Terraza de Valeria crowns the Room Mate Valeria hotel in Málaga's Soho, a mosaic-tiled rooftop bar with cocktails and long views over the port and skyline.
La Terraza Molina Lario ★ 4.1
centro-historico · Calle Molina Lario 20, 29015 Málaga
La Terraza Molina Lario is an eighth-floor rooftop bar in central Málaga, cocktails and a pool deck with front-row views of the cathedral and the port.
Batik ★ 4.0
centro-historico · Calle Alcazabilla 12, 29015 Málaga
Batik crowns the Alcazaba Premium hotel in Málaga, a rooftop dining room serving Mediterranean plates with the Alcazaba and cathedral in view.
El Merendero de Antonio Martín ★ 4.0
la-malagueta · Plaza de la Malagueta 4, 29016 Málaga
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.