The 10 Best Restaurants In Centro Historico, Málaga

Providing one of Málaga’s most luxurious dining experiences, the Jose Carlos Garcia is a Michelin star restaurant located opposite the Muelle Uno quay. The restaurant boasts elegance and sophistication, hosting an attractive outdoor terrace, an open-view kitchen, and two luxury dining rooms housed inside a glass-fronted designer building. The restaurant prepares high quality cuisine. All dishes are beautifully presented and the menu is altered regularly to provide something new each time you visit. The Chef, José Carlos García, is part of a generation of chefs who have placed Málaga on the national scene of quality cuisine.

Slightly off the main walkway, tucked in one of Málaga’s many quaint side streets, El Chinitas is a well-kept Spanish taverna over 150 years old. The restaurant serves an array of dishes in a variety of styles, with starters such as spicy potato and chorizo tapas. This restaurant is perfect for people wishing to have an authentic Spanish dining experience, sampling popular Spanish dishes in a traditional tavern environment.

Known for being one of Málaga’s best beachfront restaurants, the Andres Maricuchi, known by locals simply as ‘Maricuchi’, provides authentic and mouthwatering seafood dishes presented in a contemporary style paying attention to detail. Thanks to the restaurant’s privileged position on the beachfront, visitors cannot help but relax and enjoy looking out at the scenic seascape.

One of Málaga’s main restaurants specializing in vegetarian and vegan cuisine, the Vegetarian El Calafate is a good option for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. With a huge selection of salads and pasta dishes served in generous portions, guests need not worry about leaving unsatisfied. The restaurant is famous for its sociable atmosphere and the timely manner in which dishes are served. They also offer some gluten-free options.

Exceptionally well located near the established Picasso art museum, Meson Cortijode de Pepe serves a wide variety of traditional Spanish tapas at very reasonable prices, as well as a variety of salads and some vegetarian options. Although the restaurant is located in the heart of Málaga’s busy central district, no reservation is needed since the restaurant is well equipped to welcome big crowds, offering many tables and some bar space.

This is a highly recommended restaurant with numerous awards under its name. La Recova is one of the most popular places for Spanish tapas in Málaga’s city center, which is saying a lot since the city is full of tapas bars and restaurants. Characterized by its atmosphere similar to Madrid’s quaint side street restaurants, La Recova is a great place for visitors wishing to sample authentic Spanish dishes expertly prepared and made from quality ingredients.