Mercado Merced

One of the coolest places to enjoy breakfast while watching Malaga wake up is the recently renovated Mercado Merced, in the heart of the old town. Trendy spots for coffee and churros – or any other kind of breakfast you fancy – line the terraces of this super-cool covered market and provide an ideal location for people-watching as the nearby Plaza Merced, on which Picasso was born in 1881, springs into action. Excellent and speedy coffee to go (‘para llevar’) is also available from many of its 22 lively stalls.