We start this restaurant list with a place that isn't a restaurant. But with *the* tip for When in Malaga. The old bodega bar (since 1840) in Málaga: Antigua Casa de Guardia. The decor is authentic (read: very simple) and both locals as tourists hang at the long counter for a glass of sweet sherry and vermouth. Behind the bar you will find the wine barrels. Nice to have a tasting glass before you eat (approximately 1,60 per glass). Not just sweet wine Here you go, you have all kinds of things from semi sweet to dry.

In 2022, Dani Carrero received his first Michelin star for Kaleja, an intimate restaurant in the Jewish quarter of Málaga where cooking is done over charcoal and fire is just as important as technique. This was followed by La Cosmopolita Malagueña. For years, it was one of those places in Málaga. After 15 years, the curtain fell, but the influence lingered in the city and in Carnero's kitchen. And so, at Carnero as well. La Cosmo, his informal tapas bar and restaurant near the cathedral, awarded a Bib Gourmand for quality and value for money.

More relaxed, less formal, but with the same signature. A spot at the bar where you can literally look into the kitchen and where dishes are created just as easily as they are passed on. Here, the ensaladilla rusa lives on, the now iconic version that once started at La Cosmopolita. So, make a reservation.

Kaleja & La Cosmo

Casa Aranda, where you have been since 1932 traditional churros, a must-visit in Malaga. Tourists now also know where to find this place, but hey, that kind of dough stick remainstypical Spanish. The churros is also compared to the oliebol as we know it in the Netherlands. And if such a bar is not sweet enough, you can also dip it in the chocolate milk. Not in the mood for such a sugar bomb? The coffee also tastes great.

A restaurant at a, we may say, somewhat higher level than most restaurants in Malaga. Where they understand what hospitality means and where they managed to create a distinctive menu. Bee dynamite you still eat a good portion from a frequently changed menu with, for example, very good scallops as a starter, very tender lamb as a main and pear compote as an afterthought. Look, that's something different than tapas. Favorite in town and a treat to yourself though.

Flip's tip: make sure you reserve in time (at least two weeks in advance). Dynamit is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 19:00 PM.

There you have it, the market hall of Malaga. Something for everyone with affordable prices. The terrace is a bit messy, but the fish, vegetables and fruit are fresh. NB, shipyards closes at the end of the afternoon and the market is closed on Sundays.

Don't expect any fancy restaurant, English language or good chairs. Do expect: a typical Spanish tapas bar, where everything is freshly prepared. Tapas for next to nothing, that's worth something too. Delicious paella, albóndigas (meatballs), mussels and mushrooms filled with cheese.

The service may not speak English, but they are friendly Donde Carlos.

We're lying a bit when we say that the center is the nicest neighborhood in Malaga, because you should actually be in the chilled Soho district. A contemporary, creative district full of artists on the corner of the center.

Create a black for beer lovers Rincon Cervecero, where they serve a very wide range of both Spanish craft beers and foreign ones. The staff at Rincón Cervecero is friendly, but there is still a bit of a lack of coziness inside. Oh well, you come there for the many beers.

Ah, the city beach of Malaga, east of the harbour. From Plaza de la Marina, where the tourist office is located, just a ten-minute walk. There is no shortage of excellent beach bars, but it is quite difficult to find a good one. Cambara Restaurante is such a good one, in the port.

Also one of the hippest places in the city. Modern cocktails, tasty paella and delicious gyoza. We won't say no to the free shot with dessert.

Vino! At this wine bar they serve more than a hundred wines and matching dishes. The tataki con helado de wasabi is simply great. The staff knows all kinds of interesting things to say about the wines and they have a very good wine cellar. Anyway Wine Bar it is.

Very chic, very neat and very tasty. Restaurante Aire Gastrobar is where you want to be for chic de fidget. Although the prices are still quite modest for the quality. Just outside the busy tourist area you will find the attractive restaurant, which serves fantastic dishes.

Perfect service, perfect atmosphere and above all gastronomic dishes.

From one beach, on to the other beach. Or actually to the fishing district of Pedregalejo, which is highly recommended. It is easiest to reach by bicycle and on the boulevard you will find many (traditional) fish restaurants, where the smell of burning wood greets you. That smell comes from the sand-filled boats on the beach, or the barbecues where the popular grilled sardines (sardine skewers) are made.

You can also eat those sardines at El Caleño, a well-known restaurant where they know better than anyone else what barbecued fish should taste like.

A small, but delicious restaurant. The tuna in butter is delicious, but also the Iberian carpaccio and artichoke rice. The service gets a top ten in our opinion.

Not yet well known among the masses, which makes it all the more fun.