Guidebook for Málaga

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Guidebook for Málaga

Food Scene

Breakfast: Great place for a morning coffee and a bocadillo or tostada con tomate. Lunch: unbeatable menu de dia for 10 Euros and very good.
6 locals recommend
Le Grand Café Centro
Pasillo Guimbarda
6 locals recommend
Breakfast: Great place for a morning coffee and a bocadillo or tostada con tomate. Lunch: unbeatable menu de dia for 10 Euros and very good.
Very good tapas bar and restaurant at Plaza Merced, nearby. Tapas at the bar only, restaurant menu at the sit down tables outside and upstairs. A specialty is a whole suckling pig which you have to preorder the day before, but it is totally worth it if you are a group of 6+ and like to eat something special.
153 locals recommend
Restaurante Citron
10 Pl. de la Merced
153 locals recommend
Very good tapas bar and restaurant at Plaza Merced, nearby. Tapas at the bar only, restaurant menu at the sit down tables outside and upstairs. A specialty is a whole suckling pig which you have to preorder the day before, but it is totally worth it if you are a group of 6+ and like to eat something special.
Breakfast & Lunch & Coffee break Great Spanish inspired sandwiches and food items. Small plates, also offers good vegetarian choices. The cakes and juices are great.
47 locals recommend
Cafe With Books
19 Pl. de la Merced
47 locals recommend
Breakfast & Lunch & Coffee break Great Spanish inspired sandwiches and food items. Small plates, also offers good vegetarian choices. The cakes and juices are great.
Great traditional ice cream. Walk Calle Larios in the evening and reward yourself with some tasty ice cream.
46 locals recommend
Helados y Turrones Casa Mira. Dimas Mira E Hijos. Larios
5 C. Marqués de Larios
46 locals recommend
Great traditional ice cream. Walk Calle Larios in the evening and reward yourself with some tasty ice cream.
Famous Churreria, very good!
159 locals recommend
Casa Aranda
2 C. Herrería del Rey
159 locals recommend
Famous Churreria, very good!
Fish restaurant, two locations across from each other, one fine dining, one with a tapas section on the street.
123 locals recommend
Los Mellizos Málaga
7 C. Sancha de Lara
123 locals recommend
Fish restaurant, two locations across from each other, one fine dining, one with a tapas section on the street.

Getting Around

Bus No 1 & Circular Line 1 (C1) towards the city center and trains station/estazion de autobuses Bus No 1 & Circular Line 2 (C2) from the train station/estacion de autobusses Night bus is No 2 Bus Stop "Victoria/Plaza de La Merced"" EMT No 170
284 locals recommend
Plaza de la Merced
25 Pl. de la Merced
284 locals recommend
Bus No 1 & Circular Line 1 (C1) towards the city center and trains station/estazion de autobuses Bus No 1 & Circular Line 2 (C2) from the train station/estacion de autobusses Night bus is No 2 Bus Stop "Victoria/Plaza de La Merced"" EMT No 170
Renfe Cercanias Malaga Train station Line C1 goes to the airport, Torremolinos and all the way up to Funegirola. Trains every 20 minutes.
43 locals recommend
Málaga Centro Alameda
43 locals recommend
Renfe Cercanias Malaga Train station Line C1 goes to the airport, Torremolinos and all the way up to Funegirola. Trains every 20 minutes.
You can preorder a taxi cab from Uni Taxi Malaga to your doorstep https://www.unitaxi.es/en/ Málaga: 952 333 333 / 952 320 000 Cártama: 942 111 111 Benahavís: 952 869 090 Office 952 345 204 Otherwise there are two cab stands one at the Plaza Merced and on at Plaza Victoria. Plaza Merced has waiting cabs 24/7; Plaza Victoria mostly during regular hours.
6 locals recommend
Taxi Unitaxi Málaga
9 C. Concepción Arenal
6 locals recommend
You can preorder a taxi cab from Uni Taxi Malaga to your doorstep https://www.unitaxi.es/en/ Málaga: 952 333 333 / 952 320 000 Cártama: 942 111 111 Benahavís: 952 869 090 Office 952 345 204 Otherwise there are two cab stands one at the Plaza Merced and on at Plaza Victoria. Plaza Merced has waiting cabs 24/7; Plaza Victoria mostly during regular hours.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local art, music and watering hole. Busy at night with local artist and neighborhood visitors. Great for a night cup.
9 locals recommend
La Polivalente
53 C. Lagunillas
9 locals recommend
Local art, music and watering hole. Busy at night with local artist and neighborhood visitors. Great for a night cup.
The Muelle Uno Pier is a great weekend evening walk with lots of bars and restaurants, ice cream shops and more. Sunday mornings there is often a flea and artisan market.
668 locals recommend
Muelle Uno
4 P.º del Muelle Uno
668 locals recommend
The Muelle Uno Pier is a great weekend evening walk with lots of bars and restaurants, ice cream shops and more. Sunday mornings there is often a flea and artisan market.

Entertainment & Activities

Original language movie theater with subtitles. Greta place to go if it is raining or you really want to go to the movies.
99 locals recommend
Cine Albéniz
4 C/ Alcazabilla
99 locals recommend
Original language movie theater with subtitles. Greta place to go if it is raining or you really want to go to the movies.

Essentials

Pharmacy, staff speaks a little bit english.
Farmacia San Juan Valero
29 C. Victoria
Pharmacy, staff speaks a little bit english.
Supermarket, inexpensive.
39 locals recommend
Día
64 C. Victoria
39 locals recommend
Supermarket, inexpensive.
Bakery, very good bread, try the local mini baguette "malagueno.'
Panificadora José María S A
8 C. Merced
Bakery, very good bread, try the local mini baguette "malagueno.'
Drugstore
Clarel
96-98 C. Victoria
Drugstore
Hairdresser and beauty salon in Malaga Centro, staff speaks english and is great, very up to the latest trends. One of the best hairdressers in Malaga.
IS HAIRDESIGN | Peluquería Málaga
7 P.º Marítimo Cdad. de Melilla
Hairdresser and beauty salon in Malaga Centro, staff speaks english and is great, very up to the latest trends. One of the best hairdressers in Malaga.
Local Mercado, open from 7 am to 2 pm offers fresh vegetables, jamon, fish, meat and local specialities. At night a walk around food/tapas market.
75 locals recommend
La Merced Gourmet Marketplace
4 C. Merced
75 locals recommend
Local Mercado, open from 7 am to 2 pm offers fresh vegetables, jamon, fish, meat and local specialities. At night a walk around food/tapas market.
Private Clinic with a 24-walk in emergency room. Doctors and staff speak english fluently. They do accept most private insurance, otherwise a visit is 125 Euros. Mostly short wait times and greta treatments. Short walk from Lagunillas, as they are located in the walking zone but a cab will be able to drive right in front of it.
15 locals recommend
Hospital Dr. Galvez
1 C. San Agustín
15 locals recommend
Private Clinic with a 24-walk in emergency room. Doctors and staff speak english fluently. They do accept most private insurance, otherwise a visit is 125 Euros. Mostly short wait times and greta treatments. Short walk from Lagunillas, as they are located in the walking zone but a cab will be able to drive right in front of it.

Sightseeing

Steps away is the world famous roman theater. always worth a nice stroll at night for people watching.
445 locals recommend
Roman Theatre of Malaga
s/n C/ Alcazabilla
445 locals recommend
Steps away is the world famous roman theater. always worth a nice stroll at night for people watching.
Picassos birthplace, the original apartment where his family lived is restored and can be visited. Small exhibition downstairs. 2 minute walk.
340 locals recommend
Fundacion Picasso - Museo Natal
15 Pl. de la Merced
340 locals recommend
Picassos birthplace, the original apartment where his family lived is restored and can be visited. Small exhibition downstairs. 2 minute walk.
Lagunillas street art is world famous - walk around the neighborhood to discover the graffiti painted by renown artists.
19 locals recommend
Lagunillas
19 locals recommend
Lagunillas street art is world famous - walk around the neighborhood to discover the graffiti painted by renown artists.
Go and take the No 3 or 11 bus from Paseo Parque (or walk the boardwalk from Malaguetta all the way, approx 1 ,5 hours) and walk along the boardwalk in Pedegalejo. The Unesco protected fishing village is worth a visit and offers great outdoor on the beach dining at the famose Chiringuitos. Try the Espetos from a stick!
128 locals recommend
Pedregalejo
128 locals recommend
Go and take the No 3 or 11 bus from Paseo Parque (or walk the boardwalk from Malaguetta all the way, approx 1 ,5 hours) and walk along the boardwalk in Pedegalejo. The Unesco protected fishing village is worth a visit and offers great outdoor on the beach dining at the famose Chiringuitos. Try the Espetos from a stick!

Parks & Nature

Walk to Plaza Merced, walk through the tunnel and follow the big street after the traffic circular. The beach ‘Malaguetta’ is at the end of the street. Approximately a 15 minute walk. You can rent chases with service at the Chiringuitos. It's the closest beach, very nice, chase rentals available at the Chiringuitos.
153 locals recommend
La Malagueta
153 locals recommend
Walk to Plaza Merced, walk through the tunnel and follow the big street after the traffic circular. The beach ‘Malaguetta’ is at the end of the street. Approximately a 15 minute walk. You can rent chases with service at the Chiringuitos. It's the closest beach, very nice, chase rentals available at the Chiringuitos.
If you like hiking and natural wonders - do not miss a day trip to El Torcal.
115 locals recommend
El Torcal Alto Visitor Center
115 locals recommend
If you like hiking and natural wonders - do not miss a day trip to El Torcal.