Must-see restaurants in Andalucía

  • Julia Bakery

    Málaga

    It’s hard to imagine there’s a better bakery in Málaga than Julia’s. Fresh bread, flaky scones and strong coffee form a holy breakfast trinity. You can…

  • Recyclo Bike Café

    Málaga

    Trendy cafe with affiliated bike shop where you can enjoy a 'Wiggins' salad or exceedingly cheap cakes, coffee and breakfasts. Old bikes adorn the walls…

  • Restaurante La Fructuosa

    Málaga Province

    Hotel La Fructuosa's delightful restaurant serves a creative menu that ranges from fennel velouté with toasted pistachios to asparagus and lemon risotto…

  • La Cosmopolita

    Málaga

    La Cosmopolita dependably draws a crowd with its sophisticated mix of time-tested classics (cured cheeses and Iberian meats, Gillardeau oysters, squid…

  • Colmado 93

    Málaga

    If this jam-packed bar with floor-to-ceiling shelves conjures up visions of a vintage grocery store, well...that's exactly what it once was. Nowadays the…

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    Ispal

    Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre

    Improbably located in the Prado de San Sebastián bus station, this celeb haunt flies the flag for regional Andalucian cuisine. Imaginative and impeccably…

  • Carmela Restaurante

    Granada

    Traditional tapas updated for the 21st century are the star turn at this smart all-day cafe-restaurant at the jaws of the Realejo quarter. Bag a table in…

  • Café Royalty

    Cádiz

    Originally opened in 1912 on the centenary of the 1812 constitution, the restored Royalty was once a discussion corner for the intellectuals of the day,…

  • Albores

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Pitching itself among age-old city-centre favourites, Albores brings a contemporary edge to local flavours and traditional recipes with its original,…

  • El Francés

    Tarifa

    Squeeze into the standing-room-only bar or battle for your terrace table at El Francés, which gives Andalucian classics a subtle twist. Tarifa's favourite…

  • El Balneario de los Baños del Carmen

    Málaga

    Enjoying front-row views of the beach at La Malagueta, El Balneario is a wonderful place to sit outside on a balmy evening and share a plate of prawns or…

  • Restaurante Pedro Romero

    Ronda

    Eating rabo de toro (oxtail) in a restaurant named after a famous bullfighter that sits opposite Spain’s most legendary bullring and has bull’s heads on…

  • El Espejo

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Flavours from Cádiz collide with international flair in imaginative, market-fuelled concoctions at this romantic patio restaurant up in the old town…

  • L’Atelier

    Las Alpujarras

    Set in a traditional 350-year-old house in the hamlet of Mecina Fondales, 4km south of Pitres, this long-established, candlelit restaurant is worth the…

  • Tarifa Eco Center

    Tarifa

    This relaxed terrace restaurant, co-working space and cocktail/juice bar pulls out all the stops with its ultra-enticing, organic vegetarian and vegan…

  • Albalá

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Slide into blond-wood booths amid minimalist decor for jerezano chef Israel Ramos' beautifully creative contemporary dishes fuelled by typical Andalucian…

  • Restaurante Antonio

    Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

    Prize-winning Antonio, 1km south of Zahara, is wildly recommended for its top-quality seafood, delivered by attentive staff in a sparkling modern-design…

  • El Tranco

    Andalucía

    Highly popular El Tranco is quite avant-garde for this neck of the woods, providing a tasty contemporary take on traditional local ingredients, in…

  • Al Yamal

    Málaga

    Moroccan restaurants are less common in Málaga than in Granada, but Al Yamal, family-run for four decades in the heart of the Soho district, serves the…

  • Reina Restaurante

    Antequera

    Located in a pretty restaurant-flanked cul-de-sac off Calle Infante Don Fernando, this restaurant also runs a cooking school, La Espuela, so it knows what…

  • Casa Antonio

    Andalucía

    This elegant little restaurant, in an unpromising street off Parque de la Victoria, prepares top-class Spanish fare rooted in local favourites, such as…

  • Hicuri Art Restaurant

    Granada

    Granada’s leading street artist, El Niño de las Pinturas, has been let loose inside Hicuri, creating a psychedelic backdrop to the wonderful vegan food…

  • Taberna La Sorpresa

    Cádiz

    Barrels of Pedro Ximénez, manzanilla (chamomile-coloured sherry) and oloroso (sweet, dark sherry) stack up behind the bar at this down-to-earth 1956…

  • Bar Las Vegas

    Andalucía

    It's tiny but it's the best of Cazorla’s central bars, with barrel tables outside (and it gets packed inside when the weather's poor). They do great tapas…

  • Zeitúm

    Andalucía

    Zeitúm is housed in a headily historic 14th-century building, where staff will show you the original well, and the stonework and beams bearing Jewish…

  • Batik

    Málaga

    With Málaga's Alcazaba posing like the Alhambra in the background, this classy but not-too-posh restaurant (you can opt for stools rather than chairs) is…

  • Mesón Leandro

    Andalucía

    Leandro is a step up in class from most other Cazorla eateries – professional but still friendly service in a bright dining room with lazy music, and only…

  • Mesón del Asador

    El Puerto de Santa María

    It's a measure of El Puerto's gastronomic nous that, in such a seafood-oriented town, there's a meat restaurant that could compete with any Buenos Aires…

  • Mulai

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Fresh Gaditano classics – Sanlúcar king prawns, rabo de toro (oxtail), camarones (shrimp) – meet international inspiration at this uberstylish 2019…

  • Taberna Argüeso

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    With its beamed ceiling and tiled floors, Taberna Argüeso feels like an old-time tapas bar but, out the back, it morphs into a smart glassed-in sushi bar…

  • Taberna de El Campero

    Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz

    From the super-star team behind Barbate seafood sensation El Campero, this cheery contemporary tavern puts to the spotlight on the region's famous…

  • El Churrasco

    Córdoba

    Famed for its churrasco cordobés (pork tenderloin grilled over oak charcoal, with Arabic sauces), this is the place to head for a carnivorous feast, as…

  • La Marmita Centro

    Cádiz

    Courtesy of Cádiz' popular La Marmita Group, this sleekly minimalist old-city spot thrills diners with its imaginative, intelligently presented Andalucian…

  • Almanaque

    Cádiz

    A rustic-chic modern-day casa de comidas with open stone, tiled floors and bright-white walls creates an intriguing setting for sampling traditional,…

  • Llámame Lola

    Andalucía

    With an inviting location under the trees near the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, Lola serves up good, creative andaluz fare with less fanfare than some…

  • Ultramar&nos

    Cádiz

    Busy with travellers and gaditanos alike, this expertly reimagined former ultramarinos (grocer's shop) radiates stripped-back contemporary styling with…

  • Taberna Sociedad de Plateros

    Córdoba

    Run by the silversmiths’ guild, this well-loved traditional bar-restaurant serves a selection of generous tapas and raciones (full plates of tapas items)…

  • El Rincón de Yegen

    Las Alpujarras

    On the northern edge of the village, this cosy country restaurant centres on a wood-beamed dining room with tables around a stone fireplace. Dishes…

  • Patio Andaluz

    Andalucía

    For a home-cooked Andalucian lunch, head for this sweet spot behind the tourist office. The menú del día features hearty mains – carrilleras (pork cheeks)…

  • Parador de Granada

    Granada

    As much as for the elegant updated-Andalucian cuisine, meals at the Parador de Granada are worth a splash-out for the unique Alhambra setting: in a…

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