El Balneario
El Balneario has to be Malaga’s most iconic bar and restaurant.
Poking out from the seafront, at Baños del Carmen, just as Pedregalejo begins, punters get unparalleled views of the Bay of Malaga (and the occasional dolphin!).
Enjoy the holiday, seaside vibes with a beer, copa or cocktail, day or night, or tuck into a nice lunch.
The menu has a wide variety of grilled fish, rice dishes (including paella) and, of course, the famous sardine skewers, grilled on an open fire.
Be sure to check out the social calendar here too, with live music often on the agenda.
Daryl moved to Malaga permanently in 2014 having first fallen in love with the city on his Erasmus year. After working for many years at local expat newspaper SUR in English, Daryl gained expert knowledge in life from the perspective of foreign residents and decided to co-found Malaga Guru in 2016.