The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €45)
$$$ (€35 to €45)
$$ (€25 to €35)
$ (up to €25)
These prices are for a three-course meal (or equivalent in tapas) per person without drinks.

Antonio Martin
Book a table on the seafront terrace of Málaga's most highly rated fish restaurant and enjoy the traditional fritura malagueña (deep fried fish and seafood).

Plaza de la Malagueta/Paseo Maritimo 16
Tel: 952 227 398.
Price: $$$$

La Casa del Angel
Dine on traditional Spanish food with a twist in an elegant 19th-century building surrounded by the owner's eccentric collection of antique furnishings and paintings, including works by Picasso.

Calle Madre de Dios 29
Website: www.lacasadelangel.com
Tel: 952 608 750.
Price: $$$$

Gorki
Some of the best tapas and tastiest sandwiches in town are served here, but they also do full meals with al fresco dining on the pedestrianised street.

Calle Strachan 6
Tel: 952 221 466.
Price: $$-$$$

La Campana
Buzzing marisquería in the centre of town where you can feast alongside local office workers on the tastiest, freshest fish and seafood nibbles, washed down with good local wines.

Calle Granada 35
No telephone reservations.
Price: $-$$

Bar Lo Gueno
If you can't find standing room in this famous atmospheric tapas bar (it is usually cheek by jowl), you can eat in their small restaurant opposite.

Calle Marín Garcia 9
Tel: 952 223 048.
Price: $-$$