Illustrative image · Photo: Jorge Castro Ruso (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Wikimedia Commons
La Recova
From Málaga centre5 min
Price€
KidsYes (high chairs according to TripAdvisor)
AddressPasaje Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de San Juan, 5, 29005 Málaga
Opening hoursMonday to Friday 8:30-15:00; Saturday and Sunday closed (TripAdvisor, October 2026). GastroRanking mentions weekend dinners: confirm.
Must try
Breakfast with toast, homemade bread, jams and homemade sweet things for about €3.40-3.50 with coffee (2025-2026); zurrapa with homemade bread, chorizo (the most praised), sobrasada and chicharrones. At lunchtime, a menú del día (set lunch; €12 in March 2026, with gazpacho, omelette, wine and coffee) and rice pudding.
About
Café-bodega full of antiques and old pots and pans, with very Málaga-style breakfasts and neighbourhood prices.
Good to know
There is a queue: go early. Cooking with plenty of garlic, onion and spices (August 2026).
Getting there and parking
Metro: Atarazanas station and a few steps' walk.
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