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Mercado de Abastos de Estepona (food market)
From Estepona centre5 min
Duration1-2 h
DifficultyEasy
PriceAverage spend approx. €35/person with a drink; set menus €17–25 (reopening data, 2024)
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressCalle Villa, junto al Castillo de San Luis, casco antiguo de Estepona
Opening hoursAt its reopening (March 2024), from 12:00 to 24:00. Current hours not verified.
About
- Former municipal market from 1949, reopened in 2024 as a food hall
- Five restaurants with takeaway food and six shops selling gourmet products, greengrocer and wine shop
- About 280 seats between indoors and terrace
Good to know
- Phone to confirm it's still open before you go: the website no longer shows any information and two earlier food markets in this same building closed (2018-2020 and 2020-2022)
- If it's open, it's a good option for groups who can't agree: everyone orders from a different stall
- It's right in the old town: combine it with the Torre del Reloj (Clock Tower) and the castle
Near here
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Bodeguita del ChatoTapas, vermouth and wines · Casco antiguo · 5 minSmall, cosy bar in the old town for a vermouth with a good tapa (Guía Repsol).
Sabores GourmetMediterranean from a wood-fired oven · Calle Real / paseo marítimo · 5 minRestaurant, gourmet shop and wine shop that cooks in a wood-fired oven, with tables on Calle Real and a terrace next to the seafront promena