Restaurants in Nerja

Nerja has over 400 bars and restaurants, and, although we only have direct experience of a small proportion of these, we are very happy to share this experience with you.

The following is a list of restaurants that we are happy to recommend, in the sense that they are places where we regularly eat ourselves, and which we feel offer good quality and good value for money, together with a few which we don’t recommend. The map references relate to the SpainAway's downloadable Map of Nerja.

Nerja Town Centre:

Two of our favourite restaurants are actually English-owned
(serving international cuisine), although both are slightly difficult to locate:

Sloan’s - C/ Los Huertos 74, Map Ref: F6/G6.

Langham’s - C/ Los Huertos (towards the Parador) Map Ref: F6/G6

Equally excellent, but totally Spanish (and very friendly) are:

Meson de Antonio – C/ Diputacion. Map Ref: G4. This is where many Spaniards eat. This is also very good for tapas.

Restaurante Almazara – on the Frigiliana Road, immediately on the right after the roundabout junction with the motorway. Marvellous views and a really innovative menu.

Cortijo Hidalgo, Map Ref: B3/B4, has some of the best food in Nerja, as long as you are not concerned about the absence of a menu and wine list! Located at a riding school, just outside Nerja, off the road to Frigiliana.
(Tel. 952 52 1023)

Restaurante Sevillano, just into the old town past the Balcon, on the corner of C/ Almirante Ferrandiz with C/ Gloria (Map Ref: G5), also provides excellent food at very reasonable prices, with a very friendly Spanish welcome. There is also a second, smaller but more intimate, version of Sevillano on the corner of C/ Antonio Millon and C/ Chaparil, (Map Ref: F3/G3), which has now been renamed Restaurante Floridita.

Au Petit Paris, on C/ Malaga, (Map Ref: G3) offers a warm, and very French, welcome coupled with delicious food and an extensive selection of wines.

For equally good food try Pepe Rico, on C/ Almirante Ferrandiz, Map Ref: G5.

Also well worth a visit is El Viejo Sotano (The Old Cellar) on C/ Los Huertos, Map Ref: F6, slightly closer to town than Langham’s, and on the opposite side of the road.

Burriana Beach Area:

There is a wide range of restaurants here, both situated on the beach itself, and also within the parade of shops fronting on to the beach. Those on the beach serve delicious sea-food.

Our favourite is Restaurant Moreno, on the extreme right hand side, underneath where the Parador is situated, which does excellent paella (although Ayo’s - at the other end of the beach – is the one that is famous for its giant paella, we do not think it is as good), Of those in the parade, we like the Café del Mar, which several of our guests have also recommended, and which is very popular in the evening, so booking is advisable.

Near El Capistrano Village / Oasis de Capistrano:

Whilst we would not recommend the restaurant within El Capistrano Village (see below), if you are looking for somewhere close by to eat, we would recommend the restaurant in Hotel Los Arcos, Map Ref: D10. This can be found on the main road through Nerja, just opposite the entrance to
El Capistrano Village.

The restaurant in Oasis de Capistrano, L’Exótica, (Map Ref: F11), provides good food with a friendly atmosphere, and is also within walking distance of El Capistrano Village.

Last Updated March 2007