Category Archives: Wining and Dining
Tapas at Los Bilbainos
Nothing ever seems to change at Los Bilbainos in calle Alejandro Bueno, Nerja, and it remains a bar full of ‘character’. Great place for the local wines – Frigiliana, Arenas, Competa, Málaga.
Desvan has closed
Desvan, nice tapas bar and restaurant on calle Pintada, Nerja, has closed and is up for sale. Pity, it was a great stopping-off point along Pintada.
Burger Homer up for sale
Burger Homer in Plaza La Marina, Nerja, is up for sale after a relatively short existence.
Tapas at Los Cuñaos, Nerja
Los Cuñaos on calle Herrera Oría, Nerja, has recently reopened so a good excuse to check it out. All is basically as it was before, no major changes. There is a wide choice of tapas, football scarves still adorn the … Continue reading
Tapas at Meson Asador de Castilla
A very pleasant little tapas bar on calle Málaga with a small street terrace at the front. A mixture of tables and barrels inside, good selection of tapas, good portions and a reasonable price. A beer and a tapa, €1.50.
Mariposa and Los Cuñaos
La Mariposa on calle Cristo is closed and looking for new owners, the former owners now running Doña Lola on the Plaza Balcón de Europa. Los Cuñaos, the ‘through bar’, on calle Herrera Oría is open again after being closed … Continue reading
Albi renovated and open for business again
Cafe Albi on the Plaza Balcón de Europa is suitably renovated and once again open for business. Quite a few people on the terrace today taking advantage of the warmer weather.
Meson Asador de Castilla
The former Meson Cache on calle Málaga in Nerja is now the Meson Asador de Castilla.
El Pequeno Luchador open again
El Pequeno Luchador on the Frigiliana road, just past the petrol station, is open again, presumably under new management.
St. Valentine’s Day at Restaurant First
Valentine’s Day is not far away now and Restaurant First has prepared an exquisite menu for this special occasion. There will also be entertainment during the meal with Alfred Bowman on piano.
Sunday lunchtime tapas at La Bodeguilla
Sunday lunchtime tapas at La Bodeguilla, always busy, and still great value at €1.80 for a tapa and a bucket of olives. I had a succulent ‘pinchito de pescado’ (bits of fish on a stick) for my first tapa and … Continue reading
Mesón Doña Lola
Meson Doña Lola is a new bar on the Plaza Balcón de Europa. The inside is spacious enough, decor is good and it has a reasonably sized terrace. Although you do get a ‘nibble’ with your beer, the main tapas … Continue reading
Dragon Inn
The Asiatico Hong Kong restaurant on calle Diputación is now the Dragon Inn.
Holidays and renovations
Cafeteria Marissal on the Balcón de Europa is closed until February 10th, V Italiano at the side of the church is closed until January 22nd, Gusti y Sapori on calle Cristo is closed and up for sale and Albi on … Continue reading
La Piscina being renovated
The tapas bar La Piscina on calle La Cruz is currently closed for what look like extensive interior renovations.




