Establishments
Bilbao, Vizcaya · DeustoRestaurante Ondarra Etxea
A Basque restaurant on Avenida Lehendakari Aguirre, in Deusto, ten minutes from the Guggenheim along the river. It cooks the classic repertoire with seasonal produce: salt cod pil-pil, hake cheeks in green sauce, squid in its ink and grilled aged beef chop, backed by a long list of Rioja and txakoli.
13:00–23:30 · Closed: Sunday CerradoSample listingBasque cuisineRestaurant€€€ · 30 to 45 euros
Valencia, Valencia · Malva-rosaArrocería Camí de l'Albufera
A rice house beside the Malva-rosa seafront, ten minutes from El Cabanyal and half an hour from the Albufera lagoon where the rice itself is grown. The kitchen cooks Valencian paella over wood, arròs a banda, black rice and fideuà, always to order and for a minimum of two, alongside starters from the market gardens and the fish market.
12:30–23:00 · Closed: Monday and Tuesday CerradoSample listingRice dishesRestaurant€€€ · 30 to 45 euros
Málaga, Málaga · El LimonarEl Espeto de Valeria
On the Limonar seafront, a few steps from Baños del Carmen, El Espeto de Valeria serves Málaga's seafood the way the city eats it: fish from the local auction, Huelva prawns, smooth clams and sardine skewers grilled on the boat by the door.
13:00–00:30 · Closed: Monday CerradoSample listingSeafoodRestaurant€€€ · 30 to 45 euros
Marbella, Málaga · CentroRestaurante Aldaba del Mar
Fusion cooking between the Andalusian coast and Southeast Asia, with produce from the Marbella auction handled with technique and house ferments. A nine-course tasting menu and a short à la carte for those who prefer to choose.
13:00–23:45 CerradoSample listingFusion cuisineRestaurant€€€ · 45 to 60 euros
Málaga, Málaga · Carretera de CádizMizu Sushi Málaga
A twelve-seat sushi counter on Avenida de Andalucía, working with fish from the Málaga auction rather than imported: the nigiri changes with whatever comes in that morning.
13:00–23:30 · Closed: Monday CerradoSample listingJapanese cuisineRestaurant€€€ · 30 to 45 euros
Málaga, Málaga · SohoLa Huerta de Lucía
Vegetarian cooking built on Axarquía vegetables, with no attempt to imitate meat or fish: what is on is whatever the market gardens gave that week. House ferments, sourdough bread, and a grill used as much for fennel as for beetroot.
13:00–23:00 · Closed: Sunday and Monday CerradoSample listingVegetarian cuisineRestaurant€€ · 20 to 30 euros
