you're planning your vacation to malaga but you really don't know where to eat
and you want to avoid these tourist traps in the center that are overpriced
so i've come up with a list of seven hidden gems places that you must go a little bit under the
radar to drink and eat and thankfully i've got a friend from ireland this is colin how's it going
welcome back to malaga thanks very much great to be here can't wait for this food tour
so join us on a food and drink tour here in the city of malaga the capital of the providence of
malaga in andalusia spain let's go we're going to start this list at a place called cortijo de
pepe which is an authentic spanish malagueno tapas bar that is centrally located right off the plaza
de merced and yeah guys i really like this place because they've got friendly staff they've got a
wide variety of tapas some of them are really high quality and you know they're actually really cheap
compared to other places in the center and if you just want to get a drink at the bar with your
buddies and have a few cheap tacos or you want to have a proper meal and sit outside on the tables
there well you can do both here at this place one of the good things about this place is that
it's basically open all day long so when other places close down during the hot part of the day
the siesta hour this place stays open and you'll basically have the whole bar to yourself
so definitely check this place out firstly it's you have to go down a few steps to
get into the place so you're lowered in the street level which i found very interesting
secondly it's quite narrow and there is a balcony above you and it's kind of you're wondering what
the hell is up there and thirdly the array of tapas on the counter it goes on it's what it seems
like for miles sort of plenty of choice so this is probably one of the best top places that we've
been absolutely without doubt yeah you guys one thing i really like here at the cortejo de pepe
is the food the food is very good there's a wide variety of tapas thing i really want to recommend
here is try this chorizo this chorizo is big juicy they grill it right here in-house you
gotta come here to this place for food the next place we're heading to on the list is called la
tranca now this place is a vintage vermouth bar super andalucian it's kind of in the periphery
of the historic center and i just absolutely love this place i can't recommend it enough
it's always packed with locals which is obviously a good sign it's totally a party atmosphere i mean
it's literally packed seven days a week so if i can give you one tip it's go there in the off
hours so you can get a table you know maybe from four to six because after that or before that
it's gonna be atope as they say in spanish this place isn't your typical spanish tapas
bar it's more of a bar environment but there are some things you can order on the menu and
i'm gonna recommend the chorizo and the shrimp skewer that you see here three things i really
like about this place la tranca is that it's got a great authentic environment great music great art
all around the place and most importantly i don't normally come here for food but the food
is really underrated you got to try the shrimp scampi or the shrimp skewer and the chorizo
ma'am what do you like about this place colin i'd agree the food is fantastic also the records
and the record covers on the walls are really really interesting and the staff are fantastic
yeah really really nice staff here for sure carrie what is something you really like about la tranca
okay i like it that is traditional bar and the tables and the style is very it's like spain
it's a real spain yes spanish yes i like this and decoration and it's very fast and the people or
the waitress and good service it is good service yes um and you can eat something like croquetas or
i don't know at tapas but um it's not very very expensive let's head back to the historic center
to a place called la terraza de valeria and i didn't even know this place existed and it's
really got some amazing views of the port here in malaga it's kind of like your go-to place to get
drinks and cocktails before you go out and have dinner for the night it's not the cheapest but
again i thought it was sort of like a hidden gem so that's why i'm putting it on this list
friendly staff great drinks and overall great environment you gotta check this place out
here we're at the terrace la terraza valeria which is a hotel we're at the rooftop the fifth floor
and man this place is truly ahead in gem it's got some great views of the cathedral of the mountain
in the background and of course the port and so colin what are some things that really caught your
attention three things that caught your attention here well number one of the views as you can see
absolutely amazing the mind blowing actually um number two is the fact that it's kind of there's
no tourists here no english speakers so you kind of have the pace to yourself and number three the
decor i like it the different colors are very very nice you're not really gonna come here you guys to
get food but for a drink for a beer for a cocktail this is definitely your place with a nice view so
we got stephen from florida stephen what are some things that you've really liked about malaga here
on your vacation obviously the views it's totally different than florida you have the mountains you
got the ocean right here you've got the beautiful architecture everywhere it's beautiful people
and but there's no sports cars right no no sports cars but i have plenty of that back home it's
nice to have a change so you've had a good time on your vacation here then definitely most different
all right how do we meet just walking on the street and i met this
strapping young man yeah dude i just saw you man i was like man i just want to be friends with
this guy from florida so here we are welcome to malaga thanks sir okay so i've got jenny here from
new york city jenny uh when you first got here what are some things that caught your attention
about this particular bar the views you see the puerto de malaga the beautiful
sky and it's just overall chill vibes main canta malaga la gente la cultura um and obviously
la playa and uh you went to padre galejo the other day and tried some pescaditos espetos si espetos
now let's go to a neighborhood called soho not too far from where we just were to a place
called la fabrica a place that my girlfriend discovered and something i really like about
this place is it's an actual brewery they brew the beer there there's a wide variety of beers and not
all of them are that expensive and you know i'm from wisconsin so we are the land of breweries
so i just could not leave this place off the list it felt like home for me you guys were here at the
fabrica this is like a big brewery that you would see in wisconsin in the united states
really a nice place it totally caught me off guard colin what are your thoughts on this
place man it's amazing like number one there's a live dj playing you know for us which is fantastic
number two there's massive barrels of beer behind us which you can see when you come in and number
three it's a massive open space so it's very airy and great atmosphere and it's not expensive at all
no no no it's great prices you know it looks expensive but it's not at all it's fantastic
being from the united states what's something that catches your attention about this place oh
definitely the big old brewery behind me this is like home you got some of these in florida yeah
we have a couple of them well what do you think about the prices though oh half the price and
definitely good good beer all right so are you going to invite me to clearwater florida
then take me out on the boat oh definitely a free place to stay anytime all right man see you there
we're gonna end this list at my absolute favorite place to eat and drink in malaga and that is las
marchanas which is the catholic themed holy week or semana santa bar but don't let that scare you
guys this is about as malignant as it can get and the staff are super inviting and friendly the food
is huge plentiful delicious and very fairly priced i never leave this place hungry or thirsty i just
cannot say enough about this place i keep coming back i love it and i always invite my friends here
you just never leave disappointed definitely come to las marchanas what kind of impression does this
place get you it's pretty traditional pretty original right it's very original like i said
i was here six years ago which is crazy i think it's very you know authentic it kind of gives like
prohibition aero vibes you know really yeah it's quite crowded you know there's lots of statues
staring at you there's a virgin mary look at me right here you know um it's a little bit
off-putting but it's such a good vibe it's warm inside it's always super busy so yeah very nice
if it's busy that's usually a good thing you know absolutely you know and again
not a lot of tourists very lots of spanish being spoken which i love
hello
this next place is probably my favorite informal place to get drinks and that is la antigua casa
guardiana and malaga this place is super old and rustic and i'll be honest it has sort of a strange
stench but i don't know it really transports you back in time makes you think of all the
people that used to get drunk together in the 1800s and the early 1900s and thereafter
it's a great place to get that one euro 50 cent shot glasses of vermouth which is really like a
sweet wine that takes a little bit time to grow on you but once it does you end up just loving it but
you do got to be careful two or three of these can get you drunk really quickly if you're not careful
for some reason i always end up meeting like middle age to older folk here and we just have
great conversations people from all over the world you know it's really centrally located and it's
obviously very popular already and my buddy colin from ireland well it's definitely his favorite
place to get drinks in malaga and it's one of mine so definitely check this place out the next place
we're gonna go is to the east of the historic center about a 30-minute walk or a five to ten
minute bus ride or taxi ride to a place called el merlot i think it's a good idea to get outside the
city center because i think this place has more of a local feel it's more relaxing a little bit
quieter and of course the prices are cheaper here and you can get some of the best fried fish in all
of spain at these restaurants called chiringitos which are these really nice seaside restaurants
that you see here so if you're into seafood and everything like that and you want to save a little
bit of money but get just as good a quality it's a must that you come to a place like this and if you
don't like this particular place there's a handful to choose from in this area called el pedergalejo
or el palo now of course you can get pescatofrito fried fish or seafood in the center malaga but i
really want you guys to avoid those tourist traps get better prices and get more of an authentic
feel so that's why i chose el merlo and pedro galejo also shout out to travel adagai and catman
for assisting me with this footage i miss you guys oh yeah you guys and for the honorable mention i
want to give el pimpy antonio banderas restaurant and bar a big shout out now when you come to
malaga this is already well known it's really easy to see if you're in the center area by the roman
ruins by the al casaba in the center in general and it's got like two little bars a big restaurant
and it's got an outdoor terrace where we are right now and i just happened to run into a co-worker an
authentic spanish girl from cordoba and you know she has some good opinions so i'm curious lola sas
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well i hope you guys liked that video of seven must visit under the radar eat and drink places
here in malaga and you know i gotta be honest i i usually don't do videos like that i stick to
adventure travel history the spanish language meeting people going out into places where
other people don't go um but my friend colin from ireland he really brought that to my attention he
said you know what ellie that would be a good idea and so now that i've been living in malaga i agree
you know those are places that we as tourists as visitors as foreigners we want to know when
we come here and so that's why we did it so big thanks to colin also thanks to jenny from new york
i randomly met that girl when i was out climbing the castle with some friends and
of course my lovely girlfriend carrie i also want to give a special shout out to a guy named manuel
from la grono rioja up in northern spain i got home the other day and i found these t-shirts
in the mail he uh printed them for me they say my name adventurally with the mountain emblem and so
thanks manuel i'll be seeing you up in spain we're gonna be making a video up there hopefully in june
so stay tuned for that and you guys this is just really a testament to the community that we formed
here on this channel about a year ago i was right at a thousand subscribers i just got monetized
that was a big stepping stone and now we're at 10 000 and you know the sky's the limit i really
think we got something good going here and moving forward you guys i do want to keep doing tons of
content in spain adventure style content hiking uh culture but you guys long term i really have
a dream to go back to the americas and document the spanish-speaking world in the americas
the caribbean central and south america and i just want to make that link between spain and
the americas clear and the horse the historical connection the cultural connection is so much
bigger than we realize but i want to do so using the english language so people in the anglo-sphere
can really understand what's going on because you know this is sort of became my life pursuit
and passion and it's something that i didn't expect to happen but as a result of learning
the spanish language it has happened and it's continuing to happen so yeah guys let's do this
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soon in another upcoming video until the next video adventure elliot peacing out hasta luego
you