Eat

Eat, drink and be merry,
for tomorrow we diet

Places to eat and drink, in and around Nerja
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.
Luciano Pavarotti

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. More will be added as our experience and waistline grows,	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 value for money. Wherever you eat remember: Food is an important part of a balanced diet." Fran Lebowitz
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. ~James Beard
NERJA
The Old Cellar The famous restaurant ‘El Viejo Sótano’Los Huertos (near free open car park). There you can enjoy the exquisite delicacies, which are typical for the Axarquía, in a rural and comfortable atmosphere. Having wooden beams on the ceiling and being decorated with regional handy work, as for example the famous earthenware jugs, the restaurant is of typical Andalusian style. "Excellent food. Steaks best in town. Try Sole in Orange sauce….delicious!"
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again. ~George Miller	Antica Roma The authentic Italian Restaurant & pizzeria with a selection of Italian and Spanish wines. Live music with friendly staff. Great sea views from our outside terrace. Open everyday 19:00 - late Recommend Pork with raisons.	Bookings: 952525924 Location: C/ Carebeo Style: Italian

Au Petit Paris Situated in a nice part of town, this restaurant offers authentic French cooking,. friendly staff, good service. Not cheap but worth the money. Calle Malaga 2, Nerja, Malaga,	Lang Sang Thai restaurant Good value excellent lunches. Calle Malaga All most next door to the French restaurant.	Bamboo Right at the end of Calle Malaga. Great salads. Large varied menu.
Stoker Brown Capistrano area, not far from Sunday flea market. Sunday carvery lunch 11€.	Bens (Chinese) Opposite Balcon of Europe near El Candil restaurant.	Binzanga (Spanish Tapas) Good selection inside. Nr Central Church just past Balcon.
	Burriana Cafe (This is a new addition, and was "tested" by the Villa owners at Christmas 2008) The cafe is on Burriana Beach ( next to H20) Burriana Cafe offers a high quality menu cooked in a bistro atmosphere. The menu is changed weekly with high levels of attentive service.
Drinks	The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb

Portofino For drinks, nr. Balcon, great views, also light meals. Menu only in Spanish.	"I went to a restaurant that serves 'Breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." Steven Wright	Portofino For drinks, nr. Balcon, great views, also light meals. Menu only in Spanish.

In Mexico we have a word for sushi: bait. ~José Simons
TORROX	Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch. Orson Welles

La Blanca Paloma (White Dove) On Promenade not far from lighthouse (Faro). Large Menu. Reasonable prices & hopefully free liquer with the bill!	The Light of India On left hand side of road going down to Faro. Plenty of parking. Excellent Kulfi!
Jose Jimenez On coast road into Torrox (N340), by big camping sign, also large red “X” sign. Fish restaurant. Fish fresh daily. Excellent standard.	"How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" Charles De Gaulle
Well that's it for now. "Eat well and Prosper" Our continuing mission is to seek out new bars and new restaurants and to boldly go where many others have gone before. We realize this will be an awesome task, but we will take inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien.	If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien