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ANDALUCÍA - MÁLAGA - PEDREGALEJO - RESTAURANTE EL CALEÑO

RESTAURANTE EL CALEÑO


We returned to the still, very traditional village of Pedregalejo, just outside of Malaga, which has kept its local character and charm and has not been ruined by tourism.

The beaches here have been divided up, into, small u-shaped coves. This makes them the perfect place to be enjoyed by families with young children.


This old fishing village is now known for its excellent fish restaurants which are all along the promenade next to the beach. In the warm summer months, sometimes during pleasant days in winter, most people eat outside on the terraces where you can see the local way of cooking sardines (espetos) on wooden sticks in the jabegas (the local, small, traditional fishing boats).

We were returning to an old favourite, Restaurante El Caleño, where the old owner, Chico, is now enjoying his retirement. 

The restaurant has now passed into the very capable hands of Fabio.  Pick your fish and seafood from the menu board.

Once settled in, we started with some papas aliñas 

Concha finas

This bivalve is a species of giant clam that, when eaten raw, creates a burst of salty freshness on your palate. The clam’s white-reddish, sometimes orange, flesh, is quickly sucked with great pleasure.

Zamburiñas pil pil (spicy Galician scallops).

Coquinas de Málaga (small local flat shell clams).

Gambas de Málaga.

To drink, we had a bottle of Pago de los Capellanes O Luar do Sil Godello 2023.

For our main course, we were going to have either Pargo or Urta, we were advised to have the Urta (which is a red sea bream rockfish) and this was an excellent choice.

You can have it a la sal (baked in sea salt) or espeto (grilled over an open wood fire from the boat on the beach). We had the grilled version which was expertly cooked and very succulent.

The service by Fabio and his staff was knowledgeable and fun.


Fabio is seen here on the left with a couple of friends.

He even went to a nearby bar to get us a copa of our favourite digestive drink, Licor 43! 

This was a very pleasant, sunny day in mid-December and is certainly a place to return to..... 

RESTAURANTE EL CALEÑO

Paseo Marítimo el Pedregal 49, 29017 Málaga

+34 952 29 00 06



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