help with paella in Malaga
 

While I'm here I want to try seafood paella. I've searched this site and Google without much useful info Almost like no one really cares about paella, and maybe I shouldn't. I've had it in a couple of Latin American countries , where they seem to take pride in their paella. Nevertheless, I still want to try it . Can someone make a recommendation for paella in Malaga ? Thanks. JR

You throw a rock in Palma and you hit a restaurant offering paella

Yeah, that's a pretty simple dish. I don't know how you could ruin it, unless you tried IMO. Of course the cheapish places that serve it sort of like fast food aren't going to be as good. Lots of places may have it as a tapa.

Depends where you want to be, Entremares is known for its paella and seafood, and is very popular, good outdoor terrace. It's near the beach to the east of central Malaga. http://www.restaurante-entremares.com/

In Malaga center, this place has live music on Fridays and local dishes, including paella sometimes, good tapas http://www.lacasadelperro.org/

It's right near plaza Constitucion.

I agree Bilbo, but sometimes it doesn't look so good ; although it may taste great. Some paella appears to be all rice. Thanks Christina. Our apartment is about a block away from plaza Constitucion. I think I prefer it as a tapa. Will give it a try.

Los Mellizos, five mintes walking from Plaza de la Constitucion, in C/ Sancha de Lara, are serious about their paella and many other rice dishes: http://www.losmellizos.net/index.php...home&address=6

At lunchtime they make a simple and delicious paella in small, no fuss and genuine Azahar right in the heart of Malaga, two minutes walking from Plaza de la Constitucion. A racion will set you back 3,50€. Also delicious lamb or pork skewers (pinchos morunos) for a couple of euros. http://www.gastronomiamalaga.com/htm...hp?Name=azahar

And perhaps take a taxi and drive a few kilometers north of Malaga city to Venta El Túnel. Fabulous Arroz dishes (a kind of more soupy paella) and paellas with the locals. Could be a great experience: http://www.ventaeltunel.com/galeria/...ialidades.html

... and paella is of course dead serious business for many people, restaurants and chefs, especially in the Valencia region. Huge difference between good and bad, and the secret is usually in the preparation of the rice. Not much beat a good, simple and confident paella without a huge mix of ingredients.

... personally I can't wait to have the typical Arroz caldoso (a kind of more soupy paella) at Venta El Tunel. Open from 10:30 to 19:30, closed on Tusedays: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html

The typical Malaga Arroz Caldoso at Venta El Tunel: http://no.tripadvisor.com/LocationPh...Andalucia.html

https://www.google.no/search?q=Malag...w=1344&bih=725

Last year there were a bunch of standard 8 pictures outside most of the places near the Duomo (big stepped church thing if not a Duomo), I tried a few and given the standardisation they were pretty good. If you take the standard price and add 50% you'll be about there. :-)

Based upon a recommendation I had seafood oaella at restaurant Azahar on C. Compania, just across from Carmen Thyssen. Excellent with lots of seafood. Also had it at another Plaza, and it was just ok. Had the menu of the day at Garum next to El Pimpi. I think it was best lunch I've had. Thanks everyone.

Sorry. meant paella, not oaella.

I'll try Garum next time in Malaga, and you should consider lunch at Nerva:
http://azahar-spain.com/azahartapas/bar-nerva/
http://andaluciadiary.com/malaga-tap...-you-must-try/

And Garum is the fermented fish sauce that was widely used around the Med in the past to give taste to the food: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garum

Believe me, you can easily ruin a paella :(.

The frustrating part is that they never taste the same - I have eaten what has been the best ever paella at a restaurant only to go back to the same place and get the nearly worst one.