Ham croquettes
12,00 €Half portion18,50 €Portion
Pasaje Campos 8 · next to Plaza de la Merced
Restaurant in Málaga,
taberna style.
Taberna Picas Málaga is a restaurant in Málaga’s old town, in Pasaje Campos, a passage just off Plaza de la Merced. We’re open every day from 13:30 to midnight and serve lunch and dinner: raciones to share, fried fish, meat and paella. Call us to book a table.
Open every day 13:30–00:00Kitchen 13:30–16:00 and 19:30–00:00 · Pje. Campos, 8 · +34 951 92 53 66
Spanish and Mediterranean cooking
Lunch and dinner in Málaga’s old town.
Taberna Picas Málaga is an Andalusian taberna for a sit-down lunch or dinner: a bar and a dining room in a passage off Plaza de la Merced, open every day. The cooking is Spanish and Mediterranean, the menu is the same as on the square, and alongside there’s a well-poured caña, a vermouth from Málaga or a glass of wine.
Comparing restaurants in Málaga for tonight? This is everyday Spanish food in Málaga, priced dish by dish. The kitchen serves lunch from 13:30 to 16:00 and dinner from 19:30 to midnight, so dinner at eleven is no problem.
What it costs
What to eat at the Taberna, and what it costs.
A selection for lunch and dinner, with today’s prices. A ración is a full plate to share; a media ración is half of one.
The fried fish comes in nine kinds, boquerones (fresh anchovies) among them: read more about pescaíto frito in Málaga. The seafood paella is €19; the menu doesn’t say whether that’s per dish or per person, so ask your waiter.
The room
The room and the passage of murals.
You reach the Taberna through Pasaje Campos, a passage lined with tile panels of Spanish masters, with a row of tables in front of them. The door is easy to spot: tile panels with the Picas logo above it and two barrels on the steps.
Inside there’s a bar topped with bronze-coloured mosaic, walls of dark stone, wooden tables and glasses hanging over the bar. The story behind each panel is in the gallery of murals.
When to come
Opening hours and kitchen hours.
Taberna Picas Málaga is open every day from 13:30 to 00:00. The kitchen is open from 13:30 to 16:00 and from 19:30 to 00:00. Between 16:00 and 19:30, Picas Bar Tapas on Plaza de la Merced serves food all day.
The busiest hour of the week is Friday at around 20:00, so book ahead for a Friday evening. Restaurants in Spain tend to serve lunch between 13:00 and 16:00 and dinner between 20:00 and 23:30, so dinner in Málaga at eleven is fine. Hungry before 13:30? Breakfast in Málaga is served from the morning on Plaza de la Merced, under a minute away.
Pje. Campos, 8
See you in the passage.
Under a minute from our two venues on Plaza de la Merced.
Taberna Picas Málaga Pje. Campos, 8 · +34 951 92 53 66 · 13:30–00:00 Get directions
Your table
Book a table at the Taberna.
Call us and tell us the day, the time and how many you are. When it’s busy we seat you wherever there’s room.
+34 951 92 53 66 Group menus from 4 peopleGetting here
Finding us from Plaza de la Merced.
Taberna Picas Málaga is at Pje. Campos, 8, 29012 Málaga (Pasaje Campos), in a passage just off Plaza de la Merced, in the old town. From the north-east corner of the square, walk up Calle El Chiclanero: Pasaje Campos crosses it a few steps up. You can also come in from Calle Victoria.
We’re in the centre of Málaga, about 5 minutes on foot from the Roman Theatre and about 10 from the Cathedral and Calle Larios.
| From | On foot to the Taberna |
|---|---|
| Roman Theatre (Calle Alcazabilla), at the foot of the Alcazaba | about 5 minutes |
| Museo de Málaga | about 9 minutes |
| Málaga Cathedral | about 10 minutes |
| Calle Larios | about 10 minutes |
| Muelle Uno | about 16 minutes |
| María Zambrano station | about 32 minutes |
Groups and celebrations.
Picas has two group menus, €45 and €60 per person, for parties of 4 or more: starters to share, a main course to choose, dessert and drinks. Christmas company dinners and gatherings all year round. Call +34 951 92 53 66 and we’ll tell you if there’s room for your group that day. See what each group menu includes.
Dietary needs
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal.
There are vegetarian dishes on the menu, and a vegan burger (€17.50). The menu also marks which dishes are gluten-free and which are halal. Allergy or strict diet? Please ask before ordering. The longer answers are in gluten-free and vegetarian in Málaga.
Good to know
Terrace, access and payment.
The Taberna has tables outside, in the passage. There’s a wheelchair-accessible entrance, toilet and seating. Families are welcome and there’s Wi-Fi. We take credit and debit cards, and contactless payment by phone.
Restaurants in Málaga
Looking for the best restaurants in Málaga?
We run one, so we won’t rank our neighbours. If you’re deciding where to eat in Málaga, what we can give you is checkable: our prices dish by dish, our opening hours and how to find the door.
Before you come
Quick questions.
Is the Taberna a tapas bar or a restaurant?
Both. Taberna Picas Málaga is a sit-down restaurant in Málaga’s old town that also serves tapas, at €6.50 or €7 each. If tapas are what you’re after, our bar on the square has a website of its own: tapas in Málaga.
What time do people eat dinner in Málaga?
Later than in most of Europe: lunch is usually between 13:00 and 16:00 and dinner between 20:00 and 23:30, so 21:00 is a normal time to sit down. At the Taberna the kitchen is open from 13:30 to 16:00 and from 19:30 to midnight.
Is it the same menu as on the square?
Yes. The three Picas venues share one menu, so everything on the full menu can be ordered at the Taberna whenever the kitchen is open.