Costa del Sol and Costa de Almeria Restaurants

Sardines at chiringuitos, small shanty shacks along the beaches, are summer-only Costa del Sol restaurants that serve fish fresh off the boats. Málaga is known for seafood restaurants serving fritura malagueña de pescaito, fried fish. In the mountain towns you'll find superb rabo de toro (bull or oxtail), goat and sheep cheeses, wild mushrooms, and game dishes. Almería shares Moorish aromas of cumin and cardamom with its Andalusian sisters to the east but also turns the corner toward its northern neighbor, Murcia, where delicacies such as salt dried tuna (mojama) and hueva de maruca (ling roe) have been favorites since Phoenician times. Almería's wealth of vegetables and legumes combine with pork and game products for a rougher, more powerful culinary canon of thick stews and soups.