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<\/p>\nNerja is one of those places on the Costa del Sol that has managed to stay charming despite being extremely popular. The old town is genuinely pretty, the Balc\u00f3n de Europa is one of the most spectacular viewpoints on this entire coast, and the beaches east of town – particularly Playa de Maro – are among the best in Andalusia. But the restaurants in Nerja are something most guides handle badly. They either list the most visible terraces near the Balc\u00f3n and call it done, or they produce a vague overview that tells you almost nothing useful.<\/p>\n
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I am based in M\u00e1laga – originally from Denmark – and I make the trip to Nerja several times a year. It is about an hour east along the coast and it is consistently worth it. Over time I have eaten at most of the places worth eating at in town and a few that were not. This guide is based on that experience, not on press materials or booking platform rankings.<\/p>\n
Egal, ob Sie die besten Fischrestaurants in Nerja suchen, eine gute Tapas-Bar abseits der Touristenmeile, ein romantisches Abendessen mit Meerblick oder einfach nur ein ehrliches und preiswertes Lokal f\u00fcr ein Familienmittagessen \u2013 dieser Reisef\u00fchrer erkl\u00e4rt, was wirklich funktioniert und warum.<\/p>\n
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Lesen Sie weiter, um eine ehrliche Aufschl\u00fcsselung jedes einzelnen Punktes sowie die praktischen Informationen zu erhalten, die Sie vor Ihrer Reise ben\u00f6tigen.<\/p>\n
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Most online guides to restaurants in Nerja are written by people who visited for a weekend, ate at the most obvious places near the Balc\u00f3n de Europa and went home. The result is a lot of coverage of the same four or five restaurants and almost nothing about what makes Nerja interesting as a place to eat – which is its local food culture, its seafood tradition and the handful of genuinely good restaurants that are not particularly easy to find unless you know what you are looking for.<\/p>\n
Ich wollte etwas Ehrlicheres und N\u00fctzlicheres schreiben. Nerja verdient einen Restaurantf\u00fchrer, der die tats\u00e4chliche Vielfalt widerspiegelt und nicht nur das, was man von der Aussichtsterrasse aus am besten sieht. Dies ist genau dieser F\u00fchrer.<\/p>\n
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Immer die gleichen Kriterien:<\/p>\n
Ich habe verschiedene Budgets, Men\u00fcarten und Anl\u00e4sse ber\u00fccksichtigt, denn Nerja hat weit mehr zu bieten, als die Terrassenrestaurants in der N\u00e4he des Balc\u00f3n vermuten lassen. Welches Restaurant in Nerja das Richtige ist, h\u00e4ngt ganz davon ab, was Sie essen m\u00f6chten und wann.<\/p>\n
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Nerja is a small town – you can walk from one end of the centre to the other in about twenty minutes – and the restaurant scene reflects its scale. There are not hundreds of options but there are enough good ones to fill a week of eating well, particularly if you combine the town restaurants with the chiringuito culture on Playa de Burriana and the occasional trip to the more remote Playa de Maro for a proper beach day.<\/p>\n
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The Balc\u00f3n de Europa – the famous viewpoint that juts out into the sea at the heart of Nerja – was named by King Alfonso XII during a visit in 1885, following a series of devastating earthquakes that destroyed much of the town. He reportedly stood on the old fortress promontory, looked out at the panoramic view of the Mediterranean and called it the balcony of Europe. The name stuck. The viewpoint is now one of the most photographed spots on the entire Costa del Sol, and the restaurants immediately surrounding it are the most visited – though not necessarily the most worth visiting, which is a distinction this guide takes seriously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Das Hauptrestaurantviertel von Nerja konzentriert sich rund um und hinter dem Balc\u00f3n de Europa, entlang der Calle Pintada (der Fu\u00dfg\u00e4ngerzone) und in den ruhigeren Wohnstra\u00dfen n\u00f6rdlich und westlich des Zentrums. Wie in fast jeder spanischen Stadt dr\u00e4ngen sich die touristischsten Restaurants um die markanteste Sehensw\u00fcrdigkeit, w\u00e4hrend die besten Lokale meist ein oder zwei Stra\u00dfen weiter entfernt liegen.<\/p>\n
Playa de Burriana, about a ten-minute walk east of the Balc\u00f3n, is where you go for the chiringuito experience – espetos, fried fish, cold beer on the sand. It is the Nerja equivalent of Pedregalejo in M\u00e1laga and is worth at least one lunch during any visit to the town. For more context on the wider area, our guide to die besten Aktivit\u00e4ten in Nerja<\/a> umfasst das Stadtgebiet jenseits der Restaurants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rey Alfonso sits right on the Balc\u00f3n de Europa terrace and has one of the most dramatic locations of any restaurant on the Costa del Sol – the view is directly out over the Mediterranean from a clifftop position that makes the food feel almost secondary. Almost, but not quite. The cooking here is better than the location might lead you to expect from a restaurant that could easily coast on its setting.<\/p>\n Die Speisekarte konzentriert sich auf Meeresfr\u00fcchte und traditionelle andalusische Gerichte, wobei Wert auf hochwertige Zutaten und deren einfache Zubereitung gelegt wird. Der Fisch des Tages ist fast immer eine gute Wahl. Die Pr\u00e4sentation ist schlicht und zeugt von Respekt vor den Zutaten, nicht von Effekthascherei. Der Service ist aufmerksam, ohne aufdringlich zu sein. Dank der gelungenen Kombination aus Ambiente, Speisenqualit\u00e4t und Best\u00e4ndigkeit ist das Rey Alfonso das beste Restaurant in Nerja f\u00fcr Besucher, die ein unvergessliches Erlebnis mit Meerblick genie\u00dfen m\u00f6chten.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The grilled fish of the day – whatever came in that morning from the local catch. Ask the staff and they will tell you what is freshest. The gambas al ajillo (prawns in garlic oil) are consistently good as a starter. The salmorejo is well made and the right thing to eat on a warm afternoon with that view in front of you. For dessert, the tarta de queso (cheesecake) is homemade and considerably better than the standard restaurant version.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rey Alfonso is more expensive than most restaurants in Nerja, and you are partly paying for the location. That is fine – the location is genuinely extraordinary and the food is good enough to justify the price when you factor in the whole experience. For a special lunch or dinner with the best sea view in Nerja, this is the right choice. For everyday eating, the other restaurants on this list offer better value.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sch\u00f6n zu wissen<\/p>\n Terrace tables at Rey Alfonso facing the sea are in very high demand in summer. Book well ahead – at least a week for weekend lunches and dinners in July and August. If you cannot get a terrace table, the interior has good views from the large windows and is a perfectly comfortable alternative. For the most dramatic light, time your visit for late afternoon when the sun is lower and the sea turns a deep, warm colour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \ud83d\udccb Restaurante Rey Alfonso – quick facts<\/p>\n1. Restaurante Rey Alfonso – the best restaurant in Nerja<\/h2>\n
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