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Málaga

Everywhere we track in Málaga — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

12 places to go

Caminito del Rey . North Access

4.7 out of 5(40,489 reviews)Hiking Area

Trail leading to the footbridge that runs through the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes gorge.

Visit site ↗El Caminito del Rey

OXO Museo Málaga

4.7 out of 5(4,394 reviews)Museum
Visit site ↗Pl. del Siglo

Montes de Malaga Natural Park

4.7 out of 5(2,700 reviews)Park

Large park area of dense pine forest, with valleys, waterfalls & 19th-century traditional houses.

Open in Maps ↗Casabermeja-Colmenar

Alcazaba

4.6 out of 5(41,732 reviews)

Hilltop Moorish-style medieval fortress overlooking the sea, with lush, fountain-filled gardens.

Visit site ↗C/ Alcazabilla

Mercado de Atarazanas

4.6 out of 5(50,678 reviews)Market

Old-school covered market with a variety of food items & several tapas bars in a colorful setting.

Visit site ↗C. Atarazanas

Málaga Park

4.6 out of 5(12,522 reviews)Park

Opened in 1897, this 33-hectare city green space includes botanical gardens, fountains & sculptures.

Visit site ↗Paseo del Parque

Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Encarnación de Málaga

4.6 out of 5(37,439 reviews)Church

Iconic national landmark with a 16th-century baroque facade & ornate choir stalls, plus a museum.

Visit site ↗C. Molina Lario

Jardín Botánico - Histórico La Concepción

4.6 out of 5(14,865 reviews)Botanical Garden

A 23-hectare botanical garden dating to 1855, with tropical & subtropical flora from 5 continents.

Visit site ↗Cam. del Jardin Botanico

Hammam Al Ándalus Baños Árabes Málaga

4.6 out of 5(5,640 reviews)Spa

Restful place for hot & cold baths, plus massages, surrounded by elegant arabesque architecture.

Visit site ↗Pl. de los Mártires Ciriaco y Paula

Museo del Vidrio y Cristal de Málaga

4.7 out of 5(1,808 reviews)Art museum

Decorative glass from various eras is on display at this museum housed in a restored 1700s mansion.

Visit site ↗Plazuela Santísimo Cristo de la Sangre

Castillo de Gibralfaro

4.5 out of 5(22,573 reviews)Castle

Ruins of a 1300s Moorish castle & fortress atop Mount Gibralfaro with walkable walls & scenic views.

Visit site ↗Cam. Gibralfaro

Benalmádena Cablecar

4.5 out of 5(6,698 reviews)

The 15-minute journey up Mount Calamorro in this modern cable car provides spectacular views.

Visit site ↗Explanada del Tivoli

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for Málaga, refreshed Oct 22, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.