Arenero has become quite a neighbourhood favourite, which isn’t surprising as the food is very good, the service is welcoming and friendly and it’s a very comfortable space. You can sit at the tables next to the window, in front of the bar, in the back dining area or the indoor patio. There is quite a wide range in tapas prices – from 2.50€ to 4.80€ - so you have the choice of splashing out a bit or having some of the more typical and lower-priced options. And apart from the tapas menu there is an ever-changing chalkboard offering specials of the day (usually larger plates). Great wine list, mostly featuring wines from Andalucía, and I am very happy to see my favourite white wine from Málaga, Botani, being served by the glass. Wine prices, by the way, are very reasonable, which should offset any extra you pay for the special “designer” tapas.
c/ Pasaje de Vila, 6
tel. 954 211 713
Open 13.00 – midnight
Kitchen closed 16.00 – 20.00
Closed Sunday evening and Monday
€ € € €
Updated May 2011
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the bar
that’s MY table in the left-hand corner, okay?
menu and wine list
jamón ibérico
beet salmorejo with goat cheese icecream & crispy fried basil leaf
buñuelos de bacalao
pavia de merluza (battered hake)
tortillita de cameron (baby prawn fritter)
ceviche de pargo (snapper) with lime foam – stirred up on the right
puchero croquettes
lightly grilled tuna with an avocado gazpacho
fish tapa of the day- lubina (sea bass)
presa (pork) tataki with guacamole
bacalao confitado (salt cod) with summer truffles
tender stewed pig’s cheek in a gorgeous oloroso sauce
slow cooked secreto ibérico (see pork cuts) with purée de alubias
puntillitas and boquerones
bulltail burger with papoyo cheese & “ketchup bun”
Emilio, Nazaret & Javier
owner & chef Rafael
bar area
back dining area
cosy interior patio
