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Restaurants in Málaga fall into two general categories: fast food and comida criolla (home-cooking). The only international cuisine choices are attempts at pizza. Come evenings, it is difficult to get a comida corriente; most dining establishments serve it only for lunch ($1.85-3.20). Vegetarians, you’ll find eating a bit trying here, but you can pick up fixings at mom-and-pop supermarkets (Venus is right on the plaza), the innumerable bakeries and at one of the shops featuring local dairy products. The daily mercado municipal swells on market days, Wednesday and Saturday (Calle 14 and Carrera 7).
Málaga has a quaint Zona Rosa located just off the main plaza, along Carrera 8. Here you will find bars and discos—and yes, even karaoke. However, most are open only on the weekends. Oh, by the way, all those cafeterias and fuentes de soda you see around town aren’t quite exactly coffee and soft drink joints. They are where most locals go to nurse a beer (or something stronger) while catching up on the news.
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La Esperanza brings a hungry traveler’s stomach the best in typical Santandereano food, most fresh from local farms: trout, other fishes and seafoods ($8-18.50), chicken ($4.75-7.40) and meats, including cabro with pipitoria ($5.80-9.25). There are even sampler platters, if you don’t quite know...
Málaga, Colombia
Down an alley alongside the market is Restaurante y Cafetería Las Delicias. At the noon hours, this place is packed with workers and families sitting down to a typical, home cooked comida corriente of soup, main dish with meat, beans, rice and accoutrements and drink ($1.85). Don’t be shy about...
Málaga, Colombia
This restaurant announces on its banner that it also has Mexican food like burritos and tacos. But most days your only choice will be pizza (Hawaiian or chicken and mushroom, $1.50 per slice) or lasagna ($3.70). The only vegetarian option is special-ordered pizza, but you’ll have to pay for the...
Málaga, Colombia
Attention, attention: Tonight’s off-key singing to music videos is being pre-empted by the Nacional-La Equidad soccer game on the big-screen TV. Indeed, some times some things are much more important that karaoke and Fuego Verde recognizes that. And at some special times of the year, like Mothers...
Málaga, Colombia
When I asked where a woman could go alone and have a drink, several people recommended Jirafas Bar. No, you won’t be bothered there, they assured me, it’s laid-back. Music? Oh, you know, salsa, vallenato and the like—and it has a dance floor. Unfortunately, this is like most clubs in Málaga,...
Málaga, Colombia
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