Five “Ventas” where you can eat homemade food in Malaga

When winter comes to the Costa del Sol, one of the plans preferred by the people of Malaga and those who visit us, is to eat well for a good price. The ”Ventas” are family restaurants that are usually located on the outskirts of the towns of the interior of Malaga and that offer dishes of Malaga’s cuisine. Here we propose five ”ventas” where you can eat homemade food in Malaga.

Venta Los Chavos, Alhaurín el Grande

Ctra. Coín – Alhaurín el Grande, Alhaurín el Grande

Located on the road between Alhaurín el Grande and Coín, Venta los Chavos is one of the busiest places in the Guadalhorce Valley that serves homemade meals. It offers its customers varied menus of the day with more than a dozen first and second courses to choose from, every week. At the weekend, it offers grilled meats and an assortment of various homemade desserts. We recommend you enjoy the  food on the porch or terrace, if you are going to have lunch there.

Venta Casa Pedro Lucena, Coín

Ctra. A-404, km, 65, 29100 Coín, Málaga

Venta Casa Pedro Lucena is one of the most traditional restaurants in Coín and a benchmark in the Guadalhorce Valley region. This restaurant, which has been offering meals for 30 years, is famous for its rice dishes and its rabbit-based dishes.

In the beginning, this famous ”venta” was nothing more than the entrance of a humble little house, but it served the best rabbit in the area. Over time, Pedro Lucena managed to grow his business and occupy an important place in the city and its surroundings.

On sunny days, we recommend you enjoy the terrace. For rainy or cold days, the ”venta” has a spacious and elegant lounge where you can enjoy not only an exquisite meal, but also a wonderful dessert.

Venta Los Caballos, Álora

Carretera Málaga, km. 36, 29510 Álora, Málaga

Surrounded by an impressive citrus valley, and next to the Guadalhorce River as it passes through the town of Álora, in the middle of the Caminito del Rey territory, is Venta Los Caballos, Álora. Open since 1978, this family ”venta” that in recent years has specialized in holding events, offers an extensive menu with typical dishes of the local cuisine. We recommend you try the perota soup (perote is the name with which the people of Álora are known), a soup made with vegetables from the garden, potatoes and bread.

Venta el Túnel, Málaga

Carretera de las Pedrizas, km 33, 29014, Málaga

Located next to the Pantano del Agujero on the Las Pedrizas road, Venta el Túnel is one of the busiest and most visited by Malaga. Venta el Túnel, famous for its rice dishes, is a picturesque and historic place founded in the thirties and that includes traditional dishes as delicious as crumbs with sausage, loin in lard, dish from the mountains, corns, lean pork with tomato… A gastronomic experience that you cannot miss. We recommend you book or visit it early, as it is usually very busy. In the outskirts, you can enjoy a walk through the environment of the Pantano del Agujero and you can buy typical products of Malaga in any of the stalls selling each weekend that are located in the outskirts of the ”venta”.

Venta San Isidro, Antequera

Calle Antequera, N°1, 29250 Los Llanos de Antequera, Málaga

Located in the neighborhood of Los Llanos de Antequera, between Antequera and Mollina, Venta San Isidro is a place where you can enjoy the cuisine of the Paradas family, made with the vegetables produced by their own garden and where you can taste the sausages made by The family itself. The menu also includes classics from Antequera cuisine such as the rabbit with garlic, the crumbs or the whole loin of pellets (similar to the Montes dish).

If you want to continue to enjoy eating in Malaga, visit our post Markets with a taste of Malaga.

You may also be interested in the option of trying some of the gastronomic tours that you can find in various towns in Malaga, ideal places to try some of the most authentic products of our region. Here we leave you the link.

Gastronomic tours in Malaga