Tapas bars in Los Boliches area of Fuengirola

DM116

We are going on holiday to the Los Boliches area of Fuengirola in March. We enjoy at lunchtime going into traditional Tapas bars where you can purchase Tapas for about 4 Euros a dish so we can try several to be washed down with a beer!!. We don't want a restaurant with waiter service. Does anyone know, and can recommend, some Tapas Bars that meets our criteria in the Los Boliches area of Fuengirola.

Doshwaster

There are a few in the street behind the Yaramar (the promenade is mostly pizza/burger and chips places) but for a better choice I'd look around the marketplace in Fuengirola. You just need to look for the places that locals drink rather than tourists.

nickcc

I realise it's not Fuengirola but we went on a day tour from Marbella to Granada. The English tour guide recommended this great Tapas bar, yes should have known better, so we eat there with the different nationality passengers on our coach. What a disaster, food was mediocre and never want to see tapas again. Would suggest asking other long term tourist/ residents for their recommendations.

PeacefulWaters

If there is paper on the floor it's worth a try.

Doshwaster

nickcc wrote: »

I realise it's not Fuengirola but we went on a day tour from Marbella to Granada. The English tour guide recommended this great Tapas bar, yes should have known better, so we eat there with the different nationality passengers on our coach. What a disaster, food was mediocre and never want to see tapas again. Would suggest asking other long term tourist/ residents for their recommendations.

It's quite common on coach tours for the guide to be on a backhander to direct people into local restaurant. The owners know a large number of people are going to walk through the door at the same time every day so they don't need to care about quality or value.

When I'm on a tour I usually try to sneak away from everyone else.

budgetflyer

If you come out Ronda 4 turn left about 100 yards or so, theres a little beachfront bar does 1 Euro tapas and cana/vino for 1 Euro

jonesMUFCforever

Sorry I can't remember the name of this place - but its by the market place, walk past the petrol garage and on the right - no idea of street name but tapas at 1 euro or so each.
We were staying at Stella Maris apartments so near there.

nickcc

Doshwaster wrote: »

It's quite common on coach tours for the guide to be on a backhander to direct people into local restaurant. The owners know a large number of people are going to walk through the door at the same time every day so they don't need to care about quality or value.

When I'm on a tour I usually try to sneak away from everyone else.

Backhanders to guides and reps has been part of the job for donkeys years, I can remember the days when coach drivers in the uk stopped off at a particular pub to get their free ale. This of course was before the breathalyser.

Michael131

There are a number of good small Tapas Bars in the Los Boliches area. We found Bar Pepe :Bar Guerra: El Rio :Cafe Merry: La Tahona: are a few I seem to remember. If you go up towards the station you will find a street called Avenue Nuestro which is near the church. You can buy small Tapas dishes in most of these for between 2 and 4 Euros each. Great for lunchtime.There are more in the main part of Fuengirola near the bus station.