About one-third of the way along the promenade at Ferrara Playa, Torrox Costa, from the lighthouse end, is the restaurant La Mar Chica, and behind the restaurant, but part of it, is a quaint little tapas bar.
Friday Night Fever menu
The next Friday Night Fever at Restaurante First is on August 23rd and the menu for the evening is as follows:
Coffee and churros at Colorao
Coffee and churros at Colorao on calle San Miguel, opposite Plaza de la Ermita, a great way to start the day. Churros are served until midday. Nice crispy outside, soft inside, very little grease and very tasty on their own or dipped in a nice glass of cafe con leche. Coffee and churros, €2, unbeatable value.
Julie’s Place
A new bar on the Plaza Balcón de Europa, next to Asian Ben, called Julie’s Place. They offer free vegetarian tapas platters with a jug of Sangria and other items. Opens at 18:00, closed on Tuesdays.
Next Friday Night Fever is August 23rd
The next Friday Night Fever at Restaurante First in Nerja (near the Marinas de Nerja hotel) is on Friday August 23rd. Here is a video taken at the last Friday Night Fever.
Refreshing tapas at Sol y Mar
Popped into Sol y Mar in Plaza Marina for a much needed cold beer after a walk in the sun and just chose a tapas at random. It turned out to be a delightfully refreshing snack with potatoes, tuna, sweet corn, peppers, onion, orange and probably a few more things beside. Beer and a tapa, €1.50.
Churros
Churros are a popular breakfast snack in Spain, sometimes sprinkled with icing sugar and often dipped in hot chocolate (colacao) or white coffee (cafe con leche). They are sometimes referred to as a ‘Spanish doughnut’, although this must be by people who have never seen a doughnut.
Sunday lunchtime tapas at Pepe Moles
A sunny Sunday and lunchtime tapas at Pepe Moles in prolongación Antonio Millón, Nerja. Always good, nice barrels outside and good service. We had cerdo con arroz (pork with rice) and bacalao (cod) served with a few chips and mayonaise. The tapas also includes a bowl of olives and a basket full of different breads and snacky things.
Gourmand evening
You may know the concept from the telly but there is a Man v Food contest at the Saloon in avenida Castilla Perez on July 23rd. Anyone wishing to enter should pop down there and register.
A mosey on down to the Saloon
For a change, we decided to try the food at the American style Saloon in avenida Castilla Perez. It is a large bar/restaurant, serves Budweiser on draught and has a small street terrace, which is where we plonked ourselves down.