While still not knowing when they will be given the green light to open following the COVID-19 pandemic, bars and restaurants are preparing for life under what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the “new normal.” While no definite rules have been made yet, the government is busy figuring out how public places can open while still adhering to social distancing …
La Forja on avenida Mediterraneo is closed for ‘renovation’, Cafeteria Jamaica is closed for holidays until January 30th, the Basseri Taberna is still open but has a For Sale/Rent sign in the window, The Curry House is closed until February 15th and O’Malley’s in Plaza Tutti Frutti is up for sale.
El Pulguilla on calle Cristo, Nerja, is closed for holidays until January 30th, the Coach and Horses on calle Cristo is closed for holidays and the Round Bar on calle Gloria is closed until February 27th 2015.
Scarletta’s in calle Cristo is now closed for the winter, reopening in February 2015. Joanny, in calle Frigiliana, is closed for holidays until December 1st 2014 and Casa Bueno in calle Cristo now has a ‘for rent’ sign on the premises.
Málaga Council is planning to convene a ‘more serious’ meeting with bar and restaurant owners in the centre of the city to convey an ultimatum relating to the occupancy of public thoroughfares, noise levels and general cleanliness.
La Tertulia at the junction of calle Antonio Millón and calle Chaparil has now become Da Tino.
On Tuesday September 30th at midday there is a meeting for any groups, associations or hospitality professionals interested in operating a bar in the Youth section of the upcoming Nerja Feria.
The Al Istanbul restaurant halfway up calle Cristo has gone and is now Crepe Bréton, Bar Caeli in calle Rodrigues Acosta is closed and is in the process of being refurbished, work is going on in the former Rafiki’s Bar in calle Fray Junipero Serra and L’Essence in calle Los Huertos has closed after only a relatively short time in existence.
La Loca Carmela (formerly Bar Alameda)in calle Jaén, Nerja, has closed after a very short existence. A quick recap on some of the bars and restaurants which have disappeared during the past six months or so in case any are on your list of former favourites.
The Coach and Horses in calle Cristo is closed until March 1st. Pepe Rico and Scarletta’s, both also in calle Cristo, are closed for holidays at the moment. The new Japanese restaurant is coming along nicely – well, the sign is up.