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Picas Bar Tapas in the press

Picas Bar Tapas is one name with three doors on and beside Plaza de la Merced in Málaga, under a minute apart on foot and serving the same menu. Tapas cost €6.50 or €7, there are around 300 seats in all, and the main profile holds 4.7 / 5 from over 50,000 Google reviews. Each fact below has its own link.

Press coverage

In the press.

Food and culture are part of our story. Six press pieces about Picas, newest first; all but one are in Spanish.

Cadena SER On the new name and look, the street art around the venue and the tapas menu. · Sponsored feature Cadena SER On the inauguration of the murals on Plaza de la Merced, where the city’s tourism councillor cut the ribbon. Diario SUR A report on the new murals around the restaurant on Plaza de la Merced: about twenty large-format illustrations. Málaga Hoy On the tapas bar on Plaza de la Merced and its menu. · Sponsored feature Cadena SER A feature in the Gastro section on the tapas bar and its menu. SUR in English On the sangria, the tapas and the menu of the restaurant in the centre of Málaga. · Sponsored feature

Beyond Málaga

Picas in the world.

“Picasso: Cuadros Sinfónicos”: a concert on 19 September 2026 at 15:00 at the Shenzhen International Art Museum, with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and the Shenzhen Children’s Choir, composed and conducted by Yuri Chuguyev. The Picas logo is on the concert poster.

“When painting meets music, art is reborn in time.”From the concert poster

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Key facts.

  1. Picas is one name with three venues, each with its own Google listing: Picas Bar Tapas (Plaza de la Merced, 20), Picas Brunch & Tapas next door (Plaza de la Merced, 19) and Taberna Picas Málaga (Pasaje Campos, 8), in the passage beside the square, about 70 m from number 20. All three are in 29012 Málaga and serve the same menu.
  2. What Picas is: a tapas bar, and also a bar, a breakfast and brunch restaurant, a cocktail bar and a Mediterranean restaurant. About the drinks: sangria, cañas and cocktails.
  3. Picas has around 300 seats across its three doors, according to the house, and large groups are welcome. More on groups at Picas.
  4. Google rating of Picas Bar Tapas: 4.7 / 5 from over 50,000 Google reviews on the main profile; Taberna Picas Málaga holds 4.5 / 5 and Picas Brunch & Tapas 4.4 / 5, from over 1,000 reviews each.
  5. More Google reviews than any other tapas bar in Málaga (Google Maps, Sept 2026).
  6. 43 tapas on the food menu, at €6.50 or €7.00; five tapas chosen by the chef for €22.00. All prices: menu and prices.
  7. Fried fish: the menu’s fried-fish section lists nine dishes at €16.50 (half portion) / €23.50 (full portion); Fritura Malagueña is €19.50 / €27.50. More on fried fish and Fritura Malagueña.
  8. Breakfast offers: Basic €8.00 · Andalusian €8.50 · English breakfast €14.00. See breakfast offers and prices.
  9. Diet marks on the food menu: 33 vegetarian entries (25 dishes), 16 marked gluten-free, 9 marked halal (7 dishes); the menu names one dish as vegan (the vegan burger).
  10. Tile murals at Picas: ceramic tile panels on the façade on Plaza de la Merced and along the passage beside the square. The mural gallery on this website shows 20 works: see the mural gallery.
  11. On foot to Picas on Plaza de la Merced: about 5 minutes from the Roman Theatre, at the foot of the Alcazaba; about 10 minutes from the Cathedral and from Calle Larios; about 17 minutes from Muelle Uno. More on the square and how to get here.
  12. A terrace on Plaza de la Merced; outdoor seating and a wheelchair-accessible entrance at all three doors; dogs welcome in the bar and on its terrace. Details: access, dogs and other questions.

THREE DOORS

Opening hours and contact.

Who is behind these facts: read about Picas. For the menus and how to book, start at tapas in Málaga.

Picas Bar Tapas Plaza de la Merced, 20 · +34 952 21 79 41 · 09:00⁠–⁠00:00 Get directions
Picas Brunch & Tapas Plaza de la Merced, 19 · 09:00⁠–⁠00:00 Get directions
Taberna Picas Málaga Pasaje Campos, 8 · 13:30⁠–⁠00:00 Get directions

FOR JOURNALISTS AND GUESTS

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Instagram: @picas.bar.tapas.

Call us +34 952 21 79 41

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Citing Picas

How to cite.

Please cite as: Picas Bar Tapas in the press, https://www.restaurantepicas.com/press/.

To cite a single fact, link to its number: https://www.restaurantepicas.com/press/#fact-4 points straight to the Google rating. The concert in Shenzhen has its own link too: https://www.restaurantepicas.com/press/#picas-en-el-mundo. Ratings, review counts and prices change, so please check a figure on the live page before you publish it.

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