Ronda sounds like your mum’s mate that likes to keep her rollers in when she comes to visit…

Actually it’s a sun-smashed dreamboat full of jaggedy cliffs and butt-clenching gorges 😬 When you’re not staring into a plunging drop blacker than Satan’s soul you’ll be smashing through Andalucian grub.

Ronda might be a titch, but it’s got traditional bakeries on every corner, flapping-fresh seafood, and the vino flows. Drink it in 🍷

If you don’t go to Bodega San Francisco in Ronda and eat salty slices of cured jamón, did you even go?

This place is a locals fave because the prices are low and interiors are fuss-free. Start by ordering about four tapas per person but be prepared to over-order cos it’s 80p a plate.

Average spend 💸
£20

Wine? 🍷
Yep, there’s a couple of local bottles. Get a glass of white for £3. Ideal for sitting in the sun.

Shout out for 🍤
The fried eggs and blistered peppers on toasty bread with a slither of salmon. Shouldn’t work but does.

Sold! Where is it? 👍
Calle Comandante Salvador Carrasco, 29400

After a day of strolling round calf-melting gorges, leave Ronda’s old town through the Carlos V gate. The crowds disappear and instead locals perch on bar stools and shout across neighbouring restaurants.

You’re looking for Casa Maria. It’s a family-owned place that does perfect steaks, scallops and cod. But the deserts are the scene-stealing support act...

Think layers of thick chocolate frosting and pillowy sponge or fruity compotes on wobbly set custards. Not one for your lactose intolerant mate.

Average spend 💸
£30

Wine? 🍷
Sure, they’ll match local wines to your meals on the fly.

Shout out for 🍤
Fat cannelloni smothered in cream cheese and topped with mango.

Sold! Where is it? 👍
Plaza Ruedo Alameda, 27, 29400

“Respect, essence and authenticity.”

Nicking Bardal's mantra for our Insta bio.

Paper-thin milky shards look like wings and a piece of salmon served on a marble slab is enough to make you weep. These guys say they cook “regional, sensible” food and they’re right. There’s nothing silly about bluefin tuna meatballs, bacon and truffle brioche, and roasted monkfish.

The eats are serious but so are the prices. Probs best saved for a spesh occasion.

Average spend 💸
£130

Wine? 🍷
The cellar’s bulging at the seams. Get the wine pairing with your tasting menu, it’ll set you back £40.

Shout out for 🌯
The goat (stick with us) is melty and rich and for pud it’s got to be the raspberry, yoghurt and pistachio doughnut.

Sold! Where is it? 👍
Calle José Aparicio, 1, 29400

Iberian ham carpaccio stuffed with foie gras and served with a scoop of parmesan ice cream…

Yeah you’ll be behind on rent for months after eating here.

Azahar is not afraid of a punchy price point, but when they’re serving up purple octopus risotto and crispy suckling pig you’d be mad not to cough up.

Try and nab a seat in the garden nestled among palm trees looking out over crumbly orange cliffs.

Average Spend 💸
£70pp for the set menu

Wine? 🍷
A wine list as big as the Holy Book.

Shout out for 🌯
Sweet tooth? White chocolate mille-feuille with an arty orange drizzle and payoyo cheese (made from goat and sheep milk).

Sold! Where is it? 👍
Calle Jerez, 25, 29400