The best cafés and brunch spots in Mijas — speciality coffee, breakfast, brunch and healthy bowls for early risers and slow weekend mornings.
Mijas Pueblo is a coffee-and-cake kind of village. Mango Café & Tea Room, tucked into a courtyard off the main street, does breakfasts and cream teas; The Lemon Tree is known for its scones; and Mayan Monkey on the main square is a working chocolate factory with ice cream and one of the best hot chocolates on the coast.
Around Plaza Virgen de la Peña the café terraces fill with day-trippers by late morning — come early, or head down to La Cala de Mijas, where the village cafés serve a straightforward Spanish breakfast to a mostly resident crowd.
A British-style café tucked into a small courtyard off the main street — breakfasts, brunch, cream teas and cakes, with good vegan and gluten-free options. A peaceful hidden corner.
Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo
A working chocolate factory, shop and café on the main square — single-origin chocolate, handmade ice cream, serious hot chocolate and short make-your-own-bar workshops that children love.
A friendly café-restaurant in the village known for breakfasts, light lunches and homemade scones — an easy stop between the square and the viewpoints.
Mango Café & Tea Room for breakfast, brunch and cream teas in a quiet courtyard, The Lemon Tree for scones and light lunches, and Mayan Monkey on the main square for chocolate, ice cream and hot chocolate.
A small working chocolate factory, shop and café on Plaza Virgen de la Peña. As well as chocolate and ice cream it runs short hands-on workshops where you make your own bar — popular with children.