It's Barack Obama's favorite and it will open in the heart of Málaga: the burger joint Five Guys is finalizing its opening.

Five Guys will open its fifth burger joint in the province of Málaga, the second in the capital and right in the city center. The American burger chain, a favorite of former U.S. President Barack Obama, is finalizing preparations to open a new location on Alameda Principal, specifically at number 6, where Pizza Hut was located until a few months ago, just a few meters from Burger King and the iconic Marqués de Larios street.

The new venue is already listed on Five Guys website with a 'coming soon' sign along with the rest of the restaurants in Andalusia, where the province of Málaga stands out with five locations, surpassing Sevilla (3) and Granada (2). Marbella continues to dominate with up to three American chain burger joints, located in the very center of the city (Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 1), in the CC La Cañada and in Puerto Banús (Avenida Julio Iglesias, 22). For some years now, the one in the capital has been located in the McArthurGlen outlet center, next to Plaza Mayor.

Five Guys is a benchmark in the United States, one of the major players alongside other international franchises like McDonald's or Burger King. The frequent visits by Barack Obama to one of its restaurants in the United States before and during his presidency at the White House helped the brand to take off internationally. Since then, the burger joint has been associated with the former president and continuously labeled as his favorite.

"Five Guys will open in Malaga Alameda very soon," announces the American burger chain, which reminds that "if you have never visited Five Guys, the first thing you should know is that we believe you should get your order your way. That's why there will be over 250,000 possible combinations of ingredients for your burgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches. Not to mention the 1,000 different combinations of shake mixes. Our famous fries are cooked in 'boardwalk style,' which means they are hand-cut on-site every day and cooked in 100% peanut oil."

For now, they have not announced an official opening date, although they hope to "welcome you very soon" at this new location on the Alameda Principal in downtown Málaga, in a venue whose dimensions, about 280 square meters, will make it one of the largest fast food locations in the area, where a multitude of fast food options converge, such as Five Guys.

"Our fries are fresh and hand-cut every day in our restaurants. And, whatever size you order, you will always find an 'extra scoop' in your bag," they say about their fries, one of the major hooks of the brand, distinguishing themselves from other competitors, as well as that policy of not using freezers: "We never use frozen ingredients and always cook everything fresh from scratch. It's how we like our food and, we're pretty sure, it's how our fans like it too."