Goodbye to La Cosmopolita by Dani Carnero, closing after 15 years in the center of Malaga:

La Cosmopolita is closing its doors. The restaurant that saw the growth and shaped Malaga chef Dani Carnero 15 years ago is saying goodbye these days after lowering its shutter. Located at the charming José Denís Belgrano 3, in a side street off Calle Granada, it has been a place where Carnero's gastronomy took value, where what later became Kaleja, today a Michelin Star, or La Cosmo, which can already be considered its successor, recognized with the Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide.

"We do it because we understand that it has fulfilled its duty, that it has given all it could give, and that its time has ended," acknowledges Carnero, who thus puts an end to La Cosmopolita, alongside his partner Margara Subiris. The gastropub laid the foundations of his gastronomy, his kitchen and cookbook, a corner in the center of Malaga where steps were taken towards another way of understanding cooking that captivated every Malaga resident who was enticed by its proposal.

Paradoxically, the closure of La Cosmopolita comes just seven months after reaffirming its most important recognition, the Sol Repsol awarded in November 2017. A restaurant that also enjoyed the recognition of the Repsol Guide, among its 'recommended'.

The popular cuisine of La Cosmopolita won the heart and, above all, the stomach. Tapas and half portions with a proposal that danced between traditional Andalusian recipes and modern offerings, with dishes as original and popular as its warm Russian salad with ham cubes. Also, its Barbate mullet in sashimi, another success like its always popular red tuna pepito or its onion omelette with txangurro.

The menu was always concise, in motion, allowing for tasting in several rounds. Always good products accompanied by thought. Moreover, its wine list always had numerous and interesting Malaga and Andalusian references.

La Cosmopolita bids farewell, a safe recommendation from any Malaga resident to any unsuspecting tourist or friend visiting the city, although Dani Carnero's cuisine will continue to shine both in Kaleja, his major project where stews defend the Michelin Star, or La Cosmo, that modern and cheeky tavern that now stands alone among the younger offspring of the Malaga chef.