Buna

A specialty café in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol, run by a warm Argentinian — a pop-up store and coffee bar by day, a bar by night — pouring coffee from Málaga roastery Kima, with classic and Ukrainian dishes (syrniki), vegan and gluten-free options and gorgeous courtyard seating.

Buna is another specialty spot on the Costa del Sol, this time in Fuengirola, opened by a guy from Argentina — a genuinely warm, welcoming type. The concept is just as likeable: by day it works as a pop-up store with a coffee bar, and in the evening the whole place turns into a bar.

The coffee is specialty from Málaga café and roastery Kima, and there were several plant milks to choose from. I went for a latte — quality was spot on, it just arrived a touch too hot. Otherwise exactly the kind of coffee you crave down in southern Spain.

The food is a big plus. The menu mixes classics with Ukrainian specialties — lovely syrniki (cottage-cheese pancakes) with berries — alongside raw energy balls and vegan and gluten-free options. It all looked and tasted honest, and the food was genuinely great. The atmosphere is brilliant, and the people behind the bar are even better.

And then there's the courtyard. Sitting outside among the palms and bougainvillea is absolutely lovely and makes Buna the kind of place where you linger longer than you planned. For me Buna is one of the best specialty coffee spots in Fuengirola — another great place I'll happily come back to.