La Gilda ( tienda encurtidos y salazones )

La Gilda is a shop selling pickles and salazones (salt-cured fish) in unit 10 of the Las Dunas shopping centre, in Cabo de Palos, where you can buy takeaway food or enjoy a pre-meal drink and bite on site. Visitors most often recommend its gildas (savoury skewered bites), especially those with cecina (cured beef), and Cartagena vermouth.

What to eat and drink

The most mentioned items in reviews:

• Gildas (savoury skewered bites), especially the cecina (cured beef) and cheese version
• Olives and other pickles
• Topped toast, including smoked sardine
• Cartagena vermouth and beers

Atmosphere and prices

It is a small, recently opened venue. Reviews agree on the friendly staff, the clean, well-kept surroundings and affordable prices for a beach area.

Opening hours

Open Tuesday to Sunday at lunchtime and in the evening, with an afternoon break; closed on Mondays. For more places for a pre-meal drink and bite, see bars and cafés in Cabo de Palos.