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Javier Toro meets with local business owners on Fish Alley.
Calls for Fish Alley to be given official regognition on Fuengirola town maps

Calls for Fish Alley to be given official regognition on Fuengirola town maps

The first Italian restaurant in Andalucía opened in the popular narrow streets back in 1972 but the busy area can't be found on any local signs

Ivan Gelibter

Friday, 16 March 2018, 11:27

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To local people it's often called Calle del Hambre (hunger street) but to many tourists and foreign residents alike who are in search of a restaurant in Fuengirola, the area is more frequently known as Fish Alley.

The name refers to the concentration of restaurants in the narrow streets parallel to the seafront in the old town that has been offering up a wide variety of food for over 45 years. Now there are calls for it to have a sign put up and feature on town maps.

Spokesperson for the local Ciudadanos party, Javier Toro, met with restaurant owners last week to launch his campaign to gain more official recognition for the area. He says that many people have heard of it but have no way of finding it easily.

A quick look at the internet appears to prove the point, with many entries on websites like TripAdvisor asking for more information on where Fish Alley is and what is to be found there.

Among those joining Toro for the launch was Sergio Bracci, one of the founders of O Mamma Mía, the first Italian restaurant in Andalucía when it opened there in 1972. He explained, In the end I decided to set up in Fuengirola because you could see that it was a village that was starting to grow; there was too much going on by then in Torremolinos and the prices were dearer. His was also the first restaurant on the street and was followed a week later by The Beefeater, both of which are still open today. Before the name Fish Alley took off, local people were already calling it Calle del Hambre. Locals and Javier Toro are asking the council for official recognition for all the restaurant owners' years of commitment to Fish Alley.

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