Amar's Jewish Bakery
Amar's Bakery
Claims to have been baking since 1820 and is one of the few places to buy calentita, Gibraltar's national dish of chickpea flatbread.
Gibraltar's oldest kosher bakery. The bakery is at 24 College Lane, and its affiliated vegetarian café is at 1A Convent Place, opposite Government House, with indoor and outdoor seating. Calentita, Gibraltar's national dish, is a thin flatbread baked from chickpea flour, water, olive oil and pepper. It is hard to find on restaurant menus; here it is served only on some days, at about £3 a slice. It is gluten-free and vegan. The café also offers pasta, salads and other lacto-vegetarian dishes. The bakery closes for the Sabbath on Saturday and closes early on Friday afternoon. Prices are about £5–15 per person.
Opening hours
Café: Mon–Thu 07:30–21:30; Fri 07:30–15:30; Sun 10:00–21:30; closed Saturday
Nearby sights
- Main Street
- Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
- Gibraltar National Museum
- The Convent & Changing of the Guard
- Grand Casemates Square
- Moorish Castle
- Trafalgar Cemetery
- World War II Tunnels