Dining

From Michelin tables to beach-club long lunches — where it's worth booking, and what each room is actually like.

Marbella Old Town · French · Mediterranean

Casanis Bistrot

A long-loved French bistro tucked into Marbella's old town — warm, characterful and consistently excellent, with a faithful local following.

€€€Cosy bistroBest for date night
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Michelin
Marbella East · Andalusian · Mediterranean

El Lago

A lakeside fine-dining room east of Marbella, long celebrated for its commitment to local Andalusian produce and a refined tasting menu.

€€€€Fine diningBest for a special tasting menu
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Michelin
Marbella Centre · Contemporary · Fine dining

Messina

Chef Mauricio Giovanini's intimate, creative tasting-menu restaurant near Marbella's centre — one of the town's most serious kitchens.

€€€€Fine diningBest for a landmark dinner
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Golden Mile · Japanese · Peruvian

Nobu Marbella

The Marbella outpost of the global Nobu name, inside the Puente Romano resort — polished Japanese-Peruvian cooking and a see-and-be-seen room.

€€€€Hotel fine diningBest for special occasions
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Michelin
Marbella Old Town · Andalusian · Fine dining

Skina

A tiny two-Michelin-star room in the old town turning Andalusian produce into one of the most serious tasting menus on the coast.

€€€€Fine diningBest for a landmark dinner
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Marbella · Mediterranean · Beach club

Trocadero Arena

The quintessential Marbella beach-club lunch — feet near the sand, rice dishes and rosé, and a scene that runs long into the afternoon.

€€€Beach clubBest for long lunches
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