Marbella's hottest and best restaurants, handpicked just for U...

The Andalusian city of Marbella in southern Spain boasts 326 days of sunshine a year, enticing beaches, homely fish restaurants and a bustling tourist life. The busy seaside boardwalk of Paseo Marítimo, the upscale port of Puerto Banús and the atmospheric, orange tree-filled Historic Quarter cater for every taste, from intimate tapaderías to plush villas and Michelin-star eateries. Discover the best restaurants of this gourmet paradise.

BUENAVENTURA

Located at Plaza de la Iglesia de la Encarnación, Buenaventura Restaurant gave new life to a 18th century townhouse with a beautiful garden close to 10th Century Arab Castle Towers wich allows al fresco dining most of the year. This rustic setting enhanced by an open fire, glass-fronted wine cellar and the charming terrace offers traditional cuisine with a modern twist, including several menus, half-raciones and traditionally caught red tuna. 

SKINA

A miniscule restaurant in the old quarter, Skina offers an interesting and bold approach to top quality gastronomy. The contemporary decor, featuring another impressive glass-fronted wine cellar, provides the backdrop for traditionally inspired creative cuisine showcasing meticulous technique and the highest quality ingredients. Chef Jaume Puigdengolas, elaborates a Mediterranean kitchen based on best-choice -products, with a creative touch of avant-garde and modernism, realising an exquisite mixture of contrasts and brinign back the Traditional Andalusia Kitchen.

SANTIAGO

Since its founding half a century ago, Santiago has become a gastronomic reference point, gathering the best seafood from north and south. In addition to its Mediterranean flavors, whose ripples have crossed to London, Chicago, Stockholm or Moscow, it is also a complete restaurant, where tradition and innovation coexist and complement each other. It boasts a classic culinary haunt on the seafront with a bar, an attractively modernised dining room, and a popular summer terrace. 

MESSINA

Large windows at the entrance of Messina lead to an open dining space with a highly contemporary feel. Messina's attractive menu of innovative dishes is complemented by two tasting options that include dishes such as ceviche with transparent lime peel and fizzy lime juice mousse, or pan-fried tuna terrine with coconut milk caviar. Chef Mauricio Giovanini produces original culinary creations in the modern, carefully designed and glamorous restaurant. U can find curiosities such as tomato yolk or strawberry beer and a menu that changes continuously according to season. The wine list features plenty of interesting choices, while desserts are all homemade.

DANI GARCIA

The two Michelin-starred restaurant, is an elegant complex with Andalusian style, in a magnificent subtropical garden that affords privacy. The guest rooms are bungalow-style, spacious and very comfortable, where U can have a full experience in which the food is the undisputed star. The chef prepares dishes with the most advanced techniques, while preserving traditional cooking. His latest creation is the Asteroid B-612 menu, inspired by ´The Little Prince´.

EL LAGO

Located on a relaxing golf course opposite a man-made lake, this contemporary-style dining room, enhanced by a large semi-circular bay window, and several idyllic terraces, is an innovative restaurant that includes creative and imaginative cuisine which inspired on the regional and international cooking. Features a wine celler with over 300 national bottles constantly updated making sure the latest trends are being incorporated. 

BECKETTS'

Becketts' is well known for it's impeccable service, sumptuous cuisine and buzzing atmosphere. The menu has innovation and fresh, locally sourced ingredients at its core. Infused with international flavours and a selection of specials in the every evening, there is something to suit everyone’s palette, offering both daring and simple homely dishes. Find a little something extra when you are eating outside in the warmer months and watch the world go by, and when it turns a little chillier, head inside to the inviting restaurant. It is chicly decorated with an upbeat wine-bar atmosphere, and a stylish restaurant area. The bar offers an extensive range of whiskeys, wines and also a fabulous cocktail selection for those of U that like to start the evening with a bit of New York style!