As a popular holiday destination it is no surpirse that Marbella is teeming with restaurants, in Marbella you can find anything from Latin American to Morrocan to Oriental cuisine as well as the traditional Spanish and Andalucian, there is something for every palette.
Cañabota Michelin one-star restaurant is located just outside the historic centre of Seville and offers delightful, innovative gastronomic dishes created by chef Julio Fernández Quintero. The restaurant itself seats 28 diners at a time, but can accomodate up to 55 for group bookings and special events planned in advance.
Kaleja one-star Michelin restaurant in Málaga named after the Sephardic (Ibero-Jewish) word for an alley, referring to its location in Malaga’s Jewish barrio, this restaurant is focused on the wood-fired grill.
In the heart of Cádiz old city, Codigo de Barra is a small Michelin one-Star restaurant owned by Dutch chef Leon Griffioen and his wife Paqui Marquez.
Located in the luxurious Barceló La Bobadilla resort in the Sierra de Loja, on the border between Granada and Malaga provinces, this restaurant has country farmhouse-style decor, with terracotta floors and wood-beamed ceilings.
The Bib Gourmand recognition is given to the best value-for-money restaurants – offering a three-course meal at a reasonable price.
At this tiny Japanese Michelin one-star restaurant, a maximum of 12 diners can have a nine or ten-course meal, including mushimono and nimono (steamed and simmered dishes), shirumono (soup), niguiri sushi (rice topped with raw fish), and dessert.
Dama Juana, which opened in March 2019, is named after the grandmother of chef-owner Juan Aceituno. Sadly she died just two weeks after the restaurant in Jaen’s barrio San Ildefonso opened. Eight months after opening, Dama Juana was awarded a Michelin star.
This contemporary restaurant at Valdevaqueros beach by three-Michelin-starred chef Dani Garcia, who is based in Marbella, opened on eve of San Juan; 23rd June 2019. The relaxed dining room has upbeat and chill/out music, while attentive waiting staff are dressed in Hawaiian-style beach shirts featuring red and pink hibiscus, palm leaves and frangipani.
José Carlos Garcia Michelin one-star restaurant in Malaga cityLocated in the port of Malaga, with a contemporary design and a stunning terrace, this eponymous restaurant offers stunning dishes such as hake with beetroot and caviar gazpachuelo. The cuisine on offer represents the gastronomic culture of this region of Andalusia, with quality ingredients being selected and brought from both the vast in land area of Malaga as well as its magnificent seafronts.
Messina Michelin one star restaurant has been delighting guests with two tasting menus since opening in 2001, under its Iialian chef Mauricio Giovanini, and gained its Michelin star in 2015. Dishes include king prawns with cream of polenta and tomato, and Iberian pork loin with cream of lentils and roast spring onions.
El Lago Michelin one-star restaurant in Marbella is beautifully set overlooking a lake and golf course, in a smart residential development, this is as slick as you’d expect for such an upmarket location. Chef Diego del Rio’s dishes include tuna tartare with ajoblanco of kimchi, apple and crunchy quinoa, or pigeon with puree of carrots, honey bread and soy and hazelnut sauce.
Small restaurant in the old town run with chef Mario Cachinero at the helm, boasting two Michelin stars since 2019, (it won the first in 2008). You might find poached lobster, red quinoa and celeriac, or roasted rabbit served with mustard and parsnips. Closed on Mondays. Calle de Aduar, 12, Marbella.
Abantal Michelin one-star restaurant is located just outside the historic centre of Seville and offers delightful, innovative gastronomic dishes created by chef Julio Fernández Quintero. The restaurant itself seats 28 diners at a time, but can accomodate up to 55 for group bookings and special events planned in advance.
La Duquesa seems like a thousand miles away from the throng of the holiday resorts. It is relatively quiet during most of the year. The marina and restaurants terraces come alive in the summer.
Tiny Michelin star restaurant (as of the 2019 Guide) which seats just 15 diners, run with great care, effort and attention to detail by head chef Pedro Sánchez Jaén (known as Pedrito to avoid confusion with his political namesake). The restaurant opened in September 2017, and is the first restaurant in Jaén province ever to win a star.
Situated at Km 474 of the N-340 highway is Route 66, a popular American bar. Its name draws a link between the famous dusty American road and Spain´s iconic coastal route, and sits well amongst the Tabernas Desert, a filming location for many Hollywood Westerns.
The region has 27 restaurants boasting the highly-coveted recognition from the French gastronomic bible. In total, as of the 2024 guide published in November 2023, Andalucian has 23 one-Michelin-starred restaurants, three boasting two stars, and two with three stars - the top accolade.
Mijas Pueblo (town) is located away from the coast and has a wide variety of restaurants and places to eat, including authentic, traditional Spanish restaurants as well as international ones. Fresh seafood is brought from the coast on a daily basis.
Benalmádena Costa is one of the most cosmopolitan areas on the coast and famed for an abundance of British bars and restaurants. The heart of the resort is the extensively equipped Puerto Marina and here one will find dozens of restaurants and bars serving food from all corners of the world.
