The Costa del Sol, decoded
Where to eat, drink & misbehave in Marbella.
A hand-picked field guide to the town's best tables, late nights and slightly cheeky experiences — written by people who actually went.
A taste of Marbella
♥We LoveBeach Clubs
Nosso Beach
Boho beach beds and very good sushi

Restaurants
Nobu Marbella — La Plaza
Signature Nobu dining overlooking La Plaza
♥We LoveNightlife
Mamzel
Dinner, drinks and dancing in a candlelit finca garden
♥We LoveExperiences
La Carnicería Gallega
A Galician butcher for serious cooks
♥We LoveExperiences
Mercado Municipal de Marbella
The old town's market for fish, fruit and a glass of cava
♥We LoveHand-picked by us
Our picks
Only the places we have been to ourselves — the hearts and stars we put on the map.
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Mamzel
Dinner, drinks and dancing in a candlelit finca garden
Río Verde · €€€
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🛍 Shopping · ♥ We Love
La Carnicería Gallega
A Galician butcher for serious cooks
Nueva Andalucía · €€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Casa Curro
A tiny tapas tavern in the Old Town
Marbella Old Town · €€
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🛍 Shopping · ♥ We Love
Mercado Municipal de Marbella
The old town's market for fish, fruit and a glass of cava
Marbella Old Town · €
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🧘 Wellness
El Lago Club
A turquoise lagoon with floating day beds in the hills
Real de la Quinta, Benahavis
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🛍 Shopping
El Corte Inglés Marbella
Spain's department store, moments from Puerto Banús
Puerto Banús · €
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🛍 Shopping
La Cañada Shopping
Marbella's biggest shopping centre — a rainy-day classic
Marbella · €
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🍴 Restaurants
Astoria Beach Club
Brasserie Astoria's little sister, right on the sand
Puerto Banús · €€€
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🍸 Bars & Cocktails
La Plaza — Puente Romano
Cocktails in the heart of Puente Romano
Golden Mile
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🍴 Restaurants
Divot Gastro Grill
Charcoal grill in the Banús Executive golf clubhouse
Nueva Andalucía · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Sylt Marbella
A gastronomic chiringuito on the dunes
Las Chapas · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Chiringuito — Puente Romano
Mediterranean dining right by the beach
Golden Mile
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🍴 Restaurants
Boho Club Restaurant
Art, design and serious cooking on the Golden Mile
Golden Mile · €€€
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🧘 Wellness
Boho Club Wellness
Yoga and massage in Marbella's most stylish hideaway
Golden Mile · €€
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🍴 Restaurants
Mosh Fun Kitchen
Middag som blir fest i Nueva Andalucía
Nueva Andalucía · €€€
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⛳ Golf
Los Naranjos Golf Club
A classic round in the heart of Golf Valley
Nueva Andalucía · €€€
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🎨 Culture
Museo Ralli Marbella
World-class Latin American art — completely free
Golden Mile · €
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🛍 Shopping · ♥ We Love
La Fábrica de Hielo
Antiques and art in an old ice factory
Guadalmina Baja · €€
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🍴 Restaurants
Kala Kalua
A chiringuito with bare feet in the sand and orange tablecloths to the water's edge
San Pedro de Alcántara · €€
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🍸 Bars & Cocktails
Bonbonniere Marbella
Champagne club on the road to Istán
Istán road · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Playa Padre
Beach club med mexikansk twist och internationella DJs
Playa del Cable · €€€
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🧘 Wellness
Finca Cortesin Spa
A world-class spa hidden in the hills between Marbella and Casares
Casares · €€€
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🏖 Beach Clubs
Ocean Club Marbella
The beach club day everyone pictures when they say Marbella
Puerto Banus · €€€€
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🍸 Bars & Cocktails
LØV
One place. A whole different night.
Golden Mile / Istan road · €€€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Nobu Marbella — La Plaza
Signature Nobu dining overlooking La Plaza
Golden Mile · €€€€
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🍴 Restaurants
La Sala Puerto Banus
Dinner, live music and a dance on the same bill
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Nobu Marbella Beachside
Nobu favourites on an open-air terrace by the sea
Golden Mile
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🌊 Beaches
Alcazaba Lagoon
A Caribbean-blue lagoon twenty minutes from Marbella
Casares (day trip) · €€
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🍸 Bars & Cocktails
Olivia Valere
The legendary palace club of Marbella
Golden Mile / Istán road · €€€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Pangea Rooftop Lounge
Sunset drinks that turn into a rooftop party
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🏖 Beach Clubs
Dune Beach
Barefoot beach days in the El Rosario dunes
El Rosario / Elviria · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Leone Brasserie
Classic brasserie cooking in the middle of Banus
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
La Sala by the Sea
Beach club days that run into the evening
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
El Gaucho de Banus
Argentinian grill that has outlasted every trend
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🎉 Activities
Sail and Power Charters
A day on the water, with or without a skipper
Estepona · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
TIBU Night Club
The Banus classic that never really closes
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants
Florentine
Italian cooking with a rooftop that steals the show
Golden Mile · €€€
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🌿 Nature & Hiking
Marbella Buggys
Dust, hills and a very silly amount of fun
Estepona · €€€
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🎉 Activities
Marbella Segway Tours
The lazy, excellent way to see the coast
Puerto Banus · €€
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🍴 Restaurants
Hacienda Patagonica
Tapas and grill a few steps from the old town
Marbella Centre · €€
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⛳ Golf
Finca Cortesin Golf Club
The best golf on this coast, and it knows it
Casares · €€€€
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🍴 Restaurants
La Plage Casanis
French cooking on the sand, music after dark
Elviria · €€€
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🧘 Wellness
Legien Spa & Hammam
A proper hammam when the sun is too much
Puerto Banus · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Macaao Beach Club
A Belgian beach house on the Marbella sand
Guadalmina / San Pedro · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Restaurante El Ancla
A marisqueria with its own seawater pool
San Pedro de Alcantara · €€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Marbella Club
The original Marbella, still the benchmark
Golden Mile · €€€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Magna Cafe Marbella
Sunset, seen from above
Nueva Andalucia · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Barbillon Marbella
Madrid's beach room, planted on the Marbella sand
Guadalmina Baja · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Rachel's Eco Love
Colour first, calories later
Golden Mile · €€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Organic Market & Food
The green antidote on the boulevard
Golden Mile · €€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Nosso Beach
Boho beach beds and very good sushi
Las Chapas · €€€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Victor's Beach
The chiringuito that has been here since 1978
Golden Mile · €€
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🍴 Restaurants · ♥ We Love
Brasserie Astoria
Grand brasserie glamour, Stockholm style
Nueva Andalucía · €€€
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🌿 Nature & Hiking
Run along the beach walk
Sea air, a walk or a run, and coffee along the way.
Marbella Seafront
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🌿 Nature & Hiking
Hiking La Concha (Pico de la Concha)
The mountain over Marbella
Ojén / Sierra Blanca · €
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🎨 Culture
Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo
Spanish printmaking in an old-town hospital
Marbella old town
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Reiners Contemporary Art
A finca with a contemporary point of view
Istán road / Marbella
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🛍 Shopping
Nueva Andalucía Saturday Market
Saturday browsing beside the old bullring
Nueva Andalucía
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🎉 Activities
Water Sports Banus — Parasailing
A bird's-eye view of Puerto Banús
Puerto Banús
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🎉 Activities
Daria — Catamaran Boat Day
A boat day with drinks and a possible swim stop
Puerto Banús
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🎉 Activities
Seven Palms — Electric Jetboard
An electric surf session at MC Beach
Golden Mile
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🎉 Activities
Helicopter Tours — Costa del Sol
Coast and mountains from a different angle
Costa del Sol
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🎉 Activities
Sunset Boat Tours Marbella
The coast in the last light of the day
Marbella coast
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