The fact that Garum has been wowing its legions of slavishly loyal customers for a decade (that must be about 70 years by Marbella standards!) is largely down to Timo Hamalainen’s outgoing personality, ability to remember a face on very short acquaintance and his ability to create menus that keeps his clients coming back for more. One thing that everyone seems to do at Garum […]

Everyone needs a friendly local café where you can pop in for a quick breakfast on the way to a meeting, a cup of coffee with friends, an informal lunch or a dinner date. We are so lucky to have some really great eating places on this Coast, but one of our favourites has to be Small World Café. The mood […]

Smallworld Café, that ever popular meeting point on the Istán road, will be able to welcome even more diners from now on. The management recently announced that it had listened to the demands of customers and is offering the café’s famous dishes from 9:30 to midnight every day. This is likely to win Smallworld Café […]

The views from Le Papillon are sublime. Boasting a prime position, which offers a sweeping windswept vista of the sunset merging into the Mediterranean sea, this classy restaurant has the lot. Recently refurbished with comfortable, chic furniture it is the perfect setting for lunch or dinner. The heated glass terrace also makes for a great […]

Tucked away in a corner of Aloha Pueblo, El Banco has taken its name from the fact that it was formerly a branch of Banco BBVA, but don’t worry – there is nothing boring or corporate about the interior now. El Banco’s owners, husband and wife team Gustavo Kiguelmam and Laura de Luca, have an […]

Tucked away in a private house over an art gallery in the Marbella’s beautiful Old Town, this little gem of a restaurant is a really exciting discovery. Located on the first floor above the Van Gastel gallery, and offering only twenty covers, this exclusive space offers creative Mediterranean cuisine as its best. The eponymous owner […]

Hotel in-house restaurants can often disappoint, where you are invariably paying for the location and the caché rather tan the food itself. This is not the case at Namazake in the Puente Romano hotel. Probably the best Japanese food I have ever tasted in Spain, this restaurant holds its own in terms of  quality, service […]

There is nothing more frustrating when going out for dinner than waiting to be served. Sometimes, we can go to a nice restaurant or bar, take a seat and wait, and wait to be attended… in some places it can take ages! but we found the perfect solution, Appedir is the one!. My wife and I […]

When considering how best to rate restaurants on the Costa del Sol, I often grade them in terms of where I would take visiting friends and family. Tikitano is a sure winner in this category on many different levels. There simply is no better restaurant on the Coast in terms of location. Its elevated position […]

Suite del Mar is one of Marbella’s classic summer dining experiences, fabulously situated on the water’s edge at the iconic Puente Romano hotel. Offering cocktails at the beach bar, an Asian-Mediterranean fusion menu and the excellent cabana-style nightclub, this venue is a dynamite  ombination. The inauguration party at the end of June each year heralds […]