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<\/p>\nMarbella gets a reputation that is not entirely fair. The name conjures up yacht clubs, designer boutiques and overpriced cocktails on the Golden Mile. And yes, all of that exists. But the Marbella old town – the Casco Antiguo – is something else entirely. It is one of the most genuinely beautiful historic centres on the Costa del Sol, and if you know where to eat, it has some of the best restaurants in the region.<\/p>\n
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I have been based in M\u00e1laga for about two years now – originally from Denmark – and I make the trip to Marbella a few times a year. It is about an hour along the coast and it is always worth it, particularly for an afternoon in the old town followed by a long dinner somewhere on one of the side streets off Plaza de los Naranjos. The old town has a scale and an atmosphere that the rest of Marbella cannot match, and the best restaurants in Marbella old town are very good indeed.<\/p>\n
This guide is my honest take on where to eat in the Casco Antiguo. Not the most Instagrammed terraces. Not the restaurants paying for top placement on booking platforms. The places I would actually tell a friend to go to – and the places I avoid, which is just as important.<\/p>\n
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Lesen Sie weiter, um die vollst\u00e4ndige Aufschl\u00fcsselung jedes einzelnen Restaurants sowie praktische Tipps zu erhalten, wann Sie hingehen sollten, was Sie bestellen sollten und was Sie vermeiden sollten.<\/p>\n
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Die meisten Reisef\u00fchrer f\u00fcr Marbella konzentrieren sich auf die Strandclubs und die Restaurants der Goldenen Meile. Die Altstadt wird zwar erw\u00e4hnt, aber meist nur mit ein, zwei S\u00e4tzen \u00fcber die Sch\u00f6nheit der Plaza de los Naranjos, bevor der Autor zum n\u00e4chsten Restaurant eines Starkochs in Puerto Ban\u00fas \u00fcbergeht.<\/p>\n
That always struck me as a shame because the Casco Antiguo has a genuinely excellent restaurant scene – one that is more interesting, more varied and more authentically Andalusian than anything you will find in the resort strip. Some of the best Marbella old town restaurants are run by people who have been in the same building for decades. Others are newer arrivals that have chosen the old town deliberately because they want to be part of a neighbourhood, not just another beachside dining concept.<\/p>\n
Dieser Reisef\u00fchrer konzentriert sich speziell auf die Altstadt. Wenn Sie sich f\u00fcr Puerto Ban\u00fas oder die Goldene Meile interessieren, finden Sie dazu einen separaten Artikel. Dieser hier behandelt die Altstadt (Casco Antiguo).<\/p>\n
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Die gleichen Kriterien, die ich immer anwende:<\/p>\n
Ich habe versucht, verschiedene Anl\u00e4sse und Budgets abzudecken, denn die Restaurants in der Altstadt von Marbella reichen von Lokalen, in denen man f\u00fcr 15 \u20ac ein ausgedehntes Mittagessen genie\u00dft, bis hin zu Restaurants, in denen man 150 \u20ac f\u00fcr ein Abendessen ausgibt und es trotzdem f\u00fcr gut befunden hat. Beide Varianten sind hier vertreten und beide haben ihren Reiz.<\/p>\n
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The Casco Antiguo is compact – you can walk from one end to the other in about ten minutes – and the restaurant scene is concentrated around a few key areas. Plaza de los Naranjos is the famous orange tree square at the heart of the old town and it has restaurants on all sides. Some of them are excellent. Some of them are tourist traps hiding behind a beautiful setting. The side streets leading off the square are generally more interesting and more reliable.<\/p>\n
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Plaza de los Naranjos – the Square of the Orange Trees – has been the civic centre of Marbella since the town was formally founded in 1485, shortly after the Reconquista. The orange trees that give it its name are the same bitter Seville orange variety planted throughout Andalusian historic centres – beautiful, highly aromatic when they flower in spring, but completely inedible as fruit. The square has a 16th century town hall, a Renaissance fountain and a Moorish fountain dating from the 10th century, making it one of the most historically layered public spaces on the Costa del Sol. It is also one of the best places in Marbella to have a morning coffee and watch the neighbourhood come to life before the tourists arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The old town also has a significant expat community and a cosmopolitan local population, which shapes the restaurant scene in interesting ways. You will find genuinely good international cooking alongside traditional Andalusian food, and the competition between restaurants in this small area keeps quality relatively high. Unlike the beach resort areas of Marbella, the old town restaurants cannot survive purely on location – they need to be worth eating at.<\/p>\n
Um einen \u00dcberblick \u00fcber die kulinarische Szene der Costa del Sol im weiteren Sinne zu erhalten, empfehlen wir Ihnen unseren Guide zu Restaurants und Restaurantf\u00fchrer an der Costa del Sol<\/a> deckt die gesamte Region ab und ist n\u00fctzlich f\u00fcr die Planung einer l\u00e4ngeren Reise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Skina is the most serious restaurant in the Casco Antiguo and one of the best on the whole Costa del Sol. It holds a Michelin star and has done for several years, but it does not feel like a Michelin star restaurant in the intimidating sense. The space is small – genuinely small, around a dozen covers – and the atmosphere is warm and personal rather than formal and stiff. The cooking is creative, technically accomplished and deeply rooted in the flavours of Andalusia.<\/p>\n Ich habe zweimal im Skina gegessen und beide Male war es eines der besten Essen, die ich an dieser K\u00fcste genossen habe. Das Degustationsmen\u00fc wechselt mit den Jahreszeiten und interpretiert andalusische Zutaten auf eine Weise, die gleicherma\u00dfen raffiniert und bodenst\u00e4ndig wirkt. Die Weinbegleitung ist exzellent und der Sommelier wei\u00df genau, wie er die Speisen am besten kombiniert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The tasting menu is the right choice here. Ordering \u00e0 la carte at Skina is possible but misses the point slightly – the kitchen is designing an experience across a series of courses, and the full version of that experience is what justifies the journey and the price. The seasonal menus rotate regularly so specific dish recommendations date quickly, but whatever they are doing with the local seafood is almost always the highlight. Book well ahead and arrive hungry.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Das Skina ist teuer. Ein Degustationsmen\u00fc mit Weinbegleitung kostet mehr als die meisten Mahlzeiten in Andalusien. Doch es lohnt sich, wenn Sie ein Feinschmecker sind und erleben m\u00f6chten, was diese Region Spaniens zu bieten hat, wenn die K\u00fcche ihr Handwerk versteht. Es ist das beste romantische Restaurant in der Altstadt von Marbella f\u00fcr einen besonderen Anlass, bei dem das Essen selbst im Mittelpunkt stehen soll.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sch\u00f6n zu wissen<\/p>\n Skina is very small and very popular. Booking several weeks in advance is not an exaggeration for weekend dinners in the summer months – sometimes longer. If you cannot get a dinner reservation, it is worth asking about lunch availability, which is sometimes slightly easier. The restaurant is located on Calle Aduar in the heart of the old town, a short walk from Plaza de los Naranjos. Dress smartly but not formally – the atmosphere is warm and the dress code reflects that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n \ud83d\udccb Skina – quick facts<\/p>\n1. Skina – the best restaurant in Marbella old town<\/h2>\n
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