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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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L\u00e4s vidare f\u00f6r en fullst\u00e4ndig sammanfattning av var och en, plus praktiska r\u00e5d om n\u00e4r du ska g\u00e5, vad du ska best\u00e4lla och vad du ska undvika.<\/p>\n
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De flesta guider till Marbella fokuserar p\u00e5 strandklubbarna och restaurangerna l\u00e4ngs Golden Mile. Gamla stan f\u00e5r ett omn\u00e4mnande, men oftast bara en eller tv\u00e5 rader om hur vacker Plaza de los Naranjos \u00e4r innan f\u00f6rfattaren g\u00e5r vidare till n\u00e4sta k\u00e4ndiskocksrestaurang i Puerto Ban\u00fas.<\/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
Den h\u00e4r guiden fokuserar specifikt p\u00e5 gamla stan. Om du vill bes\u00f6ka Puerto Ban\u00fas eller Golden Mile \u00e4r det en annan artikel. Den h\u00e4r handlar om Casco Antiguo.<\/p>\n
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Samma kriterier som jag alltid anv\u00e4nder:<\/p>\n
Jag har ocks\u00e5 f\u00f6rs\u00f6kt att t\u00e4cka in olika tillf\u00e4llen och budgetar, eftersom restaurangerna i Marbellas gamla stadsk\u00e4rna varierar fr\u00e5n den typen av st\u00e4llen d\u00e4r man spenderar 15 euro p\u00e5 en l\u00e5ng lunch till den typen av st\u00e4llen d\u00e4r man spenderar 150 euro p\u00e5 middag och tycker att det var v\u00e4rt det. B\u00e5da versionerna finns h\u00e4r och b\u00e5da \u00e4r giltiga.<\/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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Kul fakta<\/p>\n
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
F\u00f6r att f\u00e5 en \u00f6verblick \u00f6ver den bredare matscenen p\u00e5 Costa del Sol, se v\u00e5r guide till Costa del Sols restauranger och matguide<\/a> t\u00e4cker hela regionen och \u00e4r anv\u00e4ndbar f\u00f6r att planera en l\u00e4ngre resa.<\/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 Jag har \u00e4tit p\u00e5 Skina tv\u00e5 g\u00e5nger och b\u00e5da g\u00e5ngerna var upplevelsen en av de b\u00e4sta m\u00e5ltiderna jag har haft p\u00e5 den h\u00e4r kusten. Avsmakningsmenyn \u00e4ndras med \u00e5rstiderna och tar andalusiska ingredienser p\u00e5 allvar p\u00e5 ett s\u00e4tt som lyckas k\u00e4nnas b\u00e5de sofistikerat och jordn\u00e4ra. Vinkombinationerna \u00e4r utm\u00e4rkta och sommelieren vet exakt vad han ska g\u00f6ra med maten.<\/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 Skina \u00e4r dyrt. En avsmakningsmeny med vinpaket kostar mer \u00e4n de flesta m\u00e5ltider du \u00e4ter i Andalusien. Men det \u00e4r v\u00e4rt det om du \u00e4r n\u00e5gon som bryr sig om mat och vill f\u00f6rst\u00e5 vad den h\u00e4r delen av Spanien \u00e4r kapabel till n\u00e4r ett k\u00f6k brinner ordentligt. Det \u00e4r den b\u00e4sta romantiska restaurangen i Marbellas gamla stadsk\u00e4rna f\u00f6r ett speciellt tillf\u00e4lle d\u00e4r sj\u00e4lva m\u00e5ltiden m\u00e5ste vara h\u00e4ndelsen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Trevligt att veta<\/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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<\/p>\nVad man kan best\u00e4lla p\u00e5 Skina<\/h3>\n
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