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This is where locals eat when they want fish."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#la-nina-del-pisto","name":"La Ni\u00f1a del Pisto","description":"The oldest tapas bar in Marbella. Down a street so narrow you'd walk past it. Best salmorejo on the Costa del Sol.","url":"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=La+Nia+del+Pisto+Marbella","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Calle San L\u00e1zaro, 1","addressLocality":"Marbella","addressRegion":"M\u00e1laga","addressCountry":"ES"},"servesCuisine":["Andalusian","Tapas","Spanish"],"priceRange":"\u20ac","aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":"8.5","bestRating":"10","worstRating":"1","reviewCount":"1","ratingCount":"1"},"review":{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"8.5","bestRating":"10"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jean-Paul Cavalletti"},"reviewBody":"Non-negotiable. The oldest tapas bar in Marbella, rooted in the C\u00f3rdoba culinary tradition. The salmorejo is the best on the Costa del Sol. \u20ac15\u201325pp with wine \u2014 the best value meal in Marbella full stop."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#garnacha","name":"Garnacha","description":"Hidden gem near Plaza de los Olivos. Chef-patron Victor. 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Chef-patron Victor composes a daily off-menu six-course tasting menu \u2014 ask for it when you book. Michelin-level cooking at \u20ac30\u201350pp. The tuna tataki and pulpo a la plancha over smoked potato pur\u00e9e are the dishes to order."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#el-bigote","name":"El Bigote","description":"Family marisquer\u00eda in Nueva Andaluc\u00eda, 40+ years. 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Ask what came in that morning and order that."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#los-mellizos","name":"Los Mellizos","description":"100-seat Paseo Mar\u00edtimo terrace with direct market sourcing. 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Consistency drops on peak summer weekend evenings."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#lobito-de-mar","name":"Lobito de Mar","description":"Dani Garc\u00eda's Michelin-recommended seafood bar on the Golden Mile. Bluefin tuna, smoked eel rice, dry-aged fish.","url":"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Lobito+de+Mar+Marbella","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Av. 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Start with the smoked eel rice, then work through the bluefin tuna menu. Better value than Le\u00f1a for a similar level of kitchen ambition."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#back","name":"Back","description":"One Michelin star. David Olivas' bistro-format restaurant in Centro Marbella. 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Ideal for Michelin first-timers or anyone who wants serious food without Skina's price or pressure."}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@type":"Restaurant","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#lena","name":"Le\u00f1a","description":"Dani Garc\u00eda's fire kitchen at Puente Romano on the Golden Mile. Txogitxu beef, the world's most beautiful restaurant.","url":"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Lea+restaurante+Marbella","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Av. 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Two Michelin stars, a 19th-century farmhouse setting, and a kitchen clearly reaching for three stars. Book months ahead via restauranteskina.com \u2014 they don't use TheFork and summer dates go within hours. Grand Cru menu with wine pairing if budget allows."}}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Spain","item":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/category\/spain\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Marbella Restaurants","item":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/best-restaurants-marbella\/"}]}]]