Georgina Recommends Tag

Georgina recommends …. Divina Tapa, Marbella

This little tapas place is our new favourite place to go and have never let us down for great service, interesting and delicious food, good wine, a lovely wine bar vibe and good prices. I’d definitely recommend it for an evening with friends.

The location– Just behind the big Zara on Ricardo Soriano, one street down towards the sea c/ Ramón Gomez de la Serna 4, Marbella. If you’re looking at Zara go to the right, down the road towards the sea and take your first left by a bar called lekune. Divina Tapa is the third place you come to.

Georgina recommends ….. The Beach House, Elviria

The Beach House is a beautiful restaurant right on the beach in Elviria which makes a really special place to have lunch or dinner. We’ve been here a number of times now for Valentine’s Day, Birthdays and special occasions and have never been disappointed by the food, atmosphere and service. Here’s my low-down of the place:

Georgina recommends … Kyoto Japanese Restaurant

I love Japanese food, particularly sushi and have been delighted to see more Japanese restaurants popping up on the Costa del Sol. However, for me most of the restaurants here are prohibitively expensive and feel like a real rip-off so I don’t like to go there. A few months ago we were recommended Kyoto Japanese Restaurant in central Marbella by a friend and we haven’t looked back since. The food is fantastic and the prices are very reasonable for sushi, so it’s well worth a try. One thing you have to be prepared for though is a total lack of atmosphere as it’s normally empty and pretty ropey service, but in my opinion the food more than makes up for it.

Read on for our review.

Georgina recommends … Gorki Marbella

Gorki Marbella is just down the road from where we live and we think it’s a lovely place to have a good glass of wine in a refined wine bar atmosphere. They have an excellent selection of wines at reasonable prices and delicious food as well. This is a chain with other wine bars in Malaga, Seville, Cordoba and Madrid. Interestingly it started life as a deli offering people the option to sample the produce and they still have a deli part of the bar where you can buy some of the things on offer.

Read on for our review of Gorki Marbella.

Georgina recommends …. La Taberna del Pintxo

If you’re bored of always ordering the same things and would like to widen your tapas horizons, I can recommend the busy and fun Taberna del Pintxo. As well as serving traditional cold tapas at the bar, in the evening from around 9pm they start to bring round trays of delicious nibbles for you to try. Tapas is charged by counting the cocktail sticks at the end of the evening, each type of cocktail stick being worth a different amount. It’s a lovely way to eat and the place has a great atmosphere too.

Here’s the lowdown:

Georgina recommends ….. Tonolito tapas bar

Tonolito means little barrel

If you want a fun place to start a night out in Marbella which is very authentic Spanish, Tonolito is an excellent choice. It’s a little place in the back streets off Orange Square which offers a free tapas with every drink you order. They have a choice of 50 to choose from and it’s fun to try out a good selection to accompany your drinks.

Georgina recommends …… Hacienda Patagonica Argentinian Restaurant

Hacienda Patagonica is where we go when we fancy steak but don’t want to break the bank. For me, it has the rare combination of great atmosphere, lovely service, delicious food and reasonable prices and we love it.

Georgina recommends …… Matahambre

For tapas with a twist in a fun, vibrant environment I’d heartily recommend Matahambre. This is a chain with popular restaurants in Fuengirola, Estación de Cártama, Alhaurín el Grande, Marbella, Malaga, Jaén, Córdoba and Seville.

All the restaurants serve up a huge variety of intriguing and delicious tapas which is a far cry from the traditional. It is inspired by foods from all over the world, so you can have seared tuna with pickled ginger and wasabi mayonnaise, Thai-style crispy chicken with sesame seeds and a yummy dipping sauce, wraps filled with beef or chicken, roscas with various fillings, kebabs, blinis with fun toppings like hot-dog and crispy onions and much, much more. Beware, the menu is like a book and can be a bit daunting, but ask for advice and the helpful staff should be able to lead you through it, the Marbella one even has an English menu.

Georgina recommends ….. Avenue Cafe, Marbella

Last weekend Andy and I went to Avenue Cafe on Ricardo Soriano to sample their new evening menu and it was delicious! They have got a new chef in for the evening creating some really high quality food from all over the world. Andy was...

Georgina recommends …. Trocadero Playa

We’re always being asked on forums and by friends about things to do and places to go in and around Marbella and end up boring people for hours about bars and restaurants that they should go to. I know people like our recommendations, but it’s difficult to remember them when you’re out and about.

For this reason, I’ve decided to start a new feature on this blog with featured bars and restaurants we love. If you have any recommendations please tell us, as we always like to try out new places!

For my first recommendation, I’d like to suggest our favourite beach front restaurant in Marbella – Trocadero Playa. This is a very refined place which serves excellent food, with nice tables and chairs, actually on the sand. It’s closed in and shaded with fabric, giving it a Moroccan feel. They leave the sides open when it’s warm and then close it off when it gets colder. It’s open all year round, but I think it’s best to visit whilst the weather is still good – so you may not have long!

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