Malaga is a city full of resources, nerve center of cultures and great experiences. The opportunities go from the various activities, parties, excursions, drinks and, of course, food. In an international city as Malaga, not only you can find traditional and delicious food but, also, high quality and attention to the details. An unmached experience that will make you relive your trip to Spain and day-dreaming about its food. The presence of many restaurants with such offer is the proof. But let’s get to know the Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga and what a star is and does.
The restaurants recognized with some of the best food around are awarded with one or up to three Michelin Stars:
– One Star is given to the restaurants that use high quality raw materials with which the dishes are prepared to meet a notable constant high standard;
– Two Stars are given when also the personality and the talent of the chef is evident on the dishes he/she/they prepare/s, through an inspired and refined cooking;
– Three Stars means the top of the top. They are given to an outstanding and superb cuisine, expecially if the chef is at the peak of his profession. The cuisine is an high form of art and the dishes may even became popular and great classics.
While you are in this beautiful city, let us present you the Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga with at least one Star, so you will have the chance to eat the best food possibile, in some of the best resturants the city has to offer.
The Michelin Star Restaurants in Center Malaga
1) Kaleja (One star)
This restaurant is exactly in the Historic Center of Malaga, easy to reach and right there on the spot. The chef Dani Carnero is in charge of a kitchen that creates what he calls “candle cooking”, based on a style that reminds him of the tastes and flavours of his childhood.
Even the name itself has a story and a identification: “Kaleja” in Sephardic means alley, precisely the place in which even the restaurant is located. The aroma of smoke coming out of that location it’s a key feature of the Carnero’s second house, providing you an experience even before entering it. It’s not only fashion but a way to reconnect to his Jewish roots.
Chef Dani offers two menus in order for you and you company to best enjoy and comprehend this culinary journey, with the “Memoria” and the “Great Memoria”. You can also accompany the food with the “Harmony of Wine”, a five passes of wines. Reservation is required as the punctuality is a must. That makes it a Michelin Star Restaurant in Malaga.
1.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: Dani Carnero
Location: C. Marquesa de Moya, 13, Distrito Centro, 29015 Málaga
Reservation: +34 952 600 000 / [email protected]
Working Hours: Closed on Mondays and Sundays. Every other day: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM and 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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2) José Carlos García (One Star)
The concept of excellence is well shown in this restaurant. The “José Carlos García” takes its name from the head chef and founder, which his creative cuisine made his name well known. García is also native of Malaga, helping him understand better the needs of its inhabitants and visitors, focusing on andalusian flavours with a twist of modern cuisine, made unique by his touch.
Even the location is superb; Located in Plaza de la Capilla, the “José Carlos García” combines nature, industrial design and a distinctive Mediterranean style. The guests can also enjoy the view of the see and the yachts, by admiring the beautiful sight of the Muelle Uno dock.
The dishes on the two menus that the restaurant offers, reflect the personality of the chef, revealing an unquestionable link to his roots by being loyal to his family food culture and a touch of, how he likes to call, “Rock ‘n’ Roll”.
2.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: José Carlos García
Location: P.º de la Farola, 10, Distrito Centro, 29016 Málaga
Reservation: +34 952 003 588 / [email protected]
Working hours: Closed on Mondays and Sundays. Every other days: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 11 PM
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Marbella: Many Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga
1) Messina (One Star)
The “Messina” is an high quality restaurant, result of the hard work of the chef and owner, Mauricio Giovanini. Its Argentinian roots are just the bottom of his idea of good food, as through his experiences, Giovanini developed an interest in European cuisine, as well as the Mediterranean, and the Latin American one. Plus there’s a special focus on Lebanese recepies.
The unique stile of Giovanini has to do with the liquid part of food: thanks to his discoveries, the chef realized that the flavour of the food relies on the fluids, reason why he plays much with pure juices, concentrates, creams and so on.
1.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: Mauricio Giovanini
Location: Av. Severo Ochoa, 12, 29603 Marbella, Málaga
Reservation: +34 952 86 48 95 / +34 679 77 00 62 / [email protected]
Working Hours: Check restaurantemessina.com
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2) BACK (One Star)
The “BACK” is a bistro-style eatery where tradition meets the mordern and contemporary cuisine. The head chef, David Oliva, it’s originary of Marbella, knowing everything about the location and tradition but, with his will to discover and experiment, gives his own touch to the Andalucian cuisine, starting from the local ingredients to evolving into something new.
Oliva loves to create new dishes for his guests, that is why there’s the chance to choose between two menus à la carte: the “Lo Que Se Queda” (Our Classics) and the “Lo Que Va Cambiando” (What is Changing). Also, a tasting menu is also available.
2.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: David Oliva
Location: Calle Pablo Casals 8, Marbella, 29602, Málaga
Reservation: +34 951 55 00 45 / +34 615 99 31 20 / [email protected]
Working Hours: Closed on Mondays and Sundays. Every other day: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
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3) Nintai (One Star)
Malaga welcomes all cultures and tradition, being one of the best cities in which you can find various traditions and costumes. “Nintai” knows it best, as its founder, Marcos Granda, decided to open a fine Japanese-style resaturant after he fell in love with the “essence of semplicity, the calm and the silence”. Even the motto is quite direct: “Perfect Patience”.
The mantra of patience, calm and focus, relives in the dishes serve to the guest, as every minute detail is essencial and took into account. Quality over quantity is the key, reason why it’s mandatory to book a place in this fine Japanese restaurant, as only 12 seat are available. In order to enjoy such experience, puntuality is a must and has be respected because every costumer will be served personally.
Given this exclusive treatment, guests can choose to eat at the counter in a fully Japanese-style or in the “Omakase Room” to have a unique atmosphere and more personal experience. The choise regarding the menu in up to two choises: the Zen or the Ensō, following the tradition of minimalism and a form of art.
3.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: Marcos Granda
Location: C. de Ramón Gómez de la Serna, 18, B, 29602 Marbella, Málaga
Reservation: +34 952 777 817 / [email protected]
Working Hours:
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4) Skina (Two Stars)
With “Skina“, the bar is raised quite significantly. Product of the group of Marcos Granda, this restaurant is one of the only two Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga to have more then one star. With this singular location, the haute cuisine is just the tip of the iceberg, as everything is scrupulously researched to garantee a quality service even in the tiniest details and to offer its guests a full experience to remember for years.
The fundation of the cuisine is the Andalusian recipies, following the tradition and reinventing it, but always using local, seasonal and high quality ingredients. Listening to the local suppliers, the people of the Andalusia and, most importantly, their heart, the staff of “Skina” in always prepared to evolve and surprise, not forgetting their roots.
4.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: Two
Chef: Marcos Granda
Location: Calle Aduar, 12, 29601 Marbella, Málaga
Reservation: +34 952 76 52 77
Working Hours: Closed on Mondays and Saturdays. Every other day: 1:00 PM to 00:00 AM
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Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga: Fuengirola and Ronda
1) Sollo (One Star)
“Sollo” is a restaurant in Fuengirola, in which 90% of the ingredients that you can find are home produced and the most valueble has to be the fish. Its innovative cuisine focus on acquaphonic production as an alternative production system for the future.
Diego Gallegos is the main chef, also called “The Chef of Caviar”, due to this product being his main key of his cuisine. On top of his work ethics, there’s the love and respect for the environment, his restaurant not only received one Michelin Star but also the recent and rare Michelin Green Star, given to those restaurants committed to a sustainable cooking. Eating at “Sollo” is both a pleasure for your mouth and soul.
1.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: One
Chef: Diego Gallegos de Souza Campos
Location: Urbanización Reserva del Higuerón, Av. del Higuerón, 48, 29640 Fuengirola, Málaga
Reservation: +34 692 425 385 / [email protected]
Working Hours: Closed on Mondays and Sundays. Every other day: 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
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2) Bardal (Two Stars)
“Bardal“, located in Ronda, is one of the only two restaurants in Malaga with two Michelin Stars. Benito Gomez, born in Barcellona, is the chef that decided to move to the “city of dreams” and start his own business, showing how his cuisine can be unique and passionate.
With always a sight towards the tradition, “Bardal” tries to innovate and donate to its guest a taste of past and modern style, as if was a work of art. With two menu offers, the “Bardal Menu” and the “Large Bardal Menu”, giving its attendees a valuable option.
2.1) Details of the Restaurant
Stars: Two
Chef: Benito Gomez
Location: Calle José Aparicio, 1, 29400, Ronda, Malaga
Reservation: +34 951 48 98 28 / [email protected]
Working Hours: Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Wednesday 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Sunday 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM. Every other day: 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
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These are all the Michelin Star Restaurants in Malaga in which everyone can enjoy a haute cuisine in the Costa del Sol, taking advantage of the great food and the amazing experience.
Great food and enjoyable nights are not only for a Michelin experience, because through tapas tour and pub crawls you can live and explore Malaga from the inside, while having fun and meeting new interesting people.
