The author and HTSI contributing editor seeks sardines, cigars and a good mechanic in his Spanish home-from-home
I usually describe Marbella as perfect in its imperfections – and it has many. As is often pointed out to me: the Greek islands have brighter, clearer seas; the south of France has ritzier hotels; while the Amalfi coast is unarguably more picturesque. And yet in spite – and perhaps because – of all this, I love the place. I first visited Marbella one spring during the early 1990s. The dominant memory is of the Bang & Olufsen shop in Puerto Banús.
Everywhere you turn there seems to be somewhere to eat, from El Ancla, with black rice as superb as its sea views, to Alba by Serafina, a chic pizzeria hidden in the gardens of one of the many gated communities that dot the hills. In what you might politely call the modest suburb of La Campana, El Bigote serves excellent seafood in a tiny tavern-like space crammed with Spaniards.
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