Jack’s American Brasserie (Av Darsena de Levante C5-C6, Puerto Marina, Benalmádena) – in business for over 15 years, this restaurant serves unapologetically American food – ranging from hamburgers to char-grilled steaks, ribs, nachos, and even foot-long hot dogs. It has even attracted celebrities, like tennis pro Novak Djokovic, singer Roberto Carlos, Rory Mcllroy, Theo Walcott, […]
El Gaucho de Banus (Complejo Benabola, Portal 9, Puerto Banus) – this restaurant aims to bring the best of Argentine cuisine to Costa del Sol. Diners here can choose between various cuts of grilled beef (from steaks to ribs), as well as hamburgers (Argentine style) as well as empanadas, and other Argentine dishes. Italian-influenced dishes […]
Pasta Factory (Urbanizacion a Nueva Andalucia 2, 29660 Marbella) – this is a more reasonably-priced Italian restaurant in the city’s marina area. From the penne alla vodka pasta to tiger prawns, and pizza margaritas, this restaurant has been well-rated by travelers on TripAdvisor.com. Dalli’s also gets high marks for its marina location.
Carpaccio (Ribera Dock, Puerto Banus) — a reference point among the Italian restaurants in the Costa del Sol, Carpaccio opened in 2010 and received the Trip Advisor Award for Excellence in 2014. Carpaccio is in a privileged location in the first line of Puerto Banús. Carpaccio is a restaurant that offers high quality Italian […]
Belvedere Restaurant (Complejo Benabola, Portal 15, Puerto Banus) – this restaurant offers diners seafood, fresh homemade pasta and crispy Italian pizza made in a traditional wood-burning pizza oven. Along with the delicious Italian food, Belvedere also provides a casual dining experience with a tranquil ambience and an unbeatable view over the Mediterranean sea all the […]
Boat — the “Fly Blue” catamaran offers daily catamaran cruises between Marbella and Puerto Banús. The journey takes around 30 minutes and costs €15 for a round-trip ticket or €9.00 one way (€9 round-trip and €6 one way for children). Tickets can be purchased at the entrance to the Puerto Deportivo in Marbella from a […]
Bus — there is no bus station at Puerto Banus. However, there are two bus lines from nearby Marbella’s urbano bus service that stop at Puerto Banus. They are: L1 (La Cañada – Centro – Puerto Banús – El Ángel) and L4 (San Pedro – Nueva Andalucía – El Ángel – Puerto Banús). These […]
Metro (Málaga) – for those visiting the regional town of Málaga, this local train service provides public transportation to its residents. To date, Lines 1 and 2 are in operation up to the El Perchel – María Zambrano Interchange. The next section to Guadalmedina Station will come into operation in the future (early 2020s), with […]
TAXI –the starting taxi fares for the Marbella area (which includes Puerto Banus) run from €3.17 (6:00 am – 10:00 pm) to €3.96 (10:00 pm – 6:00 am), with fares per km from that point from from €0.96 (6:00 am – 10:00 pm) to €1.20 (10:00 pm – 6:00 am). Here are phone numbers […]
Villa Romana de Rio Verde (Calle del Rio, Marbella) – located close to Puerto Banus, this is the remains of a 1st to 2nd century AD Roman era home. The highlight of a visit here is the impressive Roman mosaics, which depict mostly culinary and religious imagery. These mosaics are comprised of intricate patterns of […]