Michel Starred Malaga: Region Gains Stars In Prestigious Gala Night Presentation

For nan 2nd consecutive year, nan Michelin Guide Spain 2026 was unveiled astatine a gala ceremony successful Malaga, confirming nan metropolis and nan Costa del Sol arsenic 1 of Europe’s astir move gastronomic destinations. Around 700 guests, including chefs, journalists, and world manufacture figures, attended nan position astatine nan FYCMA Palace, earlier enjoying an exclusive cocktail meal prepared by chefs from nan province’s 9 Michelin-starred restaurants, which together clasp eleven stars.

The paper was kept strictly nether wraps until nan past infinitesimal and coordinated by nan only 2 double-starred chefs successful Malaga, Benito Gómez (Bardal) and Marcos Granda, and featured 18 dishes, 2 from each establishment. Highlights included Bardal’s oyster successful coloured tocino and fried squid, Skina’s reinterpretation of gazpachuelo pinch cuttlefish, Back’s chicle-foie and goat feature pinch Andalusian curry, and Sollo’s smoked eel consommé pinch Iberian broth.

Antonio Banderas.
Credit: Ayuntamiento de Malaga

This triumphant return of nan Michelin Guide goes to show Malaga’s bonzer momentum. In 2025 nan state has welcomed a grounds 14 cardinal visitors and seen an unprecedented influx of caller residents, drawn not only by its 320 days of sunshine and 160 kilometres of beaches, but by an progressively blase connection that combines luxury, civilization and, supra all, culinary excellence.

In all, Spain gained different 9 Michelin stars connected nan nighttime bringing nan nationalist full to 357 and placing nan state into a listing of nan champion places successful nan world to eat.

From Marbella’s expansive hotels to Malaga city’s booming modern creation scene, nan Costa del Sol has achieved fame arsenic a destination wherever value is non-negotiable. Its eleven Michelin stars, concentrated successful conscionable 9 restaurants, are nan eventual awesome of that pursuit of excellence. Restaurants specified arsenic Kaleja, Messina, José Carlos García, Back, Blossom, Skina, Nintai, Sollo and Bardal person turned nan state into an obligatory extremity connected immoderate world gastronomic travels.

As 1 attending cook remarked past night, “Málaga is nary longer conscionable sun and beach; it is simply a spot wherever you tin unrecorded surrounded by nan finest things life has to connection – and now nan world knows it.” For nan Costa del Sol, nan reddish guideline is not only recognition; it is nan seal that confirms its translator into 1 of Europe’s astir desirable places to sojourn – and to stay.