El chiringuito

Wood, sand and a view of the sea.

La Dolce Vita sits right on Playa del Cable: a low timber building with a reed-shaded terrace, tables on the sand and the Mediterranean straight ahead.

Rustic wooden tables and benches set on the sand in front of the chiringuito
The boardwalk across the sand leading to the La Dolce Vita sign
Dark timber tables inside, open to the beach
The place

Built by hand, open to the beach.

Follow the boardwalk across the sand and you arrive under the painted La Dolce Vita sign. Inside, dark timber tables and benches sit beneath a wooden roof, with the front open to the beach.

Choose a table in the shade, out on the sand, or at the bar.

Friends sharing lunch at long wooden tables on the covered terrace
The story

An Italian dream on the Spanish coast.

La Dolce Vita started with an Italian who wanted to open a chiringuito. He left everything, came to Spain and travelled the coast from Barcelona to Cádiz looking for the right spot. He found it in Marbella.

He worked in a chiringuito to learn the language and the trade, then found the place where we are today. The name comes from his friends, who told him he was living somewhere special.

At the table

Homemade, Italian–Spanish.

The kitchen cooks everything in house: paellas and rice dishes, fried and grilled fish, pasta, pizza and desserts. Italian classics and Andalusian beach favourites share the same menu.

See the menu
Terrace tables under the yellow awning, thatched parasols across the sand
On the sand

Sunbeds, cocktails and long lunches.

Sunbeds in front of the chiringuito work by reservation; when you arrive, stop at reception first. From the bar there are cocktails, sangría, frozen fruit juices and coffee brought down to the beach.

Book a sunbed or a table by phone on 951 89 82 97.

The details

Things you’ll notice.

A guest holding the wooden menu cover with the La Dolce Vita logo
Wooden menus, branded by hand
A wooden signpost on the beach pointing to Málaga, Cádiz, Ojén, Sevilla, Tarifa, Mijas and Dolce Vita
The signpost on the sand
The lit wooden entrance at night
The entrance after dark

Reservations

We take bookings by phone. For groups of seven or more, please call ahead.

951 89 82 97

Celebrations

Planning a private event or celebration on the beach? Get in touch and we’ll help you organise it.

Email us

Opening hours

12:00–22:00, kitchen until 21:30.
Closed on Wednesdays.

How to find us