El Jardín, Frigiliana, Málaga

Less than an hour east of Málaga, the quintessential Andalusian village of Frigiliana seems to have tumbled down a hillside of La Axarquía, its Moorish jigsaw of whitewashed houses commanding peerless views across the Mediterranean to North Africa. Near the top of the steep, winding streets is El Jardín, also known as The Garden, due to its English owner. Here, curtains of bougainvillea and floppy banana palms frame a large terrace with a jaw-dropping panorama that seduces a steady flow of clients. Seated in the balmy sunshine, they indulge in chef Robert Grimmond’s visually stunning and eclectic, Middle Eastern-inspired food.