What's better, marble or granite?

Both are wonderful materials with their own characteristics and limitations. Granite is striking, functional and very durable. These traits make it an ideal choice for kitchen surfaces, bar tops, tabletops, and almost anywhere else that you choose. Granite looks distinctively different from marble and may not satisfy a marble-lover. Marble is softer, and since it's composed of calcium carbonate, it will readily react to acids. For that reason, it is not the ideal kitchen countertop material (unless you can live with the naturally worn look). Marble is well-suited for most indoor applications other than kitchens, such as bathroom surfaces, tub decks, shower stalls and fireplace surrounds. Marble looks distinctively different from granite and may not satisfy a granite-lover.