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A decalogue of restaurants that claims us as one of the best countries to enjoy gastronomy.
Every year we know the 50 best restaurants in the world from the hand of the Awards Worl’s 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.
Unfortunately, although this 2020 event was scheduled for last June, the situation caused by COVID-19 prevented them from being held.
However, Reviewing the list of the 50 best restaurants of 2019, we find 10 of them located in Spain. And of these 10, six are in the Basque Country, three in Catalonia and the remaining one in the Valencian Community.
We’ll go over all of these, below.
Best restaurants – Basque Country
1. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe
The chef and owner of Asador Etxebarri is Victor Arguinzoniz, who was born and raised in this same municipality in the province of Vizcaya. Of this restaurant, we highlight its grill and grill stoves that have allowed it to place among the top 10 positions in the ranking.
Location: Plaza de San Juan 1, Atxondo, Bizkaia
Website: https://asadoretxebarri.com/
2. Mugaritz, San Sebastián
Andoni Luis Aduriz is for many the one destined to be considered the most innovative chef in Spain, as you can see if you visit his restaurant. In addition, the scientific studies of this restaurant have led them to affirm that the taste and emotional reactions to the sweet are different if this flavor extends throughout the entire experience or if it is limited to the final sequence ”, so they do not you will wait for dessert to taste a sweet.
Location: Aldura Aldea, 20, 20100 Errenteria, Gipuzkoa
Website: https://www.mugaritz.com/
3. Arzak, San Sebastián
Elena Arzak, heir to the talent of Juan Mari Arzak, has managed to place the family restaurant among the best in the world. Surprisingly, you can taste the sea bass on the top of a tablet, where you will see moving images of the sea at the same time.
Location: Av Alcalde Elósegui, 273, Donostia-San Sebastián
Website: https://www.arzak.es/
4. Azurmendi, Larrabetzu
The highlight of this is the famous “green route” that is carried out daily and in which shoots, flowers and vegetables are collected that are later used in the menus of this restaurant.
Location: Corredor del Txorierri Exit 25, Larrabetzu, Bizkaia
Website: https://azurmendi.restaurant/
5. Nerua, Bilbao
Located in the Guggenheim museum. There is no doubt about the quality of the cuisine of chef Josean Alija and his team, who affirms the following: “we work in the present to create the future. We apply the steps that constitute our creative process, to innovate and be avant-garde ”.
Location: Abandoibarra Etorb., 2. Bilbao, Bizkaia
Website: https://www.neruaguggenheimbilbao.com/
6. Martin Berasategui, Lasarte
Known as one of the great exponents of Spanish gastronomy, Martin Berasategui controls 12 restaurants, of which Lasarte has crept into this ranking of the 50 best restaurants in the world.
Location: Loidi Street, 4. Lasarte-Oria
Web: https://www.martinberasategui.com/es/inicio
Best restaurants – Catalonia
7. The Celler de Can de Roca, Girona
Named twice as the best in the world, El Celler de Can Roca stands out for a careful mix of creativity and family (Joan as a chef, Josep as a sommelier and Jordi as a pastry chef), as you can see as soon as you visit their website.
Location: Calle Can Sunyer 48, Girona
Website: https://cellercanroca.com/index.htm
8. Tickets, Barcelona
In 2010 the closure of elBulli was announced (for which Albert Adrià was a key player), after which the Adriàs partnered to open the tapas restaurant known as Tickets.
Location: Avinguda Paral·lel 164, Barcelona
Website: https://elbarri.com/restaurant/tickets/
9. Enjoy, Barcelona
Recognized as “the restaurant with the greatest potential”, undoubtedly thanks to Xatruch, Castro and Casañas.
Location: C / Villarroel, 163 Barcelona
Website: http://www.disfrutarbarcelona.com/
Best restaurants – Valencian Community
10. Quique Dacosta, Denia
Quique Dacosta, Extremadura chef, arrived in Denia at the age of 14, and since then, this has been his home, where he also boasts an undeniable quality and fame.
Location: C / Rascassa, 1 Urb. El Poblet. Denia
Website: https://www.quiquedacosta.es/
Without a doubt, gastronomic experiences that any lover of these should take advantage of, especially when we are fortunate to have 10 restaurants within this top 50.