“A la Crème de la Crème” – Asador Etxebarri
Asador Etxebarri, in the Basque Country, Spain, is the current World’s Number 13 Restaurant!!
The NEW World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2016 will be presented next month but, in the meantime, we’ll be looking at how the current Spanish and Portuguese entries (from the 2015 list) have evolved in the prestigious Restaurant Magazine’s list in our “A la Crème de la Crème” Gourmand Breaks Blog series.
An unlucky number for some but not for Asador Etxebarri as, probably the best BBQ in the World, claimed it’s highest ever placing at Number 13 in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2015. Etxebarri also received the Highest Climber Award in 2015 for rising from nº 34 in 2014 to nº 13 in 2015.
Nº 13 is the highest ever placing for Asador Etxebarri and here’s a recap of its progress over the years:
2014 – No 34
2013 – No 44
2012 – No 31
2011 – No 50
2010 – No 61
2009 – No 39
2008 – No 44
2007 – No 76
Will Asador Etxebarri keep climbing in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016?
We’ll let you know on the 13th of June …
There are literally thousands of restaurants all over the world – hundreds of thousands! – and acclaimed Restaurant Magazine narrows it down to organize, compile and present, year after year, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards and List.
This prestigious list, coming up to its 14th year, is an annual recollection of the opinions and experiences of over 900 international restaurant industry experts and the ceremony is attended by the world’s finest chefs, international media and the world’s most influential restaurateurs.
This year, 2016, sees the awards ceremony being presented from the United States of America, the first time the ceremony has moved from its beginnings in England, from London!
We’ll keep you updated on the results of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 (June 13th 2016 live from New York) but in the meantime over the next couple of weeks we’ll be taking a look at the Spanish (and Portuguese) movers and shakers in our Gourmand Breaks series “A la Crème de la Crème”
We have many fine dining opportunities for you all over Spain and / or Portugal. Any of our sample private Gourmand Breaks Private Food, Wine and Cultural Tours gives you the chance of fine dining – contact us for your personalized quote!.
