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The results for the WORLD’S 1-50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2016 will be announced on Monday night!!!

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants NEW 2016 complete list will be presented, from it’s new home in New York, on the 13th of June and we’ll keep you updated …… oh we’re so anxious to know if:

El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain will remain at Nº 1?

Tickets, Barcelona, Spain rises from Nº 42?

If Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain, will return to the Top 10 from it’s current place at Nº 17 ?

If Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain, stays put at Nº 6?

If Quique Dacosta, Alicante, Spain, rises or falls from Nº 39?

If Azurmendi, Basque Country, Spain, climbs higher than Nº 19?

If the “Best BBQ in the World” Asador Etxebarri, Basque Country, Spain, enters the Top 10 from Nº 13?

ALL WILL BE REVEALED NEXT WEEK ……. Watch this space!

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In the meantime the results are already in for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 FULL LIST 51-100!!! And with this news we are delighted to report that there are 4 Spanish/Portuguese entries in the Top 51- 100 list for 2016:

Nº 55 NERUA, Michelin 1 star restaurant in the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

Nº 59 MARTIN BERASATEGUI, Michelin 3 star restaurant in the Basque Country, Spain

Nº 78 BELCANTO, Michelin 2 star restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal

Nº 79 DiverXO, Michelin 3 star restaurant in Madrid, Spain

Worlds Best Top 3

Last year’s awards from London

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!.

 

RESULTS ARE IN for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 FULL LIST 51-100!!!

At Number 78 for the World’s Best Restaurants List 2016 is:

BELCANTO, Lisbon – a Michelin 2 star restaurant at the hands of José Avillez!!!

Belcanto - Lisboa

A dish by José Avillez at Belcanto © Vasco Célio

A dish by José Avillez at Belcanto © Vasco Célio

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List 1-50  will be awarded at a grand ceremony in New York, on the 13th of June and we’ll keep you posted!

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!.

RESULTS ARE IN for the The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 places 51-100!!!!!

The NEW World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2016 1- 50 will be presented next week but, hot off the press,  here’s the NEW World’s 50 Best Restaurants FULL COMPLETE LIST 2016 51- 100:

No.51 MANÍ – SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

No.52 PER SE – NEW YORK, USA

No.53 HOF VAN CLEVE – KRUISHOUTEM, BELGIUM

No.54 THE JANE – ANTWERP, BELGIUM

No.55 NERUA – BILBAO, SPAIN

No.56 MIKLA – ISTANBUL, TURKEY

No.57 L’ASTRANCE – PARIS, FRANCE

No.58 ALAIN DUCASSE AU PLAZA ATHÉNÉE – PARIS, FRANCE

No.59 MARTÍN BERASATEGUI – LASARTE-ORIA, SPAIN

No.60 HEDONE – LONDON, UK

No.61 MAAEMO – OSLO, NORWAY

No.62 LA GRENOUILLERE – LA MADELAINE SOUS MONTREUIL, FRANCE

No.63 AQUA – WOLFSBURG, GERMANY

No.64 LASAI – RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

No.65= BRAE – BIRREGURRA, AUSTRALIA

No.65= LYLE’S – LONDON, UK

No.67 THE RESTAURANT AT MEADOWOOD – ST. HELENA, USA

No.68 TEGUI – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

No.69 EPICURE – PARIS, FRANCE

No.70 BURNT ENDS – SINGAPORE

No.71 DANIEL – NEW YORK, USA

No.72 PAVILLON LEDOYEN – PARIS, FRANCE

No.73 HERTOG JAN – BRUGES, BELGIUM

No.74 LE CHATEAUBRIAND – PARIS, FRANCE

No.75 TWINS – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

No.76 LA COLOMBE – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

No.77 DEN – TOKYO, JAPAN

No.78 BELCANTO – LISBON, PORTUGAL

No.79 DIVERXO – MADRID, SPAIN

No.80 L’ATELIER SAINT-GERMAIN DE JOËL ROBUCHON PARIS – PARIS, FRANCE

No.81 CHEF’S TABLE AT BROOKLYN FARE – NEW YORK, USA

No.82 HAJIME – OSAKA, JAPAN

No.83 MANRESA – LOS GATOS, USA

No.84 REALE – CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY

No.85 THE FRENCH LAUNDRY – YOUNTVILLE, USA

No.86 8 1/2 OTTO E MEZZO BOMBANA – HONG KONG, CHINA

No.87 INDIAN ACCENT – DELHI, INDIA

No.88 DIE SCHWARZWALDSTUBE – BAIERSBRONN, GERMANY

No.89= ZUMA – DUBAI, UAE

No.89= BENU – SAN FRANCISCO, USA

No.91 ST JOHN – LONDON, UK

No.92 QUINTESSENCE – TOKYO, JAPAN

No.93 DANIEL BERLIN – SKÅNE TRANÅS, SWEDEN

No.94 BRAS – LAGUIOLE, FRANCE

No.95 L’EFFERVESCENCE – TOKYO, JAPAN

No.96 COSME – NEW YORK, USA

No.97 MOMOFUKU KO – NEW YORK, USA

No.98 QUAY – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

No.99 LA PETITE MAISON – DUBAI, UAE

No.100 CHESTNAYA KUHNYA – MOSCOW, RUSSIA

 

We’ll keep you updated on the results of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016  1- 50 (June 13th 2016 live from New York).

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!.

What’s Hot? – What’s Not? – Who’s cooking what in the pot?

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 list is coming in June!!  El Celler de Can Roca, Girona (Spain)  is THE current World’s Best Restaurant 2015. In fact,  Spain holds 10% of the  1- 100 list of the World’s Best Restaurants, as awarded by Restaurant Magazine in 2015! We recently gave you the current placings for the 10 Spanish Restaurants featuring in the current Top 100 World’s Best Restaurants , but what about Portugal?

There are some great restaurants in Portugal but while Spain sparkles with Michelin stars, the French  Red Guide has only awarded 14 of them with Michelin Starred status, and, of those 14 only 2 have made it into the World’s Best Restaurants list:

Belcanto - Lisboa

 

91. Belcanto, Lisbon (Portugal)

Acclaimed the best restaurant in Portugal and is the flagship restaurant of young talented chef José Avillez  – the first Portuguese chef to obtain the Michelin 2 Star Restaurant honor in Portugal.  Belcanto entered the list last year in 91st place.

Can we expect Belcanto to climb up the chart in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016?

 

98. Vila Joya, Albufeira (Portugal)

Dieter Koschina holds two Michelin stars, since 1999, for his Algarve restaurant ! However, it seems the World’s Best 50 list is not so favorable as after climbing up and up and up –  2011 at nº 79,   2012 at nº 45,  2013 at nº37 and  2014 at nº22 – Vila Joya dropped a whopping 71 places last year to 98th place!

What does The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016 list hold for Vila Joya, in, or out?

 

Dieter Koschina Dish

 

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”

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! Will the Roca Brothers hold on to Number 1 for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2016?  

Experience Top Restaurant dining opportunities on one of our Private Food, Wine and Cultural Tours  where you will have the chance to indulge in the best restaurants in Spain and Portugal!  Contact us for your personalized quote.

World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. The aim – to protect and preserve National Heritage.  Portugal adopted the convention on September 30, 1980 – before its neighbor, Spain, who  accepted the convention on May 4, 1982.

There are currently 15 World Heritage Sites in Portugal listed by the World Heritage Committee on the UNESCO World Heritage List.  Spain, with 44 World Heritage Sites, is the 3rd country with the most World Heritage Sites behind Italy with 49 and China with 45.

Sintra 

World Heritage Sites in Portugal LIST, with their first year of inclusion:

 14 Cultural World Heritage Sites in Portugal:

  • Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
  • Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores (1983)
  • Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
  • Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
  • Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications (2012)
  • Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
  • Historic Centre of Guimarães (2001)
  • Historic Centre of Oporto (1996)
  • Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)
  • Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
  • Monastery of Batalha (1983)
  • Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (1983)
  • Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde (1998)
  • University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (2013)

 

1 Natural World Heritage Site in Portugal:

  •  Laurisilva of Madeira (1999)

 

Evora

 

Visit Portugal’s World Heritage gems on one of our Private Culture, Food and Wine Tours to see the wonderful historic treasures and fascinating culture of this country and taste fine wine, local foods and much, much more! Portugal is easily combined with Spain so why not enjoy the best of both worlds and customize your private tour to combine both Spain and Portugal!

Marg and Phil Roeterdink joined us from Perth, Australia, back in May/June 2015, for their Private Gourmand Breaks Food, Wine and Cultural Tour covering Spain and Portugal.  In a Customized 17 day itinerary Marg and Phil were able to experience the sights and delights of Barcelona, Granada, Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Salamanca and Madrid in Spain as well as Lisbon and the Douro Valley in Portugal. Marg has since shared  her impressions with us through paintings that she entered into her Personal Journal along the way.

Here are some of the beautiful paintings that Marg has very kindly allowed us to share with you:

Marg Barcelona

Marg Cordoba

Marg Farmhouse

Marg Granada

Marg Lisbon

 

Many thanks againto Marg for sharing these beautiful impressions of the Spanish and Portuguese experiences she shared with her husband Phil.

We’d love to help you make your own special memories  too in Spain and Portugal and look forward to welcoming you on a Private Food, Wine and Cultural Tour with Gourmand Breaks.

Repsol recently announced their New Guide for Spain and Portugal Restaurants 2016! But! – I hear you say – “Didn’t we just have the New Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal 2016 announced?”

The answer is YES! The New Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal 2016 was presented in November and offers us 174 Michelin Starred Restaurants in Spain and 14 Michelin Starred Restaurants in Portugal for 2016.

Mugaritz Dish

So – you ask – “What is the Repsol Guide? and what do they award?”

Well, for over 35 years Repsol has been highlighting the best restaurants in Spain and Portugal, and similar to Michelin, every year, awards the best restaurants and publishes the New Guide.  While Michelin awards Stars, Repsol awards Suns.

The Repsol Suns, as the Michelin Stars, are prestigious distinctions, a symbol of culinary excellence awarded to the best restaurants and chefs in Spanish and Portuguese gastronomy. It is no surprise, therefore, to find lots of Michelin stars shining in the Repsol Guide. The highest accolade is 3 suns, then 2, then 1 – Just like Michelin.

However, Repsol is a little more generous than Michelin and offers a total of 476 restaurants in Spain (36 with Three Suns, 147 with Two Suns and 293 with One Sun) and 88 restaurants in Portugal (7 with Three Suns, 21 with Two Suns and 60 with One Sun)

As you can imagine, with 564 Repsol Sun Restaurants between Spain and Portugal 2016, that’s a looooooooog list. So here are the  REPSOL 3 SUN RESTAURANTS FOR SPAIN AND PORTUGAL 2016 (36 in Spain and 7 in Portugal compared with 8 Michelin Three Star restaurants in Spain 2016 and 0 Michelin Three Star Restaurants in Portugal 2016 ):

 

SPAIN 2016 – Three Soles “3 Suns” Restaurants

ABaC – Michelin 2* – Barcelona

Akelarre  – Michelin 3*- Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa

Aponiente – Michelin 2* – El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz

Arzak  – Michelin 3* – Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa

Atrio – Michelin 2* – Cáceres

Azurmendi  – Michelin 3* – Larrabetzu, Bizkaia

Cabaña Buenavista [NEW] –  Michelin 1* – El Palmar, Murcia

Can Jubany  – Michelin 1* – Calldetenes, Barcelona

Sant Pau – Michelin 3* – Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona

Casa Gerardo  – Michelin 1* – Prendes, Asturias

Cenador de Amós  – Michelin 1* – Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria

Coque  – Michelin 2* – Humanes de Madrid, Madrid

Dani García – Michelin 2* – Marbella, Málaga

DiverXo – Michelin 3* – Madrid

Dos Cielos  – Michelin 1* – Barcelona

El Celler de Can Roca  –  Michelin 3* – Girona

El Portal – Michelin 2* – Ezcaray, La Rioja

Etxebarri (Asador) – Michelin 1* – Atxondo, Bizkaia

Hispània  – Arenys de Mar, Barcelona

Kabuki Wellington – Michelin 1* – Madrid

L’Escaleta – Michelin 1* – Cocentaina, Alicante

La Terraza del Casino – Michelin 2* – Madrid

Martín Berasategui – Michelin 3* – Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa

Mugaritz – Michelin 2* – Errentería, Gipuzkoa

Nerua  – Michelin 1* – Bilbao, Bizkaia

O’Pazo – Madrid

Quique Dacosta Restaurante –  Michelin 3* – Dénia, Alicante

Ramón Freixa – Michelin 2* – Madrid,

Ricard Camarena – Michelin 1*- Valencia

Rodero – Michelin 1* – Pamplona, Navarra

Santceloni – Michelin 2* – Madrid

Sergi Arola – UPDATE: CLOSED in September 2016 – Sot (part of his restaurant which is Michelin 2*) – Madrid

Solla – Michelin 1* – San Salvador de Poio, Pontevedra

Vía Veneto – Michelin 1* – Barcelona

Zalacaín – Madrid

Zuberoa –  Michelin 1* – Oiartzun, Gipuzkoa

 

PORTUGAL – Three Soles “3 Suns” Restaurants

Belcanto – Michelin 2* – Lisbon

Feitoria – Michelin 1* – Lisbon

Fortaleza do Guincho – Michelin 1* – Cascais, Lisbon

Il Gallo D’Oro – Michelin 1* – Funchal, Madeira

Ocean – Michelin 2* – Armação de Pêra, Algarve

Sâo Gabriel – Michelin 1* – Almancil,  Algarve

Vila Joya – Michelin 2* – Albufeira, Algarve

 

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Experience Michelin Starred and Repsol Sunned Restaurant dining opportunities on one of our Private Food, Wine and Cultural Tours .   You will have the chance to indulge in the best restaurants in Spain and Portugal!  Contact us for your personalized quote.

Heading to Portugal as part of your next European adventure ? There are some great places to eat and drink and a wonderful 14 Michelin Starred restaurants in Portugal for 2016.

The recently presented Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal 2016 offers a whopping 174 Michelin starred restaurants in Spain for 2016 but just 14 in Portugal. While there are still NO Michelin Three Star Restaurants in Portugal, there are 3 excellent Michelin Two Star restaurants and 11 Michelin One star restaurants:Yeatman dish

 

Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Portugal 2016:

  • Albufeira, Faro – Vila Joya
  • Armação de Pêra, Faro – Ocean
  • Lisbon – Belcanto

Michelin 1 Star Restaurants in Portugal 2016:

  • Carvoeiro, Algarve – Bon Bon  NEW
  • Amarante, Porto – Casa da Calçada
  • Lisbon – Eleven
  • Lisbon – Feitoria
  • Cascais, Lisbon  – Fortaleza do Guincho
  • Almancil, Faro – Henrique Leis
  • Funchal, Madeira – Il Gallo d’Oro
  • Porto – Pedro Lemos
  • Almancil, Faro – São Gabriel
  • Vilamoura, Faro – Willie’s
  • Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto – Yeatman

Eleven

 

Experience Portugal’s growing gastronomy and fantastic wine regions on a Gourmand Breaks Private Food, Wine and Cultural Tour.  Portugal is an ever-increasing destination choice with our guests and can easily be combined with Spain  for a two-center vacation.

 

More Michelin Starred Restaurants 2016 reading:

COMPLETE LIST MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANTS 2016

50 Michelin Starred Restaurants in Catalonia, Spain

20 Michelin Starred Restaurants in The Basque Country, Spain

17 Michelin Starred Restaurants in The Community of Madrid, Spain

13 Michelin Starred Restaurants in Andalucia, Spain

13 Michelin Starred Restaurants in Galicia, Spain

Guia Michelin Spain Portugal 2016The NEW Michelin Guide Spain and Portugal 2016 was presented from Santiago de Compostela on November 25th. There are no new Michelin 3 star restaurants for 2016.

In Spain 2 restaurants were promoted to Michelin 2 Star status and 14 restaurants were awarded with a Michelin 1 star.

In Portugal just 1 restaurant was awarded a Michelin 1 star.

 

 

 

 

Here is the COMPLETE FULL LIST OF MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANTS SPAIN AND PORTUGAL 2016:

Michelin 3 Star Restaurants in Spain 2016:

  • Akelare (San Sebastián – Guipúzcoa)
  • Arzak (San Sebastián – Guipúzcoa)
  • Azurmendi (Larrabetzu – Vizcaya)
  • DiverXO (Madrid)
  • El Celler de Can Roca (Girona)
  • Martín Berasategui (Lasarte – Oria – Guipúzcoa)
  • Quique Dacosta (Dénia – Alicante)
  • Sant Pau (Sant Pol de Mar – Barcelona)

 

Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Spain 2016:

  • Àbac  (Barcelona)
  • Aponiente  (El Puerto de Santa María – Cádiz)
  • Atrio  (Cáceres)
  • Casa Marcial  (Arriondas)
  • Coque (Humanes  – Madrid) NEW
  • Dani García (Marbella – Málaga)
  • El Club Allard  (Madrid)
  • El Portal (Ezcaray – La Rioja)
  • Enoteca (Barcelona)
  • La Terraza del Casino  (Madrid)
  • Lasarte  (Barcelona)
  • Les Cols  (Olot – Girona)
  • M.B. de Martín Berasategui (Tenerife / Guía de Isora)
  • Miramar  (Llançà – Girona)
  • Moments (Barcelona)
  • Mugaritz (Errenteria – Guipúzcoa)
  • Ramón Freixa  (Madrid)
  • Santceloni  (Madrid)
  • Sergi Arola  (Madrid) UPDATE: CLOSED in September 2016
  • Zaranda (Es Capdellà – Mallorca) NEW

 

Michelin 1 Star Restaurants in Spain 2016:

Andalucía

  • Abantal (Sevilla)
  • Acanthum (Huelva) NEW
  • Alejandro (Roquetas de Mar)
  • Choco (Córdoba)
  • El Lago (Marbella)
  • José Carlos García (Málaga)
  • Kabuki Raw del Hotel Finca Cortesin (Casares) NEW
  • La Costa (El Ejido)
  • Messina (Marbella) NEW
  • Skina (Marbella)
  • Sollo (Fuengirola) NEW

 

Aragón

  • Hospedería El Batán (Tramacastilla)
  • La Prensa (Zaragoza)
  • Las Torres (Huesca)
  • Lillas Pastia (Huesca)
  • Tatau Bistro (Huesca)

 

Asturias

  • Arbidel (Ribadesella)
  • Auga (Gijón)
  • Casa Gerardo (Prendes)
  • El Corral del Indianu (Arriondas)
  • El Retiro (Llanes / Pancar)
  • La Salgar (Gijón)
  • Real Balneario (Salinas)

 

Baleares (Islas)

  • Andreu Genestra (Mallorca / Capdepera)
  • Can Dani (Formentera / Sant Ferrán de ses Roques)
  • Es Fum (Mallorca / Palmanova)
  • Es Molí d’En Bou (Mallorca / Sa Coma)
  • Es Racó d’Es Tix (Mallorca / Deià)
  • Jardín (Mallorca / Port d’Alcudia)
  • Simply Fosh (Mallorca / Palma)

 

Canarias (Islas)

  • El Rincón de Juan Carlos (Los Gigantes / Tenerife) NEW
  • Kabuki (Tenerife / Guía de Isora)
  • Kazan (Tenerife / Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

 

Cantabria

  • Annua (San Vicente de la Barquera)
  • Cenador de Amós (Villaverde de Pontones)
  • El Nuevo Molino (Puente Arce)
  • El Serbal (Santander)
  • Solana (Ampuero / La Bien Aparecida)

 

Castilla-La Mancha

  • El Bohío (Illescas)
  • El Carmen de Montesión (Toledo)
  • Las Rejas (Las Pedroñeras)
  • Maralba (Almansa)
  • Tierra (Torrico / Valdepalacios)

 

Castilla y León

  • Cocinandos (León)
  • El Ermitaño (Benavente, Zamora) NEW
  • La Botica (Matapozuelos)
  • La Lobita (Navaleno)
  • Refectorio (Sardón de Duero)
  • Víctor Gutiérrez (Salamanca)
  • Villena (Segovia) NEW

 

Cataluña

  • Alkimia (Barcelona)
  • Angle (Barcelona)
  • Bo.Tic (Corçà)
  • Ca l’Enric (La Vall de Bianya)
  • Caelis (Barcelona)
  • Can Bosch (Cambrils)
  • Can Jubany (Calldetenes)
  • Capritx (Terrassa)
  • Casamar (Llafranc)
  • Cinc Sentits (Barcelona)
  • Disfrutar (Barcelona) NEW
  • Dos Cielos (Barcelona)
  • Dos Palillos (Barcelona)
  • Els Brancs (Roses / Playa de Canyelles Petites)
  • Els Casals (Sagàs)
  • Els Tinars (Llagostera)
  • Emporium (Castelló d’Empúries) NEW
  • Estany Clar (Cercs)
  • Fogony (Sort)
  • Gaig (Barcelona)
  • Hisop (Barcelona)
  • Hofmann (Barcelona)
  • Hoja Santa (Barcelona) NEW
  • Koy Shunka (Barcelona)
  • L’Ó (Sant Fruitós de Bages)
  • La Cuina de Can Simon (Tossa de Mar)
  • La Fonda Xesc (Gombrèn)
  • Les Magnòlies (Arbúcies)
  • Les Moles (Ulldecona)
  • Lluerna (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
  • Malena (Gimenells)
  • Massana (Girona)
  • Nectari (Barcelona)
  • Pakta (Barcelona)
  • Rincón de Diego (Cambrils)
  • Roca Moo (Barcelona)
  • Sala (Olost)
  • Saüc (Barcelona)
  • Tickets (Barcelona)
  • Tresmacarrons (El Masnou – Barcelona) NEW
  • Vía Veneto (Barcelona)
  • Villa Retiro (Xerta)

 

Galicia

  • A Estación (Cambre)
  • Alborada (A Coruña)
  • Árbore da Veira (A Coruña)
  • As Garzas (Malpica de Bergantiños / Porto Barizo)
  • Casa Marcelo (Santiago de Compostela) NEW
  • Culler de Pau (O Grove / Reboredo)
  • Maruja Limón (Vigo)
  • Nova (Ourense)
  • Pepe Vieira (Raxo)
  • Retiro da Costiña (Santa Comba)
  • Silabario (Tui)
  • Solla (Pontevedra / San Salvador de Poio)
  • Yayo Daporta (Cambados)

 

Madrid (Comunidad)

  • Álbora (Madrid)
  • Casa José (Aranjuez)
  • Chirón (Valdemoro)
  • DSTAgE (Madrid)
  • Kabuki (Madrid)
  • Kabuki Wellington (Madrid)
  • La Cabra (Madrid)
  • Lúa (Madrid)  NEW
  • Montia (San Lorenzo de El Escorial)
  • Punto MX (Madrid)

 

Murcia (Región)

  • La Cabaña de la Finca Buenavista (Murcia / El Palmar)

 

Navarra

  • El Molino de Urdániz (Urdaitz)
  • Europa (Iruña)
  • Rodero (Iruña)

 

País Vasco

  • Alameda (Hondarribia)
  • Andra Mari (Galdakao)
  • Boroa (Amorebieta / Boroa)
  • Elkano (Getaria)
  • Etxanobe (Bilbao)
  • Etxebarri (Axpe)
  • Kokotxa (Donostia)
  • Marqués de Riscal (Elciego)
  • Mina (Bilbao)
  • Mirador de Ulía (Donostia)
  • Nerua (Bilbao)
  • Zaldiarán (Vitoria)
  • Zarate (Bilbao) NEW
  • Zortziko (Bilbao)
  • Zuberoa (Oiartzun)

 

La Rioja

  • Venta Moncalvillo (Daroca de Rioja)

 

Valencia (Comunidad)

  • BonAmb (Xàbia)
  • Cal Paradís (Vall d’Alba)
  • Casa Manolo (Daimús)
  • Casa Pepa (Ondara)
  • El Poblet (Valencia)
  • L’Escaleta (Cocentaina)
  • La Finca (Elche)
  • La Sucursal (Valencia)
  • Monastrell (Alicante)
  • Ricard Camarena (Valencia)
  • Riff (Valencia)

 

Spanish restaurants that LOST THEIR MICHELIN ONE STAR STATUS

  • Aizian (Bilbao)
  • Ca L’ Arpa (Banyoles, Girona)
  • Casa Alfonso (Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante)
  • Comerç 24 (Barcelona) – due to closure
  • La Casa del Carmen (Olías del Rey, Toledo)
  • Manairó (Barcelona)
  • Miramón Arbelaitz (San Sebastián) – due to closure
  • Neichel (Barcelona) – due to closure
  • Vertical (H.C. Aqua 4) (Valencia)

 

Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Portugal 2016:

  • Belcanto (Lisboa)
  • Ocean (Armação de Pêra)
  • Vila Joya (Albufeira)

 

Michelin 1 Star Restaurants in Portugal 2016:

  • Bon Bon (Carvoeiro – Faro)  NEW
  • Casa da Calçada (Amarante)
  • Eleven (Lisboa)
  • Feitoria (Lisboa)
  • Fortaleza do Guincho (Cascais)
  • Henrique Leis (Almancil)
  • Il Gallo d’Oro (Funchal)
  • Pedro Lemos (Porto)
  • São Gabriel (Almancil)
  • Willie’s (Vilamoura)
  • Yeatman (Vila Nova de Gaia)

 

Portuguese Restaurant that LOST ITS MICHELIN ONE STAR STATUS:

  • L’And Vineyards (Montemor-o-Novo)

 

Resuming:

Spain received NO NEW Michelin 3 Star restaurant for 2016, but did gain TWO NEW Michelin 2 Star restaurants. 14 NEW Michelin 1 Star Restaurants were presented for the 2016 Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal but 9 Michelin 1 Star restaurants from 2015 LOST their Michelin Star Status.

Portugal still has NO Michelin 3 star Restaurant but does hold on to the THREE Michelin 2 Star Restaurants from last year’s Michelin Spain and Portugal Guide.  In the Michelin 1 star Restaurant category Portugal lost one Restaurant for 2016 but gained one NEW Michelin 1 Star Restaurant.

 

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Michelin 2016 Spain & Portugal RESULTS ARE IN 

The yearlong wait is over –  The NEW MICHELIN Guide Spain and Portugal 2016 was officially presented earlier this evening LIVE from Galicia. So ……  what’s new? What’s HOT ? (What’s NOT?) Here’s the lowdown from Santiago de Compostela:

This year just 16 NEW Michelin Stars were awarded to Spain! 

* * *  NO  NEW Michelin 3 Star Restaurant in Spain 2016 * * *

We were rooting for Mugaritz and ABaC to be promoted to the Michelin 3 Star elite status but unfortunately for another year it is just not to be! So, no new Michelin 3 star restaurants in Spain will appear in the New Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal for 2016.

However, all eight of last year’s Michelin 3 Star Restaurants in Spain retained their magnificent status to head the list of the “crème de la crème” for another year!

The 8 Wonders of Spain – Michelin 3* restaurants 2016 (in alphabetical order)

Akelarre. Pedro Subijana (Guipúzcoa)

Arzak. Juan Mari Arzak (Guipúzcoa)

Azurmendi. Eneko Atxa (Vizcaya)

DiverXO. David Muñoz (Madrid)

El Celler de Can Roca. Joan Roca (Girona) – Current World’s Number One Restaurant !!!

Martín Berasategui.  (Guipúzcoa)

Quique Dacosta. (Alicante)

Sant Pau. Carme Ruscalleda (Barcelona province)

 

* *  TWO NEW Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Spain 2016 * *

  • Zaranda (Mallorca / Es Capdellà)
  • Coque (Humanes de Madrid)

 

No previous Michelin 2 star restaurants lost any stars so this brings the total of Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Spain for 2016 to 20

 

*  14 NEW Michelin 1 Star Restaurants in Spain 2016 * 

Kabuki Raw (Casares, Málaga)

Sollo (Fuengirola, Málaga)

Messina (Marbella)

Acanthum (Huelva)

Disfrutar (Barcelona)

Hoja Santa (Barcelona)

Tresmacarrons (El Masnou, Barcelona)

Emporium (Castelló d’Empúries, Girona)

El Ermitaño (Benavente, Zamora)

Villena (Segovia)

El Rincón de Juan Carlos (Los Gigantes, Tenerife)

Zarate (Bilbao)

Lúa (Madrid)

Casa Marcelo (Santiago de Compostela)

Congratulations to all our wonderful Michelin Star Chefs!

 

But it’s not all good news – 9 Michelin 1 Star Restaurants from 2015 lost their star:

Ca L’ Arpa (Banyoles, Girona)

Comerç 24 (Barcelona) – due to closure

Manairó (Barcelona)

Neichel (Barcelona) – due to closure

Aizian (Bilbao)

Casa Alfonso (Dehesa de Campoamor, Alicante)

Miramón Arbelaitz (San Sebastián) – due to closure

La Casa del Carmen (Olías del Rey, Toledo)

Vertical (H.C. Aqua 4) (Valencia)

 

And over in Portugal? Our neighbors gained just 1 Michelin One Star restaurant with Bon Bon, in Carvoeiro (Faro) with the presentation of the NEW MICHELIN Guide Spain and Portugal 2016 but lost one with L’And Vineyards (Montemor-o-Novo).

 

And, here’s the FULL COMPLETE LIST of MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANTS in SPAIN and PORTUGAL 2016