APONIENTE Three Michelin Stars A return visit to the Angel León restaurant, Aponiente, renowned for its cuisine of the sea and exclusively seafood. After relocating from its previous site in the centre of El Puerto de Santa María, the new and much more glamorous restaurant is situated just outside of town in what was once an old flour mill built in 1815. A small river or stream flows beneath the current building, and the energy it produced for the mill was used to grind

AZURMENDI Three Michelin Stars Chef Eneko Atxa Azurmendi was the youngest Spanish chef to obtain 3 Michelin stars in 2012. You will understand why when you visit this subtropical glasshouse, which overlooks the beautiful Basque countryside and is located 25 minutes from Bilbao. Azurmendi operates as a self-sustaining ecosystem focused on sustainability. It is environmentally friendly, utilises renewable energy sources, recycles all generated waste, collects rainwater, and

CASA MARCAL Three Michelin Stars (New 2025) The drive to the restaurant, situated in the heart of the mountains, is via a narrow road through the beautiful Asturian countryside, and the views are amazing. Beware of the narrow winding roads where you must be careful of grazing cows and sheep. The restaurant's modest façade contrasts with its elegant stone interior, which features exposed wooden beams and a few contemporary decorative details. There is an attractive bar are

elBulli Three Michelin Stars This is an old one from 2009, but it's good to look back sometimes, especially when the restaurant is no longer open. This review is from the world-renowned elBulli, which closed in 2011 and was run by Catalan chef Ferran Adriá. Restaurant Magazine judged elBulli Number One on its Top 50 list of the world's best restaurants for a record five times: in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2022, the restaurant was voted number one in the best of th

DISFRUTAR Three Michelin Stars Disfrutar has just received its third Michelin Star and lives up to its name (which means ‘enjoy’ in English). Currently rated as number 1 in the Best 50 Restaurants in the World 2024 list. See here for the complete list: www.theworlds50best.com This restaurant is situated away from the main tourist area of Barcelona. Once you enter the restaurant, you feel like you are taking centre stage. The initial contact with the staff is very warm.

EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA Three Michelin Stars The second part of the 2009 trip to Catalunya was to the Roca brothers ' restaurant in Girona, which has been ranked number one in the world on a few occasions. El Celler de Can Roca is a restaurant in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, which was opened in 1986 by the Roca brothers, Joan, Josep, and Jordi. It was first located next to their parents' restaurant Can Roca, but moved to its current purpose-built building in 2007. It has been

APONIENTE Two Michelin Stars Chef de Mar, led by Ángel León Gonzales, has earned its third Michelin star in its newly relocated ultra-modern restaurant. The restaurant is situated in a converted 18th-century flour mill that overlooks the estuary and appropriately faces the sea, right on the banks of the Guadalete River. Originally reviewed in 2015, the restaurant has since moved to new premises and now boasts three Michelin stars. The previous location has been transformed

APONIENTE Three Michelin Stars We returned to Angel León’s restaurant, renowned for its seafood cuisine sourced exclusively from the ocean. Our previous visit was to its former location in the centre of El Puerto de Santa María, which has since transformed into a more upscale tapas bar and restaurant. The new, far more glamorous place is just outside town, in what was an old flour mill, built in 1815. A small river/stream flows under the current building, and the energy gen

LES PRÈS D’EUGÉNIE Three Michelin Stars On this occasion, we took a trip over the Spanish border from San Sebastián (some 175 km) into France to the wonderful Les Prés d’Eugénie. Michel Guérard opened Les Prés d’Eugénie in the tiny commune of Eugénie-les-Bains in 1974, and the restaurant gained a third Michelin star in 1977, only three years later. He has retained 40 years of 3-star status and now holds the longest such continuous run since the recent death of Bocuse, who