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Interactive map of all Michelin-starred restaurants in Catalonia
55 restaurants hold the prized distinction in the 2021 edition of the guide
Two Catalan restaurants earn second star in Michelin Guide 2021
Three more dining establishments earn their first star, while the guide introduces new sustainability distinction
Girona's Can Roca restaurant becomes a canvas for street art
Eatery of the celebrated Roca brothers just one of the venues in the northern city's annual Milestone Project festival
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Prosecutors accuse Colombian star of avoiding €14.5m between 2012 and 2014 when she was living in Catalonia
Catalan restaurants world firsts to install new cryptocurrency point of sale terminal
Hotel Villa Retiro restaurants are led by double Michelin star chef Fran López
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Michelin Restaurants Catalonia 2019
Brothers Sergio and Javier Torres shine with two stars for new project ‘La Nau dels Somnis’ while new list entries include La Barra, l’Oria and Terra
CaixaBank to sell 80% of real estate assets to US equity fund
The Catalan financial giant expects the deal to go through at the end of 2018 or start of 2019
Number of Michelin 3-star restaurants goes up to four in Catalonia
Six Catalan locales joined a list of 55 appearing in the 2018 Michelin Guide
Barcelona’s restaurant Disfrutar awarded Best New European Restaurant 2016
‘Disfrutar’ restaurant in Barcelona has been awarded Best New European Restaurant 2016 in the prestigious Opinionated About Dining (OAD) rankings. The restaurant has also made a breakthrough appearance in the Best European Restaurant ranking, coming in at number 38. The three founders of the restaurant, chefs Eduard Xatruch, Oriol Castro and Mateu Casañas, worked together for 15 years as disciples of Ferran Adrià in the kitchen of ‘El Bulli’, which was five times awarded best restaurant in the world. Indeed ‘Disfrutar’ achieved its first Michelin star last year and two Repsol suns, along with the ‘Restaurant of the Year’ Award given by the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition. This recognition is to be added to the 50 Michelin-star-holding restaurants in Catalonia, 22 of which are located in Barcelona.
Four Catalan restaurants win their first Michelin star
The Spain and Portugal Michelin Guide 2016 added four Catalan restaurants to their prestigious list and awarded them their first Michelin Star. Two of them, Mateu Casañas, Oriol Castro and Eduard Xatruch’s Disfrutar and Albert Adrià and Paco Méndez’s Hoja Santa are disciples of Ferran Adriá’s El Bulli, which was five times awarded best restaurant in the world. Besides these two restaurants from Barcelona, the Hotel Restaurant Emporium located in Castelló d’Empúries, in the north of Catalonia, and Tresmacarrons, in the coastal village of Masnou, also received the prestigious award for the first time. Mallorca restaurant Zaranda, which is led by Fernando Pérez Arellano (who previously worked in the three-Michelin-star-holding Catalan restaurant Can Fabes and the Coque restaurant in Madrid), adds its second star to its record. There are currently 50 restaurants which have been awarded by Michelin Guides, 22 of which are located in Barcelona.