Cocina Hermanos Torres becomes Catalonia's fourth three Michelin-starred restaurant
ABaC, Lasarte and Celler de Can Roca continue in gastronomy elite, as eight more establishments maintain their two stars
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Catalan Michelin-starred restaurant Europe’s most affordable, reports magazine
L’Antic Molí in Ulldecona, in the Ebre river delta region, offers fine dining experience for as little as €20
Interactive map: All Michelin-starred restaurants in Catalonia
Catalonia boasts 64 Michelin stars in 49 different restaurants in the 2022 edition of the guide
Three Catalan restaurants maintain their three Michelin stars
ABaC, Lasarte and Celler de Can Roca continue in gastronomy elite, as Catalonia has 64 stars overall in 2022 guide
Exhibit reveals 'essence' of Carme Ruscalleda
Palau Robert venue in Barcelona opens new exhibition devoted to Michelin-starred chef's life and career
A Catalan Christmas feast: in the kitchen with Carme Ruscalleda
The female world-class chef with the most Michelin stars tells Catalan News what’s on the table for the holidays
Carme Ruscalleda's Michelin-starred Sant Pau restaurant closes
Female chef with most stars in the world shuts down famous eatery after 30 years to "reorient" her professional life
Three Michelin star restaurant Sant Pau to close down after 30 years
World-class chef Carme Ruscalleda to "redirect" her career
Chef Ruscalleda to open restaurant for two months abroad
Seven-star Michelin chef reveals plans for pop-up eatery in a Mediterranean country
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
‘Lasarte’ becomes first restaurant in Barcelona with three Michelin stars
Catalan gastronomy got reinforced and gained even more prestige in the presentation of the Spain and Portugal Michelin Guide 2017, one of the most important events on the world’s gastronomic calendar. There are now 67 restaurants awarded with a Michelin star in Catalonia. The most important ‘star’ went to ‘Lasarte’ Barcelona, which joins the select group of those outlets which have three ‘macarons’ in Catalonia, together with ‘El Celler de Can Roca’, which was named best restaurant in the world in 2013 and 2015, and ‘Sant Pau’, by Carme Ruscalleda. Moreover, ‘Lasarte’, led by Italian chef Paolo Casagrande, who was a disciple of renowned Basque chef Martín Berasategui, is not only the first three-Michelin star restaurant located in the Catalan capital but the only restaurant on the Iberian Peninsula which this year obtained its third ‘star’.
Barcelona still a hot luxury hotel destination despite ban on new accommodation
The Catalan capital attracts the interest of some of the most prestigious hotel chains in the world, and has more 5 star establishments than London or Paris. Up to 13% of tourist accommodation in Barcelona is provided by luxury or 5 star establishments, a percentage that is 10% in the British capital and 7.5% in the French one. The new mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, introduced in July a one-year moratorium on new tourist accommodation to regulate the influx of visitors to the city that has affected eight of the eleven new luxury projects in Barcelona. However, neither the number of beds on offer nor the ban have reduced interest from international businesspeople, whom continue to see the Catalan capital as a “very attractive” place to invest, according to experts.
Restaurants promote Girona as the area containing most Michelin stars per capita in the world
The Province of Girona, in the north eastern part of Catalonia, contains 13 restaurants which among them have 17 Michelin stars, thus making it home to some of the best restaurants in the world. In fact, Girona is the area with the highest Michelin star to population ratio (one star for every 44,000 inhabitants), in the world, ahead of Paris, Rome or London. On top of this, Girona hosts what was awarded Best Restaurant in the world in 2013 by the English magazine 'Restaurant Magazine' and it has been among the top 3 for the last decade: El Celler de Can Roca. In an attempt to raise awareness of its culinary success, all establishments in Girona have united under the brand "Girona Territori d'Estrelles" (Girona Land of Stars).