A very rich selection in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2013
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A very rich selection in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2013
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Category: Europe - Gourmet restaurants
- Gourmet restaurants
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-11-23
Reaffirming the remarkable quality of Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, the latest edition of The guide showcases the vitality and expertise of a new generation of chefs. The MICHELIN Guide Spain & Portugal 2013 includes 7 restaurants with three stars, 19 awarded two stars and 132 with one star.
In terms of gourmet dining, 2013 was an outstanding year in Spain and Portugal. Both countries continued to receive high marks for the quality and diversity of their culinary offerings. What’s more, young chefs in both countries continue to make their mark, surprising diners with the quality of their creative, distinctive cuisine made with local ingredients.
Two new The five restaurants that received three stars in last year’s guide were once again awarded the highest distinction this year: Akelare and Arzak in San Sebastián, Martín Berasategui in Lasarte- Oria (Guipúzcoa), Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona) and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona.
Two new restaurants received a third star in the 2013 edition of the guide: Azurmendi in Larrabetzu (Vizcaya), where ENEKO ATXA serves up a distinctive, creative, well-balanced cuisine with authentic flavors, and Quique Dacosta in Dénia (Alicante), which features inventive, original cooking that constantly makes innovative use of textures and is firmly anchored in the regional culinary style. With restaurants Akelare and Arzak in San Sebastián, Martín Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria (Guipúzcoa), Sant Pau in Sant Pol de Mar (Barcelona) and El Celler de Can Roca in Girona. Spain has 7 3 stars. They therefore continue to rank among the top 100 or so best restaurants in the world, deemed worthy of this highest distinction awarded for their “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.”
Two new restaurants were inducted into the guide’s 2 stars category this year, for a total of 19 restaurants: Enoteca and Moments, both of which are in Barcelona. Located in Hotel Arts, Enoteca offers a cooking style that takes simplicity to a new level by faithfully preserving the flavors and textures of theingredients, while Moments, housed in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, features a menu based entirely on superior products, imaginatively prepared and combined with ingredients that ensure the highest
quality.
In addition, the guide includes 132 restaurants, of which 17 new entries.
The MICHELIN guide Spain & Portugal 2013 also lists 234 Bib Gourmand restaurants that offer excellent value for money. Whether they are the latest buzz or quaint bistros, offering traditional or inventive cooking, local specialties or world cuisine, all serve a three-course meal at moderate prices (no more than €35 in Spain and Andorra, €30 in Portugal), while respecting the quality criteria of the MICHELIN guide.
Thanks to a uniform, rigorous selection system applied to 23 countries, the MICHELIN guide is an international benchmark for gourmet dining. All of the restaurants featured in the selection were selected by the MICHELIN guide’s famous inspectors, who anonymously travel the roads of the Kingdom and the Grand Duchy in search of the best addresses. The inspectors undergo rigorous training so that they apply the same time-tested methods used by MICHELIN guide inspectors throughout the world to ensure a uniform, international standard of excellence. As a guarantee of complete objectivity, Michelin inspectors pay all their bills in full.
The MICHELIN guide Spain & Portugal 2013 goes on sale on November 22 for €23.90. The new edition innovates with a flexible cover, contemporary look and less compact layout, and lists 4,159 addresses.
Note: After the closing date for the 2013 edition of the guide, Zaranda, the restaurant in the Hilton Sa Torre Mallorca hotel (Llucmajor), was closed. It will reopen in April in a new location.
The MICHELIN guide on iPhone
Looking for a home-style meal or a gourmet restaurant? The MICHELIN guide inspectors have selected the best establishments for you.
For a complete presentation of each restaurant (including contact details, awards and amenities, opening periods, prices and comments from the MICHELIN guide), you just locate it on a map and can book a table directly via your iPhone. Then, share your experience with other gourmet diners.
The selection of the MICHELIN guide Spain & Portugal 2013 can be consulted via your iPhone or iPod Touch.
The MICHELIN guide Spain & Portugal 2013 for iPhone will be available beginning in the first week of December for €7.99.
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