At last. Oriol Castro, Mateu Casañas and Eduard Xatruch can now enjoy their long-awaited and more than just moment of glory: Enjoy has achieved every chef’s dream by obtaining three Michelin stars. He is not the only one who is experiencing ecstasy; also Paco Morales has achieved the milestone of becoming ‘tri’ thanks to his work in Noor (Cordova). The two great, enormous, news that the Michelin guide 2024 which was presented tonight in Barcelona.
Willing to play cat and mouse until the last moment, the tire firm’s spokespersonsn They anticipated a few weeks ago that this Tuesday night at the Auditori Fòrum of the Barcelona International Convention Center, in the Fòrum, It was going to be a “hot” date. It could be understood that the increase in temperature would have to do with the incandescence of the new stars. And the speculations echoed by this newspaper did not take long to appear: they sounded like favorites for the third star Enjoy and Noor. Yes, there were leaks
Andreu Buenafuente, presenter of the gala
And yes, there was delicious warmth. Michelin The temperature had been raising, first, with the presentation, on October 18 at the Sants market, of the gala that he conducted tonight with his usual spark Andreu Buenafuente in the ‘late show’ format before more than 700 guests. And then, with a debate, on November 13, about wine and gastronomy in La Pedrera.
So everyone was waiting for the thermometers, last night, to make those present sweat with excitement. The new guide did not disappoint. Two new tri-stars. Since the 2018 edition, two restaurants had not entered paradise at once. Last year, they entered Atrium (Cáceres) and Hermanos Torres Kitchen (Barcelona)and in 2018, Abac (Barcelona) and Apponent (El Puerto de Santa María).
And if the 2023 edition was good, so was the 2024 edition. A ‘bi’ and 31 with new winding. AND Barcelona continue as undisputed capital of good eatingsince the Catalan city adds now four! ‘three-star’ establishments (they were already at the top Abac, Lasarte, Hermanos Torres Kitchen and Enjoy) for a total of 42 stars.
15 ‘tri-stars’
As of tonight, Spain now has 15 ‘tri-starred’ restaurants: Abac, Lasarte, Hermanos Torres Kitchen and Enjoy (Barcelona), El Celler de Can Roca (Girona), Arzak, Martin Berasategui and Akelarre (Saint Sebastian), Azurmendi (Larrabetzu), Diverxo (Madrid), Quique Dacosta (Denia), Apponent (El Puerto de Santa María), Amos Arbor (Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria), Atrium (Cáceres) and Noor (Cordova).
Barcelona, 42-Madrid, 40
If there has been little movement in the two-wound category, since Venta Moncalvillo (Daroca de Rioja) has been the only one to obtain the secondthe Michelin guide 2024 has been more generous to those They release the first star: 31.
In Barcelonathey get the first winding Quiratat the Intercontinental Hotel, and the unknown Suto. Martin Berasategui has made another mistake by achieving one more distinction – but still with 12 because it leaves Fifty Seconds, in Lisbon – for El Club Allard, with José María Goñi as head chef, thus reinforcing Madrid, which has another five establishments in this category ( Cebo, Santerra, Since 1911, Toki and Osa) and now has a total of (40), just two behind Barcelona (42), which has lost Angle’s second (Madrid has seen how Lúa and Gofio were eliminated ).
12 green stars
In section green starswhich distinguishes those establishments that “create experiences that combine gastronomic excellence with a notable commitment to eco-responsibility”, the novelties in Spain are: Emporium (Castelló d’Empúries), L’Algadir del Delta (Amposta) , Es Tragón (Sant Antoni de Portmany), Andreu Genestra (Llucmajor), Barro (Ávila), Béns d’Avall (Sóller), Ca na Toneta (Caimari), Casa Marcial (Nacho Manzano, Arriondas), Monte (by chef Xune Andrade, San Feliz), Black Stork Habitat (Valverde del Fresno), El Molino de Alcuneza (Sigüenza) and El Molino de Urdániz Urdaitz).
Three special prizes
At the gala in which Daniel Redondo, head chef at Can Roca, who died last Friday in a traffic accident, was remembered, the Michelin guide has granted several special prizes. In addition to the one mentioned Best Sommelier, those that distinguish the Young Chef 2024 (Martina Puigvert, Les Cols), to Chef Mentor (Juan Mari ArzakArzakan award that his daughter, Elena, has collected) and Best Head of Room 2024 (Joan Carles Ibáñez, Lasarte).
This is now the list of the new stars of the Michelin guide 2024.
THREE STARS
Enjoy (by chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, Barcelona)
Noor (by chef Paco Morales, Córdoba)
TWO STARS
A STAR
Quirat (by chef Víctor Torres, Barcelona)
Suto (by chef Yoshikazu Suto, Barcelona)
The Allard Club (by chefs Martín Berasategui and José María Goñi, Madrid)
Since 1911 (by chef Digo Murciego, Madrid)
Santerra (by chef Miguel Carretero, Madrid)
Toki (by chef Tadayoshi Mota, Madrid)
Osa (by chefs Sara Peral and Jorge Muñoz, Madrid)
Mud (by chefs Carlos Casillas and Jaime Mondéjar, Ávila)
Erre de Roca (by chef Alberto Molinero, Miranda de Ebro)
Marcos (from chef Marcos Mistry, Gijón)
NM (by chef Daniel Silvestre, Oviedo)
Terra (by chef Brais Pichel, Finisterre)
Txispa (by chef Tetsuro Maeda, Axpe)
Kabo (by chef Aaron Ortiz, Pamplona)
Canfranc Express (by chef Eduardo Salanova, Canfranc-Estación)
Casa Bernardi (by chef Ferdinando Bernardi, Benissa)
Orobianco (by chef Andrea Drago, Calp)
Fraula (by chefs Roseta Félix and Daniel Malavía, València)
Andreu Genestra (from chef Andreu Genestra, Llucmajor)
Omakase by Walt (by chef Walter Sidoravicius, Eivissa)
Sa Clastra (by chef Jordi Cantó, Es Capdellà)
Unic (by chef David Grussaute, Sant Josep de sa Talaia)
Back (by chef David Olivas, Marbella)
Malak (by chef Javier Jurado, Jaén)
Radis (by chef Juano Mesa, Jaén)
Vandelvira (by chef Juan Carlos García, Baeza)
Tohqa (by chef Eduardo Pérez, El Puerto de Santa María)
Bevir (by chef José Luis Espino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Haydée (by chef Víctor Suárez, La Orotava)
Taste 1973 (by chef Diego Schattenhofer, Playa de las Américas)
Also added were 23 new Bib Gourmand (for a total of 229) and 91 new recommended restaurants (770).
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GREEN STARS
Emporium (by chefs Màrius and Joan Jordà, Castelló d’Empúries)
L’Algadir del Delta (by chef Joan Capilla, Amposta)
Es Tragón (by chef Álvaro Sanz, Sant Antoni de Portmany)
Andreu Genestra (from chef Andreu Genestra, Llucmajor)
Mud (by chefs Carlos Casillas and Jaime Mondéjar, Ávila)
Béns d’Avall (by chef Benet Vicens Mayol, Sóller)
Ca na Toneta (by chef Maria Solivellas, Caimari)
Monte (by chef Xune Andrade, San Feliz)
Black Stork Habitat (by chefs Diego Carrero and Jorge Ramajo, Valverde del Fresno)
El Molino de Alcuneza (by chef Samuel Moreno, Sigüenza)
El Molino de Urdániz (by chef David Yárnoz, Urdaitz)
SPECIAL PRIZES
Young Chef: Martina Puigvert (Les Cols).
Best Head of Room: Joan Carles Ibáñez (Lasarte).