Etxebarri– the ultimate asador Elkano– world’s best turbot Azurmendi – 3* fine dining Ibai – impressive Basque cooking from best products Casa Julían– favorite chuleton Bar Ganbara– favorite pintxos Casa Urola– pintxos Bar Nestor– pintxos La Viña– best cheesecake
Madrid
Sacha – Excellent Spanish cooking; Madrid’s institution La Tasquita de Enfrente– best ingredients based cooking
Andalucia
Los Marinos José– temple of great seafood Lobito de Mar– seafood restaurant by Dani García El Faro de Cádiz– seafood institution Aponiente – 3* fine dining Casa Balbino– excellent seafood bar Antonio in Zahara de los Atunes– tuna
Denia
Quique Dacosta– 3* fine dining El Faralló– gamba roja specialist Paco Gandia in Pinoso– paella
Barcelona
Disfrutar – fine dining by 3 former El Bulli chefs Tickets – “fine dining” style tapas Rias de Galicia– traditional seafood Estimar– modern seafood Espai Kru – fusion Japanese Hoja Santa– creative Mexican Bodega 1900 – tapas El Quim– tapas institution at Boqueria Cal Pep– seafood tapas Quimet i Quimet– canned seafood tapas
Near Barcelona
El Celler de Can Roca– 3* fine dining Els Casals– excellent ingredients based cooking, majority of which come from the restaurant’s farm
Ibiza
Heart – Adrià and Cirque du Soleil collaboration El Bigotes – traditional fish soup on the beach Ex Xarcu – best seafood on a beach