Overview
- The gala was held Monday at Tarragona’s Palau Firal i de Congressos, drawing about 150 chefs and officials including Catalan conseller Miquel Sàmper and Repsol president Antonio Brufau.
- The update brings the total to 808 restaurants, with 46 holding three soles, 173 two and 589 one, while 242 new Recommended venues raise that list to 1,605.
- This edition adds 83 newcomers across Spain and Andorra, with three at the maximum level, 11 earning two soles and 69 receiving one.
- Catalonia sees 10 new entries, including Barcelona’s Amar, Besta, Eldelmar and Prodigi, and Dos Palillos moves up to a second Sol.
- Madrid’s Bancal, led by Miguel Vidal, earns 1 Sol, and the chef’s public nods to Deportivo de La Coruña were noted during the ceremony.