Overview
- At the XI Gala in Madrid’s Círculo de Bellas Artes, the 2026 edition was presented as the first to span the entire Spanish peninsula, with the Balearic and Canary Islands planned for 2027.
- Top of the Tops honorees are Disfrutar, El Celler de Can Roca, DiverXO, Asador Etxebarri and Elkano.
- Fontané was named Rookie of the Year, with Itzuli as runner‑up and Ancestral in third place.
- Regional leaders include Cocina Hermanos Torres (Catalonia), Desde 1911 (Community of Madrid), Azurmendi (Basque Country), El Portal de Echaurren (La Rioja), Ricard Camarena (Valencian Community), Bardal (Andalusia), Cenador de Amós (Cantabria), Casa Marcial (Asturias), Culler de Pau (Galicia), Asador Galino Pueyo (Aragon), Molino de Urdániz (Navarre), Cabaña Buenavista (Murcia), Iván Cerdeño (Castilla‑La Mancha), Lera (Castilla y León) and Atrio (Extremadura).
- The bilingual print guide assesses nearly 5,000 restaurants using aggregated reviews from over 2,000 anonymous local evaluators and lists Top 100/50 by region, Top 25 by province and special categories such as Selección Macarfi, Joyas por descubrir, Most Popular and Rookies.