The Martin Berasategui, in Guipuzkoa
"Berasategui is the dean, the Godfather of a whole generation of cooks who lead the forefront of the new Basque cuisine ( Andoni Luis Aduriz, Josean Alija or Diego Guerrero) and a record chef with his seven (seven!) Michelin stars spread all over the world. But you have to ignore all the noise that surrounds Martín, it is better to ignore the covers or the spotlights. The thing to do is **visit his house in Lasarte** and drown in the thunderous silence of his dishes. Technique, product, history and avant-garde. Who gives more?"
This is how our colleague Jesús Terrés presented Basque cooking, including, of course, in 101 restaurants to visit before you die . Thanks to these characteristics, he has once again reached the top of a list obtained through an algorithm that takes into account both the quality and quantity of comments discharged on TripAdvisor during the last 12 months, and that last year he elevated him just on one of his anniversaries as a chef: " Millions of thanks to all the users who have made this recognition possible, it is the best gift I could have for my 40 years between the stoves , What happiness! ”, He then wrote on the Facebook page of his restaurant.
He has the most sustainable restaurant on the planet.
** Azurmendi Gastronomico,** the first sustainable restaurant on the peninsula, has obtained the tenth position of the world ranking, a list last year inhabited only by a Spaniard, Berasategui. the kitchen of Eneko Atxa (three Michelin stars) ** has worked a miracle in Larrabetzu (Bizkaia), for ** reasons that have been compelling for years.
For its part, the ** Celler de Can Roca ** (Gerona) has become the thirteenth place in the world after having inhabited the first in 2013 and then in 2015 according to the oscars of cooking , it s 50 World Best Restaurants. "If there is a complete restaurant in the world, it is Celler de Can Roca. We all have some weak point, they do not. The kitchen, the bakery, the cellar, everything is perfect ”, the eminent Alex Atala, owner of the Sao Paulo DOM, explained to us in 2013.
Likewise, two Spanish catering establishments have also crept into the European list: **DSTAGE (Madrid) **, the restaurant-laboratory led by chef Diego Guerrero, has reached the eighteenth position accompanied by the ** Restaurante Elkano ** (Guetaria, Guipúzkoa), which with its masterful fish and shellfish is placed in the nineteenth place.
The temple of Getaria: Elkano
Here are the victory lists:
BEST RESTAURANTS IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TRAVELER'S CHOICE 2016
1.Martin Berasategui, Lasarte, Spain
2. Maison Lameloise, Chagny, France
3.L'Auberge de l'Ill, Illhaeusern, France
4.Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton, UK
5.Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy
6.Alinea, Chicago, USA
7.Waterside Inn, Bray-on-Thames, UK
8.Voila Bistrot, Paraty, Brazil
9. Adam's, Birmingham, UK
10.Azurmendi Gastronomico, Larrabetzu, Spain
11.Auberge du Vert Mont, Boeschepe, France
12.Le Soleil, Cusco, Peru
13.El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
14.Da Vittorio, Brusaporto, Italy
15. Muse Restaurant, Pokolbin, Australia
16.Funky Gourmet, Athens, Greece
17.I Latina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
18.Victoria & Albert's, Orlando, Florida
19.The French Cafe, Auckland, New Zealand
20.La Colombe, Constantia, South Africa
21.DK David's Kitchen at 909, Chiang Mai, Thailand
22.The Test Kitchen, Woodstock, South Africa
23. Restaurant Locavore, Ubud, Indonesia
24.TRB, Peking (Beijing), China
25th St., Sydney, Australia
BEST RESTAURANTS IN EUROPE ACCORDING TO TRAVELER'S CHOICE 2016
1.Martin Berasategui, Lasarte, Spain
2. Maison Lameloise, Chagny, France
3.L'Auberge de l'Ill, Illhaeusern, France
4.Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton, UK
5.Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy
6.Waterside Inn, Bray-on-Thames, UK
7. Adam's, Birmingham, UK
8.Azurmendi Gastronomico, Larrabetzu, Spain
9.Auberge du Vert Mont, Boeschepe, France
10.El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Spain
11.Da Vittorio, Brusaporto, Italy
12.Funky Gourmet, Athens, Greece
13.The Fat Duck, Bray-on-Thames, UK
14. Epicure, Paris, France
15.The Three Chimneys Restaurant, Colbost, UK
16.Pur' - Jean-François Rouquette, Paris, France
17.the ARTIST, Bucharest, Romania
18.DSTAGE, Madrid, Spain
19. Elkano Restaurant, Getaria, Spain
20.Ristorante Esplanade, Desenzano Del Garda, Italy
21. Hos Thea, Oslo, Norway
22.Restaurant Alcron, Prague, Czech Republic
23.Teppanyaki Restaurant Sazanka, Amsterdam, Netherlands
24.Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
25.Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark
BEST RESTAURANTS IN SPAIN ACCORDING TO TRAVELER'S CHOICE 2016
1.Martin Berasategui, Lasarte
2. Gastronomic Azurmendi, Larrabetzu
3. Celler de Can Roca, Girona
4. DSTAGE, Madrid
5. Elkano Restaurant, Getaria
6. Koy Shunka, Barcelona
7.Arroka Berri, Hondarribia
8.With Grace, Barcelona
9.Atrium, Cáceres
10. Carlota Akaneya, Barcelona