The Best European Food in Spain
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The best European food in Spain, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The Infatuation have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Nub comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Barcelona and Tenerife.
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Besta and Boccaccio 70 hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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Rank 1. Nub
European
Dinner here unfolds across three rooms: terrace appetizers, a candlelit main course, then dessert at a bar watched over by Japanese lucky cats and a Bibendum figurine. It holds a Michelin star and sits inside the Bahía del Duque resort, though the cooking, which threads Mediterranean and Latin American ideas through a Canary Islands lens, feels like its own expedition. Two tasting menus, one vegetarian, move guests through each space in sequence.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. Besta
European Bistro
A neo-bistro on Aribau where Galician coastline meets Catalan market and, somehow, a stint in Sweden. The chef pulls all three threads into a short à la carte and tasting menus that run from nine courses up, with a seafood course that works through Atlantic shellfish in decidedly modern ways. The chef's table bar lets you watch the kitchen finish dishes while you eat, which is either charming or slightly stressful depending on your personality.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 25 Best Restaurants In Barcelona
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Restaurants In Barcelona
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Rank 3. Boccaccio 70
European
The dining room is done almost entirely in red, which either sets the mood or makes you feel like you're eating inside a warning sign. This contemporary Italian restaurant in Burgos folds Castilian instincts into the Italian canon, so a cod with pilpil sauce or a caramelised panettone torrija lands with one foot in each tradition. Two tasting menus, named Fellini and Sophia Loren, sit alongside à la carte.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Boccaccio 70 (this place) 68.544
- #3 Distrikt41 68.544
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Rank 3. Distrikt41
European
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Boccaccio 70 68.544
- #3 Distrikt41 (this place) 68.544