Tour of Spain: Uncovering the Best Gastronomic Addresses with Chefs and Cooks

They know what they are talking about. They cook, they look for the best and they like to eat. For this reason, they are often the best ambassadors of their places of residence. They know that small restaurant where you can eat the best portion of fish or a tortilla skewer, they advise where to start the day with a good breakfast, whet your appetite with an appetizer, enjoy lunch before having a mid-afternoon snack, or a drink or cocktail before dinner. They frequent the markets daily and know the best supplier of fruits, vegetables, meats or cheeses. And they do not hesitate to advise on the best gastronomic gift to take from their homeland. This is a tour of Spain in search of the best addresses to enjoy gastronomy. From the hand of the chefs and cooks.

The owner of DiverXO advises having an aperitif at one of the landmarks in the Retiro neighborhood, eating at a fish temple, having dinner at your teacher’s house and buying candy.

The co-owner of the Enjoy and Share restaurants recommends his secret addresses where he usually has breakfast, lunch or a drink in his city.

The chef and owner of La Salita shares secret addresses in her hometown, whose nerve center is located in the Ruzafa neighborhood. There she works and enjoys her free time.

The co-owner of the Casa Marcial restaurant shares his secret recommendations, where to have an almond bartolo for breakfast, have a cider at a micro cider in Nueva de Llanes, shop at the Villaviciosa food plaza, or dine on some fried pixín at Tazones

The owner of the La Finca restaurant recommends where to have the best rice with rabbit or a cocktail facing the sea

The cook at the Arzak restaurant recommends starting with a brunch, some pinchos in a classic in the old town, a chop in one of the restaurants with the best winery in Spain or a gin and tonic in Gros

The owner of the Noor restaurant recommends having everything from a Cordoban cake to the typical oxtail as an appetizer, or enjoying a drink in a historic building

The owner of Culler de Pau recommends his favorite places to have a good aperitif, enjoy a meal by the sea or a cocktail in the trendy place in Vigo

The owner of Cobo Estratos recommends eating everything from stews to Castilian lamb, enjoying a ‘cojonudo’ or ‘cojonuda’, or goat cheeses from an organic farm

The chef and co-owner of the Atrio restaurant recommends starting the day with churros, trying the cuisine of a legendary address and finishing with tapas in the historic center

He directs the kitchen at El Portal de Echaurren in Ezcaray and recommends having one of the best tortillas in Spain, as well as meats from one of the best grills and having a cocktail in his town

Pablo González Conejero runs Cabaña Buenavista and recommends everything from having a good specialty coffee in his hometown to praising a small business with its own identity

Owner of the restaurant Sa Pedrera des Pujol, he takes a tour of small establishments on the island run by the owners, and advises buying, in addition to cheese and sobrasada, Menorcan manzanilla

The owner of Finca Alfoliz recommends eating a classic in Aracena, a drink at a magical beach bar in Punta Umbría, or a special dinner in Valverde del Camino

He runs a Michelin-star restaurant, as well as other establishments with different gastronomic concepts, and travels around the island in search of the best producers for his cuisine.

The owner of Aponiente recommends several places in his area where you can have a muffin, eat the best seafood in an industrial estate, buy almond tiles from El Puerto and salt from the Cádiz salt flats.

The co-owner of El Celler de Can Roca shares his places for a ‘forquilla lunch’, having an aperitif with Bruce Springteen in the background, eating at some of his disciples and buying sausages

The creator of the business group that bears his name recommends starting the day with a shredded meat muffin, a Cordovan-style appetizer, a candlelight dinner and buying mantecados

The owner of Cenador de Amós recommends having breakfast facing the sea in Somo, crossing the bay of Santander to eat at a steakhouse in Pedreña and ending the day at a cult winery.

The owner of Azurmendi, with three Michelin stars, recommends starting the day with a butter bun, having a ‘marianito’ before treating yourself to one of the restaurants that most praises the product in his city.

He runs Miramar, with two Michelin stars in Llança, and recommends a vermouth by the sea as an aperitif, enjoying the seafood cuisine of the area and going to Cadaqués for a cocktail

The owner of Retiro da Costiña, with a Michelin star, recommends having breakfast in a garden in the heart of Santiago, walking through the market and having a drink in front of a beautiful sunset

Álvaro Sanz recommends essential places with Ibizan recipes, having breakfast watching dolphins and don’t forget to buy local herbs and sobrasada

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