Michelín Star Restaurants in Spain 2016

[ivar]

For those "foodies" out there, looking for a special meal along the way to Santiago, here are the restaurants with Michelin stars for 2016.

By the way, http://www.casamarcelo.net/ is back with 1 star and is located in Santiago

Que aproveche!

3 Star Michelin

Juan Mari Arzak. Arzak (San Sebastián)
Martín Berasategui. Berasategui (Lasarte)
Carme Ruscalleda. Sant Pau (Barcelona)
Pedro Subijana: Akelarre (San Sebastián)
Joan Roca. Celler de Joan Roca (Girona)
Quique Dacosta. Dacosta (Denia)
Eneko Atxa. (Azurmendi, Vizcaya)
David Muñoz. Diverxo (Madrid)

2 Star Michelin

Zaranda (Es Capdellà, Mallorca)
Coque (Humanes de Madrid)
Ángel León. Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz)
Paco Pérez. Enoteca (Barcelona)
Raül Balam. Moments (Barcelona).
Andoni Luis Aduriz. Mugaritz (Rentería)
Jordi Cruz. ABaC (Barcelona)
María Marte. Club Allard (Madrid)
Paco Pérez. Miramar en Llançà (Girona)
Ramón Freixa. Freixa (Madrid)
Dani García. Dani García (Marbella, Málaga)
Óscar Velasco. Santceloni (Madrid)
Paco Roncero. La Terraza del Casino (Madrid)
Sergi Arola. Sergi Arola (Madrid)
Nacho Manzano. Casa Marcial. (Arriondas, Asturias)
Martin Berasategui. Lasarte (Barcelona)
Toño Pérez. Atrio (Cáceres)
Fina Puigdevall. Les Cols (Olot, Gerona)
Francis Paniego. El Portal (Ezcaray, La Rioja)
Martin Berasategui. M.B. (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

1 Star Michelin

Kabuki Raw (Málaga)
Sollo (Fuengirola, Málaga)
Messina (Marbella, Málaga)
Acanthum (Huelva)
Hoja Santa (Barcelona)
Disfrutar (Barcelona)
Tresmacarrons (El Masnou, Barcelona)
Emporium (Castelló d' Empúries, Girona)
El Ermitaño (Benavente, Zamora)
Villena (Segovia)
El Rincón de Juan Carlos (Los Gigantes, Tenerife)
Zarate (Bilbao)
Lúa (Madrid)
Casa Marcelo (Santiago de Compostela)
Álbora (Madrid)
Andreu Genestra (Capdepera, Mallorca)
Can Dani (Sant Ferran de ses Roques, Formentera)
Casa Manolo (Dalmús, Valencia)
DSTAgE (Madrid)
El Carmen de Montesión (Toledo)
El Retiro (Pancar, Llanes, Asturias)
Elkano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa)
Kazan (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife)
La Cabra (Madrid)
La Lobita (Navaleno, Soria)
Montia (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid)
Nova (Ourense)
Pakta (Barcelona)
Punto MX (Madrid)
Refectorio (Sardón de Duero, Valladolid)
Simply Fosh (Palma de Mallorca)
Tatau Bistro (Huesca)
Monastrell (Alicante)
Tickets (Barcelona)
Árbore da Veira (A Coruña)
La Salgar (Gijón)
Malena (Lleida)
La Botica (Matapozuelos, Valladolid)
Arbidel (Ribadesella)
Alejandro (Roquetas del Mar)
L'Ó (Sant Fruitós de Bages)
Tierra (Torrico, Toledo)
Hospedería El Batán (Tramacastilla)
Les Moles (Ulldecona)
El Poblet (Valencia)
Cal Paradís (Vall d`Alba, Castellón)
BonAmb (Xàbia, Alicante)
L'Angle (Girona)
Gaig (Barcelona)
Maralba (Almansa, Albacete)
Boroa (Bizkaia)
Solana (Cantabria)
Casa José (Aranjuez, Madrid)
Les Magnòlies (Arbúcies, Girona)
El Corral del Indianu (Asturias)
Asador Etxebarri (Vizcaya)
Alkimia (Barcelona)
Lluerna (Lluerna, Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Caelis (Barcelona)
Cinc Sentits (Barcelona)
Dos Cielos (Barcelona)
Dos Palillos (Barcelona)
Hisop (Barcelona)
Hofmann (Barcelona)
Koy Shunka (Barcelona)
Nectari (Barcelona)
Roca Moo (Barcelona)
Saüc (Barcelona)
Via Veneto (Barcelona)
Etxanobe (Bilbao)
Mina (Bilbao)
Nerua (Bilbao)
Zortziko (Bilbao)
Can Jubany (Calldetenes, Barcelona)
Yayo Daporta (Cambados)
A Estación (Cambre, A Coruña)
Can Bosch (Cambrils, Tarragona)
Rincón de Diego (Cambrils, Tarragona)
Estany Clar (Cercs)
L'Escaleta (Castelló d'Empúries)
Restaurante Es Molí d'en Bou (Sa Coma)
Restaurant Bo.TiC (Corçà)
Choco (Córdoba)
Restaurante Alborada (A Coruña)
Venta Moncalvillo (Daroca de Rioja)
Es Racó des Teix (Deià)
Restaurante Kokotxa (San Sebastián)
Mirador de Ulía (San Sebastián)
La Costa (El Ejido)
Marqués de Riscal (Álava)
La Finca (Elche, Alicante)
Andra Mari (Bizkaia)
Auga (Gijón)
Massana (Girona)
La Fonda Xesc (Gombrén, Girona)
Culler de Pau (O Grove, Pontevedra)
Kabuki (Guía de Isora, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Alameda (Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa)
Lillas Pastia (Huesca)
Las Torres (Huesca)
El Bohío (Toledo)
Europa (Pamplona)
Rodero (Pamplona)
Cocinandos (León)
Casamar (Llafranc, Girona)
Els Tinars (Llagostera, Girona)
Kabuki (Madrid)
Kabuki Wellington (Madrid)
José Carlos García (Málaga)
As Garzas (Malpica de Bergantiños, A Coruña)
El Lago (Marbella)
Skina (Marbella)
La Cabaña de la Finca Buenavista (El Palmar, Murcia)
Zuberoa (Oiartzun)
Sala (Olst, Barcelona)
Casa Pepa (Ondara)
Es Fum (Palmanova)
Restaurante Las Rejas (Las Pedroñeras)
Casa Solla (Poio)
Restaurante Jardín (Alcúdia)
Casa Gerardo (Prendes)
El Nuevo Molino (Puente Arce)
Pepe Vieira (Raxo, Pontevedra)
Els Brancs (Roses, Girona)
Els Casals (Sagàs)
Restaurante Víctor Gutiérrez (Salamanca)
Real Balneario de Salinas (Salinas)
Annua (San Vicente de la Barquera)
Retiro da Costiña (Santa Comba)
El Serbal (Santander)
Abantal (Sevilla)
Fogony (Sort)
Restaurante Capritx (Terrassa)
La Cuina de Can Simon (Tossa del Mar)
Restaurante Silabario (Tui, Pontevedra)
El Molino de Urdániz (Urdániz, Navarra)
Chirón (Valdemoro, Madrid)
Ricard Camarena (Valencia)
Riff (Valencia)
La Sucursal (Valencia)
Ca l'Enric (Vall de Bianya, Girona)
Maruja Limón (Vigo, Pontevedra)
Cenador de Amós (Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria)
Zaldiarán (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava)
Torreo de l'India (Tarragona)
La Prensa (Zaragoza)

 

[NualaOC]

Thanks Ivar.

Reading the forum before starting work is not a good idea - I'm now itching to go back to Santiago for a meal at Casa Marcelo. It's a fab restaurant.

 

[Donna Sch]

I wonder which camino route has the most Michelin stars...

 

[Kanga]

I hope they are all in the Camino Places app!

 

[ivar]

I hope they are all in the Camino Places app!

They will be

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Perhaps we could add a special mention for those that provide clients with the proper clothes to be allowed in

 

[Thornley]

I hope they are all in the Camino Places app!

They will be

We have many young kids walking the Camino , normally broke or relying still on the oldies , and we on this forum have discussions on which" albergue" charges too much.......normally 8-10 euro plus a night per person and now we are ;
Listing restaurants that would normally charge 80 euros per head ............for the normal pilgrim
10 nights plus accommodation in an albergue
When the people look at the Camino do you really think they are considering these restaurants.
Ivar I recommend San Clemente in SdC
Kanga....... Quay..its very close to home.
One is just down the steps from the post office in SDC and the other everyone knows.

Have you been to either of the above?
If the answer is no then how /why would you cross this continent to dine .

 

[William Marques]

"The door is open to all, to sick and strong,
Not only to Catholics but to pagans too
Jews, heretics,
Idlers, vagabonds,
In short, to good and bad, sacred and profane."
From a poem in praise of the monastery at Roncesvalles

And also to foodies

 

[Deleted member 3000]

When the people look at the camino do you really think they are considering these restaurants.

I do! Casa Marcelo serves a great meal, and it is good to see it has its star back. I went after being blocked from the free Parador meal for the third time by the same ten pilgrims who wait all day! I have been to Michelin starred restaurants in Pamplona, Barcelona, and Logrono as well (Logrono lost its star a few years ago). With all respect to budget pilgrims, caminos really have no limits, up or down.

Camino del Norte has more three-star restaurants than anywhere except France!

 

[Margaret Butterworth]

I dined at Casa Marcelo 4 years ago and greatly enjoyed the experience. This year I was unsure about the Japanese fusion style and was debating whether to eat there or not. What finally put me off was having to sit on high stools. When you have just walked 200 Kms on the Camino, a little more comfort is required!

 

[Donna Sch]

We have many young kids walking the Camino , normally broke or relying still on the oldies , and we on this forum have discussions on which" albergue" charges too much.......normally 8-10 euro plus a night per person and now we are ;
Listing restaurants that would normally charge 80 euros per head ............for the normal pilgrim
10 nights plus accommodation in an albergue
When the people look at the Camino do you really think they are considering these restaurants.
Ivar I recommend San Clemente in SdC
Kanga....... Quay..its very close to home.
One is just down the steps from the post office in SDC and the other everyone knows.

Have you been to either of the above?
If the answer is no then how /why would you cross this continent to dine .

When I was researching my VDLP trip I definitely was researching food options. There is no way I am going to eat at a Michelin starred place every night or even every week. But if there are a couple that take your fancy and you have the funds...why not? I certainly like to know where to find them especially if they have a signature dish that really represents the town I am visiting.
I ate at El Rinconcillo in Monesterio on the VDLP having seen their menu on line, examples of their recipes and lots of great reviews. The idea of that meal kept me going on the uphill stretches in that first week!

 

[Rob the Slob]

The idea of a Michelin-starred dinner will definitely give me added motivation on my Camino.

There's another thing, though: a top-quality meal should leave you feeling satisfied but not stuffed. Many cheaper options emphasise quantity over quality, and you run the risk of overeating and going to bed feeling bloated and uncomfortable.

 

[SabsP]

And extra bonus : Michelin rated restos in Spain are less pricey than let's say Scandinavian countries, France or my country Belgium.
I can vouch for the quality of some barcelonese establishments !!

Am now saving for a dinner at Quique Dacosta (Denia).....a woman must have some dreams!!

 

[Castilian]

I'll try to quote which ones are on a camino (to Santiago) based on the location quoted on Ivar's post (i.e.: if the location quoted by Ivar is wrong they location on a camino may be wrong too).

3 Star Michelin

Juan Mari Arzak. Arzak (San Sebastián)

Camino del Norte

Pedro Subijana: Akelarre (San Sebastián)
Joan Roca. Celler de Joan Roca (Girona)

Camino del Norte (the one in Donosti(a)/San Sebastián) and Camí de Sant Jaume (the one in Girona).

Eneko Atxa. (Azurmendi, Vizcaya)
David Muñoz. Diverxo (Madrid)

Camino del Norte (the restaurant of Eneko Atxa) and Camino de Madrid (the restaurant of David Muñoz). BTW, the restaurant of Eneko Atxa is called Azurmendi and it's located in Larrabetzu.

2 Star Michelin

Ángel León. Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz)

Vía Augusta.

Paco Pérez. Enoteca (Barcelona)
Raül Balam. Moments (Barcelona).

On one of the branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume (it meets with the Girona branch in Montserrat).

Jordi Cruz. ABaC (Barcelona)
María Marte. Club Allard (Madrid)

On one of the branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume and on the Camino de Madrid, respectively.

Paco Pérez. Miramar en Llançà (Girona)
Ramón Freixa. Freixa (Madrid)

Llançà could serve as a starting point for the Camí de Sant Jaume or as a stop on your way to reach El Port de la Selva where one of the branches officially starts.
The one on Madrid for the pilgrims on the Camino de Madrid.

Óscar Velasco. Santceloni (Madrid)
Paco Roncero. La Terraza del Casino (Madrid)
Sergi Arola. Sergi Arola (Madrid)

Camino de Madrid.

Martin Berasategui. Lasarte (Barcelona)
Toño Pérez. Atrio (Cáceres)

One of the branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume and Vía de la Plata, respectively.

Fina Puigdevall. Les Cols (Olot, Gerona)

A variant of one of the multiple branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume passes through Olot.

1 Star Michelin

Acanthum (Huelva)

Camino del Sur de Huelva

Hoja Santa (Barcelona)
Disfrutar (Barcelona)

Tickets (Barcelona)

Pakta (Barcelona)

Gaig (Barcelona)

Caelis (Barcelona)
Cinc Sentits (Barcelona)
Dos Cielos (Barcelona)
Dos Palillos (Barcelona)
Hisop (Barcelona)
Hofmann (Barcelona)
Koy Shunka (Barcelona)
Nectari (Barcelona)
Roca Moo (Barcelona)
Saüc (Barcelona)
Via Veneto (Barcelona)

Restaurante Capritx (Terrassa)

All of them in one of the branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume. Out of Barcelona there are two posible routes to Montserrat: one passing through Terrassa and another one that doesn't pass through that town.

L'Angle (Girona)

Massana (Girona)

L'Ó (Sant Fruitós de Bages)

On another branch of the Camí de Sant Jaume.

Lúa (Madrid)

Álbora (Madrid)

DSTAgE (Madrid)

La Cabra (Madrid)

Punto MX (Madrid)

Kabuki (Madrid)
Kabuki Wellington (Madrid)

Villena (Segovia)

All of them in the Camino de Madrid.

Casa Marcelo (Santiago de Compostela)

All the caminos end in Santiago de Compostela so...

Restaurante Kokotxa (San Sebastián)
Mirador de Ulía (San Sebastián)

Elkano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa)

Zarate (Bilbao)

Etxanobe (Bilbao)
Mina (Bilbao)
Nerua (Bilbao)
Zortziko (Bilbao)

El Serbal (Santander)

El Nuevo Molino (Puente Arce)

Annua (San Vicente de la Barquera)

El Retiro (Pancar, Llanes, Asturias)

Arbidel (Ribadesella)

La Salgar (Gijón)

Auga (Gijón)

Real Balneario de Salinas (Salinas)

All of them in the Camino del Norte. The one in Llanes on a nearby town close to the camino.

La Lobita (Navaleno, Soria)

Camino Castellano-Aragonés

Nova (Ourense)

Camino Sanabrés.

Tatau Bistro (Huesca)

Lillas Pastia (Huesca)
Las Torres (Huesca)

Camino Catalán por San Juan de la Peña.

Malena (Lleida)

Camino Catalán por Zaragoza.

Árbore da Veira (A Coruña)

Restaurante Alborada (A Coruña)

Camino Inglés (A Coruña branch of it).

Casa José (Aranjuez, Madrid)

On a camino linking Toledo with Madrid.

Yayo Daporta (Cambados)

Camino de la Ría de Arousa (aka Ruta Marítima).

Europa (Pamplona)
Rodero (Pamplona)

Cocinandos (León)

All of them on the Francés.

Choco (Córdoba)

José Carlos García (Málaga)

Both of them in the Mozárabe. The one in Málaga, on the Málaga branch of that camino.

El Poblet (Valencia)

Ricard Camarena (Valencia)
Riff (Valencia)
La Sucursal (Valencia)

Maralba (Almansa, Albacete)

Restaurante Las Rejas (Las Pedroñeras)

All of them in the Camino de Levante.

El Carmen de Montesión (Toledo)

Both in the Camino de Levante and Camino del Sureste.

Monastrell (Alicante)

Camino del Sureste.

El Ermitaño (Benavente, Zamora)

Camino del Sureste and Vía de la Plata.

Restaurante Víctor Gutiérrez (Salamanca)

Abantal (Sevilla)

Both of them in the Vía de la Plata.

Restaurante Silabario (Tui, Pontevedra)

Maruja Limón (Vigo, Pontevedra)

Both of them in the Camino Portugués.

Zaldiarán (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava)

Camino Vasco del Interior.

La Prensa (Zaragoza)

Ruta del Ebro (aka camino del Ebro) and Camino Catalán por Zaragoza.

Ca l'Enric (Vall de Bianya, Girona)

One of the multiple branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume pass through Vall de Bianya (not sure how close enough to the restaurant, though).

Torreo de l'India (Tarragona)

There's a camino branch that goes from Tarragona to Lleida.

A Estación (Cambre, A Coruña)

This one isn't in the Camino but close to the A Coruña branch of the Camino Inglés.

Alameda (Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa)

This one isn't on the Camino but it's close to Irún; being Irún in the Camino del Norte and in the Camino Vasco del Interior.

Can Jubany (Calldetenes, Barcelona)

This one isn't on the camino but it's close to one of the branches of the Camí de Sant Jaume.

El Molino de Urdániz (Urdániz, Navarra)

This one isn't on the Camino Francés but it's really close to it.

 

[newfydog]

We found a charming little hotel in Issdudun on the Vezelay route.

"would you like a reservation in the restaurant also?" we were asked "It is just around the corner."

"Well, it depends....is it a good restaurant?"

"oh yes, it's not bad "

A few hours later we went to the restaurant. My wife asks "ummmm, did you bring a credit card? That appears to be a Michelin star in the window"

 

[Pelegrin]

Be careful. Making more than 10 restaurants on a Camino is considered to be inside the Gluttonygrino category

 

[Carol06]

We have many young kids walking the Camino , normally broke or relying still on the oldies , and we on this forum have discussions on which" albergue" charges too much.......normally 8-10 euro plus a night per person and now we are ;
Listing restaurants that would normally charge 80 euros per head ............for the normal pilgrim
10 nights plus accommodation in an albergue
When the people look at the Camino do you really think they are considering these restaurants.
Ivar I recommend San Clemente in SdC
Kanga....... Quay..its very close to home.
One is just down the steps from the post office in SDC and the other everyone knows.

Have you been to either of the above?
If the answer is no then how /why would you cross this continent to dine .

Ah yes, but some of us who love the Camino are foodies too. Each to their own.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

some of us who love the Camino are foodies too

Some have even made the pilgrimage to Paul Bocuse restaurant in Lyon, where the prix fixe starts at about 250E.

http://www.bocuse.fr/pictures.aspx

 

[newfydog]

Some have even made the pilgrimage to Paul Bocuse restaurant in Lyon, where the prix fixe starts at about 250E.

http://www.bocuse.fr/pictures.aspx

That another one I got into by accident. My boss asked us to take his mother-in-law out to dinner while we were in Lyon. Charming old French lady, sounded like a nice thing to do....."you pick the restaurant".

 

[SYates]

That another one I got into by accident. My boss asked us to take his mother-in-law out to dinner while we were in Lyon. Charming old French lady, sounded like a nice thing to do....."you pick the restaurant".

As long as your boss paid ...
SY

 

[newfydog]

As long as your boss paid ...
SY

No, he was back home laughing at the brownie points he picked up with the in-laws. He did take me as an unemployed vagabond and give me really good job though, so he had no guilt.

Those starred restaurants are expensive, but I remember them long after more many more modest places are long forgotten. Particularly in France, they are part of the culture and well worth working into a trip if you can somehow budget it.

 

[Thornley]

When I was researching my VDLP trip I definitely was researching food options. There is no way I am going to eat at a Michelin starred place every night or even every week. But if there are a couple that take your fancy and you have the funds...why not? I certainly like to know where to find them especially if they have a signature dish that really represents the town I am visiting.
I ate at El Rinconcillo in Monesterio on the VDLP having seen their menu on line, examples of their recipes and lots of great reviews. The idea of that meal kept me going on the uphill stretches in that first week!

Mighty effort doing the VDLP first up Donna,
My point in having a go at the OP was that unless you are walking the Norte or the Madrid camino's [Castilian list above] you are wasting your time looking for the Michelin star restr's.
I tried to point out that 95% of pilgrims stay in alberques and dine on the pilgrims menus.
Its very different however in France

 

[Thornley]

Ah yes, but some of us who love the Camino are foodies too. Each to their own.

We are all foodies Carol thats why we return each year ..........wine , dine and loose the fat.
However as i have said previously unless you are in France or on the Norte you are pushing up hill for a Michelin.
I also cannot imagine all those smelly , wet , grumpy and tight $$ pilgrims dressing up in the alberques to visit the local *** restr.

 

[Thornley]

The idea of a Michelin-starred dinner will definitely give me added motivation on my Camino.

There's another thing, though: a top-quality meal should leave you feeling satisfied but not stuffed. Many cheaper options emphasise quantity over quality, and you run the risk of overeating and going to bed feeling bloated and uncomfortable.

Enjoy the dining in Madrid Rob , get there early and take a few extra quid.
You will enjoy the quality @ Segovia and Valladolid and then my friend you are going to enjoy what the villages offer and in most cases its spuds, chooks and pork done a thousand different ways,

 

[Donna Sch]

The very best food I had was not in a fancy restaurant even though the restaurant I went to in Monesterio rates as #2. "Me gusta comer" in Rionegro del Puente on the Camino Sanabres is the place I recommend. A wonderful chef who prepares the food in front of you but also so that he can glean your reaction to each part of the meal and takes real pleasure in your enjoyment of his food. The best meal of the trip and it was a menu del dia. It did come at the end of a fantastic day walking from Santamarta which was one of the nicest stages of the VDLP, and the albergue was lovely and I had good company...so to come across this marvellous food just topped everything off. I'm sure this guy, if he wanted, has the creativity and skill needed to be Michelin standard. But I think he is the sensible one in that he has a lovely relaxed life, has time to paint and be creative, has time to be involved with his family and has a business that is well supported by locals. Pilgrims allow him to practise on different tastebuds and get different feedback. It's a good balance and I think that is something Spaniards do very well.

 

[Rob the Slob]

A hiking trip in Cap de Creus some years ago took me right past El Bulli at lunchtime. Sadly, even if they'd have taken a pair of sweaty walk-ins, they'd shut down just a few months earlier.

 

[newfydog]

I tried to point out that 95% of pilgrims stay in alberques and dine on the pilgrims menus.

Yeah, but I saw that 97.32% of all statistics cited on internet forums are made up on the spot. Of course in Spain, there is the constant threat of dropping over dead of starvation waiting for the better restaurants to open.

 

[Thornley]

Yeah, but I saw that 97.32% of all statistics cited on internet forums are made up on the spot. Of course in Spain, there is the constant threat of dropping over dead of starvation waiting for the better restaurants to open.

Maybe Ivar can give some stats on how many walk annum and how many use alberques?
How many beds are available in each village and the ratio of beds in alberques to pensions and hotels?

Finally can you imagine the odd pilgrim walking into a city or town or village and expecting a vacant chair in a *** star,
or
Planning his /her day in ???? weather to reach a city or town or village just to dine out ""IF"" the chair was available.
We have enough trouble walking and competing against the elements to worry about this stop over.
However Newfydog if a short day could be arranged walking into a place with a * or ** i would try and dine there, but a *** , no hope.

 

[newfydog]

Finally old mate can you imagine the odd pilgrim walking into a city /town or village and expecting a vacant chair in a *** star,
or
Better still planning his /her day in ???? weather to reach a city/ town or village just to dine out ""IF"" the chair was available.

We do that every trip, at least in some sort of ***ed restaurant. We have indeed planned our stages to match the restaurants. We have been pretty lucky finding a table, and had some memorable meals. Had a wonderful roast goat near the cathedral in Burgos. Ate in another place with a thank you note from the king of Spain framed on the wall next to my chair.

True, I didn't get to go to those places when I was a student, calculating calorie/centime ratios in the grocery stores, but now we are lucky enough see a different piece of the culture. And judging by all the fellow pilgrims that have joined us, not that odd either.

This thread needs some pictures......here's a good start:

Somewhere on the Jakubsweg in Germany

 

[Kanga]

Who can resist that invitation? The perfect dessert - this had a superb creme brulee topping, and yummy things underneath - from A Taberna do Bispo, Santiago

 

[gypsywind]

For those "foodies" out there, looking for a special meal along the way to Santiago, here are the restaurants with Michelin stars for 2016.

By the way, http://www.casamarcelo.net/ is back with 1 star and is located in Santiago

Que aproveche!

3 Star Michelin

Juan Mari Arzak. Arzak (San Sebastián)
Martín Berasategui. Berasategui (Lasarte)
Carme Ruscalleda. Sant Pau (Barcelona)
Pedro Subijana: Akelarre (San Sebastián)
Joan Roca. Celler de Joan Roca (Girona)
Quique Dacosta. Dacosta (Denia)
Eneko Atxa. (Azurmendi, Vizcaya)
David Muñoz. Diverxo (Madrid)

2 Star Michelin

Zaranda (Es Capdellà, Mallorca)
Coque (Humanes de Madrid)
Ángel León. Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz)
Paco Pérez. Enoteca (Barcelona)
Raül Balam. Moments (Barcelona).
Andoni Luis Aduriz. Mugaritz (Rentería)
Jordi Cruz. ABaC (Barcelona)
María Marte. Club Allard (Madrid)
Paco Pérez. Miramar en Llançà (Girona)
Ramón Freixa. Freixa (Madrid)
Dani García. Dani García (Marbella, Málaga)
Óscar Velasco. Santceloni (Madrid)
Paco Roncero. La Terraza del Casino (Madrid)
Sergi Arola. Sergi Arola (Madrid)
Nacho Manzano. Casa Marcial. (Arriondas, Asturias)
Martin Berasategui. Lasarte (Barcelona)
Toño Pérez. Atrio (Cáceres)
Fina Puigdevall. Les Cols (Olot, Gerona)
Francis Paniego. El Portal (Ezcaray, La Rioja)
Martin Berasategui. M.B. (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

1 Star Michelin

Kabuki Raw (Málaga)
Sollo (Fuengirola, Málaga)
Messina (Marbella, Málaga)
Acanthum (Huelva)
Hoja Santa (Barcelona)
Disfrutar (Barcelona)
Tresmacarrons (El Masnou, Barcelona)
Emporium (Castelló d' Empúries, Girona)
El Ermitaño (Benavente, Zamora)
Villena (Segovia)
El Rincón de Juan Carlos (Los Gigantes, Tenerife)
Zarate (Bilbao)
Lúa (Madrid)
Casa Marcelo (Santiago de Compostela)
Álbora (Madrid)
Andreu Genestra (Capdepera, Mallorca)
Can Dani (Sant Ferran de ses Roques, Formentera)
Casa Manolo (Dalmús, Valencia)
DSTAgE (Madrid)
El Carmen de Montesión (Toledo)
El Retiro (Pancar, Llanes, Asturias)
Elkano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa)
Kazan (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife)
La Cabra (Madrid)
La Lobita (Navaleno, Soria)
Montia (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid)
Nova (Ourense)
Pakta (Barcelona)
Punto MX (Madrid)
Refectorio (Sardón de Duero, Valladolid)
Simply Fosh (Palma de Mallorca)
Tatau Bistro (Huesca)
Monastrell (Alicante)
Tickets (Barcelona)
Árbore da Veira (A Coruña)
La Salgar (Gijón)
Malena (Lleida)
La Botica (Matapozuelos, Valladolid)
Arbidel (Ribadesella)
Alejandro (Roquetas del Mar)
L'Ó (Sant Fruitós de Bages)
Tierra (Torrico, Toledo)
Hospedería El Batán (Tramacastilla)
Les Moles (Ulldecona)
El Poblet (Valencia)
Cal Paradís (Vall d`Alba, Castellón)
BonAmb (Xàbia, Alicante)
L'Angle (Girona)
Gaig (Barcelona)
Maralba (Almansa, Albacete)
Boroa (Bizkaia)
Solana (Cantabria)
Casa José (Aranjuez, Madrid)
Les Magnòlies (Arbúcies, Girona)
El Corral del Indianu (Asturias)
Asador Etxebarri (Vizcaya)
Alkimia (Barcelona)
Lluerna (Lluerna, Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Caelis (Barcelona)
Cinc Sentits (Barcelona)
Dos Cielos (Barcelona)
Dos Palillos (Barcelona)
Hisop (Barcelona)
Hofmann (Barcelona)
Koy Shunka (Barcelona)
Nectari (Barcelona)
Roca Moo (Barcelona)
Saüc (Barcelona)
Via Veneto (Barcelona)
Etxanobe (Bilbao)
Mina (Bilbao)
Nerua (Bilbao)
Zortziko (Bilbao)
Can Jubany (Calldetenes, Barcelona)
Yayo Daporta (Cambados)
A Estación (Cambre, A Coruña)
Can Bosch (Cambrils, Tarragona)
Rincón de Diego (Cambrils, Tarragona)
Estany Clar (Cercs)
L'Escaleta (Castelló d'Empúries)
Restaurante Es Molí d'en Bou (Sa Coma)
Restaurant Bo.TiC (Corçà)
Choco (Córdoba)
Restaurante Alborada (A Coruña)
Venta Moncalvillo (Daroca de Rioja)
Es Racó des Teix (Deià)
Restaurante Kokotxa (San Sebastián)
Mirador de Ulía (San Sebastián)
La Costa (El Ejido)
Marqués de Riscal (Álava)
La Finca (Elche, Alicante)
Andra Mari (Bizkaia)
Auga (Gijón)
Massana (Girona)
La Fonda Xesc (Gombrén, Girona)
Culler de Pau (O Grove, Pontevedra)
Kabuki (Guía de Isora, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
Alameda (Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa)
Lillas Pastia (Huesca)
Las Torres (Huesca)
El Bohío (Toledo)
Europa (Pamplona)
Rodero (Pamplona)
Cocinandos (León)
Casamar (Llafranc, Girona)
Els Tinars (Llagostera, Girona)
Kabuki (Madrid)
Kabuki Wellington (Madrid)
José Carlos García (Málaga)
As Garzas (Malpica de Bergantiños, A Coruña)
El Lago (Marbella)
Skina (Marbella)
La Cabaña de la Finca Buenavista (El Palmar, Murcia)
Zuberoa (Oiartzun)
Sala (Olst, Barcelona)
Casa Pepa (Ondara)
Es Fum (Palmanova)
Restaurante Las Rejas (Las Pedroñeras)
Casa Solla (Poio)
Restaurante Jardín (Alcúdia)
Casa Gerardo (Prendes)
El Nuevo Molino (Puente Arce)
Pepe Vieira (Raxo, Pontevedra)
Els Brancs (Roses, Girona)
Els Casals (Sagàs)
Restaurante Víctor Gutiérrez (Salamanca)
Real Balneario de Salinas (Salinas)
Annua (San Vicente de la Barquera)
Retiro da Costiña (Santa Comba)
El Serbal (Santander)
Abantal (Sevilla)
Fogony (Sort)
Restaurante Capritx (Terrassa)
La Cuina de Can Simon (Tossa del Mar)
Restaurante Silabario (Tui, Pontevedra)
El Molino de Urdániz (Urdániz, Navarra)
Chirón (Valdemoro, Madrid)
Ricard Camarena (Valencia)
Riff (Valencia)
La Sucursal (Valencia)
Ca l'Enric (Vall de Bianya, Girona)
Maruja Limón (Vigo, Pontevedra)
Cenador de Amós (Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria)
Zaldiarán (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava)
Torreo de l'India (Tarragona)
La Prensa (Zaragoza)

 

[Margaret Butterworth]

Roast suckling lamb in the Parador Restaurant in Santiago.

 

[Thornley]

Roast suckling lamb in the Parador Restaurant in Santiago.

Where every pilgrim should finish , great selection Margaret,

 

[mylifeonvacation]

I enjoyed several Michelin star restaurants in Galicia this year on both on and off the English and Portuguese routes. Deals can be found (for example, Restaurant Silabario located in Hotel Colón in Tui has a menu for only 29 euro).

In dark jeans, casual shoes and a t-shirt, which was my 'off-camino' wardrobe, I didn´t feel uncomfortable nor out of place at all when I visited Casa Solla (near Pontevedra, off the Camino Portuguese) nor at A Estación in Cambre (off of the Coruña arm of the Camino Ingles, and very close to the A Coruña airport). The two chefs at A Estación could not have been more welcoming when I stopped by in May. And the food ... well, seafood is the specialty in Galicia and this menu was exceptional!


Chefs Juan and Beatriz take a moment away from the kitchen for a meet & greet with a hungry pilgrim!


Scallop (vieira) with citrus hollandaise and Spanish caviar (Persé).


Marinated and smoked salmon (came under a dome filled with smoke).


This dish was the star of the show ... monkfish over octopus rice, over thinly sliced octopus with baby veg. Over the top!


Table of local cheeses ...


Thanks for posting the list @ivar - I look forward to trying a few more places on the next trip!

 

[Margaret Butterworth]

Others on the forum have said this previously, but a great tip is to eat at these lovely restaurants at lunchtime (2.00 p.m.). Tired and hungry pilgrims cannot wait till dinner at 9.00 p.m.!

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Think Eroski and Gronze will add these stops along the way on their Camino maps? Time to iron those Macabi skirts ladies!

 

[Thornley]

I enjoyed several Michelin star restaurants in Galicia this year on both on and off the English and Portuguese routes. Deals can be found (for example, Restaurant Silabario located in Hotel Colón has a menu for only 29 euro).

In dark jeans, casual shoes and a t-shirt, which was my 'off-camino' wardrobe, I didn´t feel uncomfortable nor out of place at all when I visited Casa Solla (near Pontevedra, off the Camino Portuguese) nor at A Estación in Cambre (off of the Coruña arm of the Camino Ingles, and very close to the A Coruña airport). The two chefs at A Estación could not have been more welcoming when I stopped by in May. And the food ... well, seafood is the specialty in Galicia and this menu was exceptional!

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Chefs Juan and Beatriz take a moment away from the kitchen for a meet & greet with a hungry pilgrim!

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Scallop (vieira) with citrus hollandaise and Spanish caviar (Persé).

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Marinated and smoked salmon (came under a dome filled with smoke).

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This dish was the star of the show ... monkfish over octopus rice, over thinly sliced octopus with baby veg. Over the top!

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Table of local cheeses ...


Thanks for posting the list @ivar - I look forward to trying a few more places on the next trip!

Great post

 

[Thornley]

I hope they are all in the Camino Places app!

If you include Lisbon and Porto on the Portuguese Camino [as i'm sure most do] then I think Ivar has ONE 2 star ** and THREE one *star missing.

 

[NualaOC]

I enjoyed several Michelin star restaurants in Galicia this year on both on and off the English and Portuguese routes. Deals can be found (for example, Restaurant Silabario located in Hotel Colón in Tui has a menu for only 29 euro).

In dark jeans, casual shoes and a t-shirt, which was my 'off-camino' wardrobe, I didn´t feel uncomfortable nor out of place at all when I visited Casa Solla (near Pontevedra, off the Camino Portuguese) nor at A Estación in Cambre (off of the Coruña arm of the Camino Ingles, and very close to the A Coruña airport). The two chefs at A Estación could not have been more welcoming when I stopped by in May. And the food ... well, seafood is the specialty in Galicia and this menu was exceptional!
/QUOTE]

Great post and photos - thanks for sharing! I stayed near Cambre on my first night on the Ingles - so I must have been very close to A Estacion as I was having a soggy Bocadilla con Atun for my dinner. Drat!

Jeans and a clean T shirt were totally fine in Casa Marcelo too - and thankfully no one noticed my hiking sandals with socks, or my weary pilgrim gait

 

[mylifeonvacation]

I must have been very close to A Estacion as I was having a soggy Bocadilla con Atun for my dinner. Drat!

A simple dinner is wonderful, but not a soggy one! The worst!

On the Ingles last year, the absolute worst meal we had was in Betanzos ... the pulpo was so bad at this place near our hotel that I actually felt terrible that the poor animal gave its life to be mistreated in such a way. It was only after I returned home did I learn how famous Betanzos is for their style of tortilla. To be so close and to have missed it was remedied this year when I visited Galicia twice, returning to Betanzos and having the tortilla both times (the best at Meson O Pote). I was happy to be able to have a re-d0.

 

[Bajaracer]

http://www.echaurren.com is a 2 star Michelin restaurant just 14km south of Santo Domingo de Calzada.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

http://www.echaurren.com is a 2 star Michelin restaurant just 14km south of Santo Domingo de Calzada.

Just looked at their menus. Menu del dia at 22€ amd at the Bistro starting ar 15€. Puts the Pilgrim menu at 10 oe 12€ to shame!

 

[Bajaracer]

Just looked at their menus. Menu del dia at 22€ amd at the Bistro starting ar 15€. Puts the Pilgrim menu at 10 oe 12€ to shame!

I'm sure this would be worth the short taxi ride from Santo Domingo de Calzada.

 

[Thornley]

I'm sure this would be worth the short taxi ride from Santo Domingo de Calzada.

When we stay in Santo Domingo de Calzada its in The Parador.
When we dine its there for a late lunch and on the opposite corner to the Parador for dinner.
The food in both is very hard to beat .
Not practical going to Echaurren and no guarantee of a seat.

 

[Thornley]

Perhaps we could add a special mention for those that provide clients with the proper clothes to be allowed in

If you tried to get in a *** or even a ** star Michelin anywhere in the world in clothes not respectful of the restaurant i would say 97.32% would say they are full. [ heard those figures before]

I'm sure this would be worth the short taxi ride from Santo Domingo de Calzada.

The day before Santo Domingo normally commences in Navarrete a minimum of 7 hours
or
Maybe Ventosa [ great hotel there] which is maybe 6 hours away
or
Maybe Najera , the closest maybe only 5 hours away.
Accommodation starts @ noon therefore none unless you start in Najera.
The other commencing points say no lunch @ Echaurren
6.30am start plus 6 or 7 hours is now 12.30 -- 1.30pm @ earliest , you are a bit tired because its flat this section yet beautiful so you stop at the many spots , you arrive and shower and new clothes and now the taxi and then the meal ??

Now with dinner
If in albergue all the others are cooking or out @ restaurants @ 6.30-7.00pm , you are dressing
A *** or ** star normally commence @ 8pm @ the earliest..........you are alone at this time in Spain.
Taxi there , hurried meal.....where is the 5 course and port , taxi back and then in bed before the rooms are closed @ 10pm
Give the normal person a break
I think 97.32 % of pilgrims would not even know where this restaurant is or be bothered to venture there.
I think the other 2.68% would dine in Santo Domingo at the Parador.

If you so desire to eat there;
Stay in a very comfortable room @ Casa Victoria in Ciruena [ Maria is a lovely lady and its a fun village especially if the priest visits the only bar ] then book into Rey Pedro in Santo Domingo.
You have now had a short day stayed in private rooms the for two nights and the taxi awaits your 20 euro trip each way to this restaurant 14 km from the camino.
Thats how it is out there , sorry to gloss over the romantics.

 

[newfydog]

If you tried to get in a *** or even a ** star Michelin anywhere in the world in clothes not respectful of the restaurant i would say 97.32% would say they are full. .

Simply has not happened. I'm not sure what qualifies as "respectful", but we have yet to run into a dress code.

Some of those places are not as pretentious as you might think. We ate at a *** in France with their fresh chickens wandering among the outside tables.

I wear long pants, and a shirt that buttons, but both are super light and suitable for outdoor use.. My wife adds a scarf and wears some kind of black walking shoe she refers to as "nun shoes", which are nice for walking around town but pass as something other than trainers.

We once overheard an old couple at another table mention to each other about "those hikers in here", I guess thinking we didn't understand the French. Maybe that was Thornley. The restaurant staff have all been very nice.

 

[Thornley]

Simply has not happened. I'm not sure what qualifies as "respectful", but we have yet to run into a dress code.

Some of those places are not as pretentious as you might think. We ate at a *** in France with their fresh chickens wandering among the outside tables.

I wear long pants, and a shirt that buttons, but both are super light and suitable for outdoor use.. My wife adds a scarf and wears some kind of black walking shoe she refers to as "nun shoes", which are nice for walking around town but pass as something other than trainers.

We once overheard an old couple at another table mention to each other about "those hikers in here", I guess thinking we didn't understand the French. Maybe that was Thornley. The restaurant staff have all been very nice.

A big difference between country France and Spain and thats the list Ivar gave Newfydog.
We have also the same clothes but have Espadrille's on the feet and yes it works.
However if 200,000 people walk CSD each year i will not accept that the even 200 people have dined whilst on Frances, Norte, VLP or Portuguese per annum...........thats .oo1%.
Not on in the normal scheme of things.

 

[Pelegrin]

A simple dinner is wonderful, but not a soggy one! The worst!

On the Ingles last year, the absolute worst meal we had was in Betanzos ... the pulpo was so bad at this place near our hotel that I actually felt terrible that the poor animal gave its life to be mistreated in such a way. It was only after I returned home did I learn how famous Betanzos is for their style of tortilla. To be so close and to have missed it was remedied this year when I visited Galicia twice, returning to Betanzos and having the tortilla both times (the best at Meson O Pote). I was happy to be able to have a re-d0.

In Galicia the best pulpo is found at fairs. I am remembering now the Parga fair (2 Sundays every month) that it is very close to Camino del Norte ( Baamonde ---Miraz). They have copper pots and pulpo is cooked in real time.
In towns, I think the best places are Pulperias. There is a Mesón Pulpería in Betanzos that I think is good but rather expensive.

 

[HeidiL]

I'm a member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and check the national websites before going anywhere. We had a very nice meal at a restaurant in Segovia last time, with friendly greetings from the owner, who was the president of the local club...

 

[William Marques]

I remember the pulperia Pedro in Paradela