Which restaurants have gotten new stars?

Not even a word. Some very generic vagueness at most, but little more. Since Michelin Spain made the decision not to announce anything to the press about the news of the Guide, we have to wait patiently for the annual gala have room to learn about your new distinctions. Maximum expectation, therefore, the one experienced tonight in the Víctor Villegas Auditorium and Congress Center Murciaa city chosen this time to publicize everything that the ‘Michelin Guide Spain 2025’.

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After 7:00 p.m., presenter Ainhoa ​​Arbizu started the gala before the attentive gaze of the more than 700 guests, including practically the entire audience. Spanish gastronomic elite (few events have the capacity to attract so many stars of the kitchen per square meter…). And so, during the next two and a half hours, the rumor mill, the cheers and pools of these previous days, were finally giving way to the facts in an evening that leaves us as great headline lto third Michelin star awarded to Casa Marcial.

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With the entire audience applauding and standing, he received the chef Nacho Manzano (in front of this restaurant, opened in 1993 in the Asturian town of Arriondas) the highest distinction of the guide. He did it accompanied by his sister Sandra, head of the room; his other sister Esther, also a cook, and her son, young Jesús, who continues the family saga.

“The truth is that Michelin is doing very well because we didn’t count on this“, Manzano assured when he went on stage. The chef wanted to dedicate the award to his daughter Julia and her father: “If anyone is going to be very happy today and their knees will hurt a little less, it will be my father Marcial,” he commented in his emotional speech of thanks.

MAIN NEWS FROM THE MICHELIN GUIDE SPAIN 2025

Of course, the night also left us with many other novelties that, as we do every year after the gala, we summarize point by point:

-The exclusive group of Spanish restaurants with three stars goes from the 15 that already had them (all of them keep them) to 16 with the arrival of Casa Marcial.

-The group of two star restaurants presents very good news: three These are the establishments that get that second shine: Levante (chef Ángel León thus adds to his three stars from Aponiente, these two from Alevante, a restaurant located in Chiclana de la Frontera); He is also Andalusian LÚ, Kitchen and Soul (in Jerez de la Frontera, captained by Juanlu Fernández), and the A Coruña Retiro da Costiña.

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-For his part, 32 are the restaurants that They release their first star in Spain, with special intensity in large metropolises as Barcelona (Fishølogy, MAE Barcelona, ​​Prodigi and Teatro kitchen & bar) or Madrid (Chispa Bistró, Gofio, Pabú, Sen Omakase and VelascoAbellà).

-Besides, 9 They are recognized with the baptized as Green Star (award that rewards the restaurants’ commitment to sustainability).

-As for the list of restaurants awarded with the Bib Gourmand (a distinction, also apart from the stars, that recognizes establishments that offer quality cuisine at affordable prices), there are 15 new additions, making a total of 213 throughout Spain in 2025.

-It also increases the list of Recommended restaurants up to 752 establishments (with 86 new ones).

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OTHER SPECIAL PRIZES

In addition to the stars themselves, the gala has also presented various individual awards this year. One of the most emotional has been the award Mentor Chef Award, which recognizes the contribution of a chef as a trainer and inspiration for young talents, and which this year has fallen on the figure of the emblematic Basque chef Pedro Subijana (in front of the restaurant Akelarre).

Considered one of the fathers of the New Basque Cuisine and with a very long career, this master of the stove received the award from Lara Bartolomé, Grand Manager Blancpain Spain and Portugal. The exclusive watch brand, sponsor of this award, maintains a close relationship not only with Michelin in particular but with haute cuisine in general: ‘We share the same values ​​of excellence, know-how, innovation and precision’, pointed out Bartolomé, before a still overwhelmed Subijana. ‘This award has been an absolute surprise. All of you who are here, with or without a star, have in me a friend willing to do anything to help you if necessary,’ concluded the veteran Basque chef.

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Also during the course of the gala, other awards were presented such as the Young Chef Award (in recognition of the talent of the youngest chefs), which this time has ended up in the hands of Carlos Casillas, chef of the Barro restaurant in Aulense; the prize Sommelier Award , that he recognized José Luis Paniagua, sommelier at Atrio in Extremadura; and the award for the best room work (Service Award ), was for Cristina Díaz, Head of the restaurant Maralba (Almansa).

LIST OF RESTAURANTS WITH THREE, TWO AND ONE STARS

Both in the printed edition of Michelin and through its web and of his app You can access all the detailed news. Below we leave you the complete list of restaurants that in 2025 will be able to boast three stars; as well as the establishments that debut two and one star respectively. We also detail the nine establishments that have received the Green Star.

RESTAURANTS WITH THREE STARS (‘Unique and exceptional cuisine. The table justifies the trip’)

• Martial House (Arriondas, Asturias) NOVELTY
• Enjoy (Barcelona)
• Noor (Cordoba)
• ABaC (Barcelona)
• Akelarre (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa)
• Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz)
• Arzak (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa)
• Atrium (Cáceres, Extremadura)
• Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Vizcaya)
• Hermanos Torres Kitchen (Barcelona, ​​Catalonia)
• Amos Arbor (Villaverde de Pontones, Cantabria)
• DiverXO (Madrid)
• The Celler de Can Roca (Girona)
• Lasarte (Barcelona)
• Martín Berasategui (Guipúzcoa)
• Quique Dacosta (Dénia, Alicante)

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RESTAURANTS THAT BRAND NEW TWO STARS (‘Exceptional cuisine. It’s worth the detour’)

• Alevante by Angél León (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz)
• Lú, Cocina y Alma (Jerez de la Frontera)
• Retiro da Costiña (Santa Comba, A Coruña)

RESTAURANTS THAT RELEASE THEIR FIRST STAR (‘A high-level cuisine. It’s worth stopping by’)

• Ama (Tolosa, Guipúzcoa)
• iBAi by Paulo Airaudo (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa)
• Ricardo Temiño (Burgos)
• SIMPAR (Santiago de Compostela)
• Ansils (Anciles, Huesca)
• Casa Arcas (Villanova, Huesca)
• Casa Nova (Sant Martí Sarroca, Barcelona)
• Citrus del Tancat (Alcanar, Tarragona)
• Divinum (Girona)
• Esperit Roca (Girona)
• Fishology Restaurant (Barcelona)
• The era of the Nogales (Sardas, Huesca)
• MAE Barcelona (Barcelona)
• Prodigi (Barcelona)
• Kitchen & Bar Theater (Barcelona)
• Voramar (Portbou, Girona)
• Hanging Houses (Cuenca)
• Chispa Bistro (Madrid)
• Epilogue (Tomelloso, Ciudad Real)
• Gofio (Madrid)
• Manolo Franco’s house (Valdemorillo, Madrid)
• Pabu (Madrid)
• Sen Omakase (Madrid)
• VelascoAbellà (Madrid)
• Blossom (Malaga)
• Phrases (Murcia)
• Mesón Sabor Andaluz (Alcalá del Valle, Cádiz)
• ORIGIN (Carcaixent, Valencia)
• DONAIRE (Adeje, Tenerife)
• Il Bocconcino (Adeje, Tenerife)
• Kamezi (Lanzarote)
• Muxgo (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)

BRAND NEW RESTAURANTS GREEN STAR (Commitment to sustainability)

• Bistrot 1965 (Castelló d’Empúries, Girona)
• Cal Paradís (Vall d’Alba, Castellón)
• DSTAgE (Madrid)
• Amunt Space (Ulldecona, Tarragona)
• La Boscana (Bellvís, Lérida)
• O Secadero (Serra de Outes, A Coruña)
• Restaurant 1497 (Vallromanes, Barcelona)
• Arzuaga Workshop (Quintanilla de Onesimo, Valladolid)
• SECTION (Madrid)