Best Restaurants in Spain 2026: La Liste, MICHELIN and Local Legends on One Map

Barcelona (Eixample) · Creative avant-garde

Run by Oriol Castro, Mateu Casañas and Eduard Xatruch, who formerly led the creative team at El Bulli. Disfrutar was named The World's Best Restaurant 2024 and holds three MICHELIN stars.

Barcelona (Les Corts) · Creative

Brothers Sergio and Javier Torres cook in an industrial-sized open kitchen set in the middle of the dining room. It holds three MICHELIN stars and is No.69 on the 2026 50 Best extended list.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler

Barcelona (Sant Gervasi) · Creative

A creative restaurant on Avinguda del Tibidabo holding three MICHELIN stars, one of four three-star tables in Barcelona.

Barcelona (Eixample) · Creative

A creative restaurant on Carrer de Mallorca in the Eixample holding three MICHELIN stars.

Barcelona (Sant Antoni) · Creative avant-garde

Albert Adrià's restaurant serves a menu of around 25 courses, many finished in front of diners. It moved up to two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide and ranked No.34 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025.

Barcelona (Eixample) · Contemporary Catalan

A contemporary tasting-menu restaurant in the Eixample holding two MICHELIN stars.

Barcelona (Vila Olímpica) · Modern Mediterranean

Chef Paco Pérez's restaurant holds two MICHELIN stars for modern cooking.

Barcelona (Eixample) · Creative

Set on the first floor of the modernista Casa Fuster, now a hotel, Aleia serves a tasting menu under chef Paulo Airaudo and was promoted to two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide.

Barcelona (Eixample) · Creative

MICHELIN describes Mont Bar as a restaurant with the soul of a gastrobar, serving seasonal tapas and small plates from chef Francisco José Agudo. It was promoted to two MICHELIN stars in 2026.

Barcelona (Sant Antoni) · Modern Catalan

A modern Catalan restaurant on the Ronda de Sant Antoni holding one MICHELIN star.

Barcelona (Sant Gervasi) · Classic

A classic dining room in Sant Gervasi that holds one MICHELIN star for classic cooking.

Barcelona (Barri Gòtic) · Creative

A creative restaurant on Via Laietana holding one MICHELIN star, which Time Out's Barcelona list names its best Michelin-starred pick.

Covered by Time Out

Barcelona (El Raval) · Asian-Spanish fusion

A fusion restaurant in El Raval holding one MICHELIN star.

Barcelona (Sant Gervasi) · Creative Catalan

A small creative restaurant in Sant Gervasi holding one MICHELIN star, priced a band below most of the city's starred tables.

Barcelona (Barri Gòtic) · Japanese

A Japanese restaurant in the Barri Gòtic holding one MICHELIN star.

Barcelona (Camp d'en Grassot) · Pizza

Chefs Rafa Panatieri and Jorge Sastre make their own cured meats from the endangered Gascón pig breed. The pizzeria is No.5 on 50 Top Pizza Europa 2026 and No.29 in the world list.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater

Barcelona (Barri Gòtic) · Traditional Catalan

Opened in 1786, Can Culleretes is described by Time Out as the oldest restaurant in Catalonia and the second oldest in Spain, serving traditional Catalan dishes in the Gothic Quarter.

Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian

Barcelona (Sant Gervasi) · Sourdough pizza

A sourdough pizzeria using organic and wholemeal flours with 48 to 72 hour fermentations and a natural wine list. 50 Top Pizza ranks it No.17 in Europe for 2026.

Barcelona

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 75.

Barcelona

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.

Barcelona (El Born) · Seafood tapas

A counter bar in El Born that Time Out describes as as much tapas bar as restaurant, always packed, with the seats at the front the ones to get.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out, Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler

Barcelona (La Barceloneta) · Seafood tapas

A Barceloneta tavern with marble tables that Eater calls the birthplace of the bomba, a fried potato croquette filled with ground beef and topped with aioli.

Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler, Eater and The Guardian

Barcelona (Barri Gòtic) · Classic tapas

A small corner bar a block from the old port that, according to Eater, has served the same short menu since 1945: fried fish, sausage, anchovies and tomato salad.

Covered by Time Out, Eater and Time Out

Barcelona (El Born) · Cava bar, tapas

A cava bar on Carrer de Montcada whose house sparkling wine comes with the house tapa of Cantabrian anchovies, as described by Time Out.

Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian

Barcelona (Poble-sec) · Montaditos, conservas

A tiny Poble-sec bar packed to the rafters with wine bottles, where the specialities are tinned seafood conservas and small bites, per Time Out.

Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian

Barcelona (El Raval) · Andalusian-Catalan tapas

Opened by Manolo and Mari from Seville, this counter bar near the Liceu cooks tapas in an open kitchen that Eater calls the most refined you will eat.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater

Barcelona (El Born) · Catalan tapas

Time Out places this El Born bar somewhere between a French bistro and a tapas bar, singling out its pig's trotters with foie.

Covered by Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler

Barcelona (Eixample) · Upscale tapas

An Eixample bar with etched glass and bronze fittings that Time Out compares to a Parisian bistro, with tapas priced to match.

Covered by Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler

Barcelona (La Barceloneta) · Fried seafood tapas

A Barceloneta bar known for fried tapas and combination plates, busiest at the Sunday aperitif hour.

Covered by Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Tetuán) · Creative avant-garde

David Muñoz's restaurant is Madrid's only three-MICHELIN-star table and ranked No.4 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025. Eater describes long tasting menus with dishes styled like works of art.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Chamberí) · Fire and smoke cooking

A tasting-menu restaurant on the Paseo de la Castellana holding two MICHELIN stars.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Almagro) · Creative

A creative tasting-menu restaurant on Calle del Marqués de Riscal holding two MICHELIN stars.

Madrid (Retiro) · Creative

The creative restaurant of the Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel, holding two MICHELIN stars.

Madrid (Chamberí) · Creative

A creative restaurant in Chamberí holding two MICHELIN stars.

Madrid (Sol) · Creative

Paco Roncero's restaurant in the Casino de Madrid building on Calle de Alcalá holds two MICHELIN stars.

Madrid (Salamanca) · Creative

Ramón Freixa's speakeasy-style dining room has a single U-shaped table for ten and one tasting menu. It was promoted to two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide and is one of three new 3 Soles in the 2026 Guía Repsol.

Madrid (La Latina) · Modern Spanish

A four-table dining room inside the Corral de la Morería flamenco tablao, where chef David García serves a tasting menu with Basque roots, per Eater. It holds one MICHELIN star.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Arganzuela) · Seafood

The seafood restaurant of the Pescaderías Coruñesas family business holds one MICHELIN star. Eater notes a daily-changing tasting menu and a list of more than a thousand wines.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Almagro) · Modern classic

A restaurant in Almagro holding one MICHELIN star for modern and classic cooking.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Chamberí) · Modern offal

Javi Estévez cooks tripe, trotters, snout and other offal with modern technique, according to Eater. The restaurant holds one MICHELIN star.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Chamberí) · Vegetable-led tasting menu

A vegetarian and vegan tasting-menu restaurant in Chamberí holding one MICHELIN star.

Madrid (Salamanca) · Neapolitan pizza

Ciro Cristiano's Italian restaurant in the Salamanca district serves Neapolitan and padellino pizzas. It is No.2 on 50 Top Pizza Europa 2026 and No.8 in the world list.

Madrid (Chamberí) · Neapolitan pizza

Brothers Riccardo and Vittorio Figurato run this Neapolitan pizzeria, which has other Madrid branches. 50 Top Pizza ranks it No.11 in Europe for 2026.

Madrid · Callos a la Madrileña

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Callos a la Madrileña. It opened in 1827.

Madrid · Tajada de bacalao

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Tajada de bacalao. It opened in 1860.

Madrid · Cochinillo

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Cochinillo. It opened in 1725.

Madrid

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 89.

Madrid

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 75.5.

Madrid (La Latina) · Traditional Madrid

A Cava Baja classic, open for about 50 years according to Time Out, whose huevos estrellados are famous beyond Spain's borders.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and The Guardian

Madrid (Centro) · Salt cod tapas

A small, crowded bar off Plaza Mayor known for fried salt cod, which Eater and the Guardian both recommend with vermouth on tap or a side of torreznos.

Covered by Eater, Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian

Madrid (Sol) · Traditional Madrid

Open since 1839 near Puerta del Sol and now owned by Pescaderías Coruñesas, Lhardy is known for its Madrid stew and for consommé poured from a silver urn.

Covered by Eater, Time Out and The Guardian

Madrid (Malasaña) · Tavern, tortilla

A Malasaña tavern with vermouth on tap, featured in the Guardian's 2026 search for Madrid's perfect bodega and on Condé Nast Traveler's tapas bar list.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian

Madrid (Salamanca) · Tortilla, home cooking

A family-run bar and restaurant that Eater says makes more than 200 tortillas de patatas a day.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Sol) · Churros and chocolate

A chocolate shop by Puerta del Sol serving churros, porras and thick hot chocolate. Eater notes it is a popular early-morning stop after a night out.

Covered by Eater and The Guardian

Madrid (Chueca) · Wild mushrooms

A Chueca bar specialising in wild mushrooms cooked simply, at its best in autumn, according to Eater.

Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler

Madrid (Barrio de las Letras) · Sherry bar, tapas

A historic sherry bar that serves only sherry, with tapas such as cured tuna, olives and cheese. Eater notes it allows neither photos nor tips.

Covered by Eater and The Guardian

Madrid (Centro) · Castilian roasts

The Guardian notes that Guinness World Records lists Botín as the world's oldest restaurant. Its original wood-fired oven and racks of suckling pig are part of the visit.

Covered by Time Out and The Guardian

San Sebastián · Basque

Juan Mari and Elena Arzak's family restaurant holds three MICHELIN stars for its traditional and contemporary Basque cooking.

Larrabetzu (near Bilbao) · Creative

A creative restaurant in Larrabetzu, in Bizkaia, holding three MICHELIN stars.

Getaria · Grilled fish

A seafood restaurant in the fishing town of Getaria whose signature is turbot. It ranked No.24 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 and holds one MICHELIN star.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater

Lasarte-Oria · Creative

Martín Berasategui's flagship in Lasarte-Oria, just outside San Sebastián, holds three MICHELIN stars.

Axpe (Atxondo) · Wood-fire grill

Bittor Arguinzoniz, described by 50 Best as the Basque master of the barbecue, cooks in a village in the Bizkaia hills. It ranked No.2 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, which also named it The Best Restaurant in Europe, and holds one MICHELIN star.

Covered by Eater

San Sebastián (Igeldo) · Creative Basque

Pedro Subijana's restaurant holds three MICHELIN stars for creative and traditional cooking.

Errenteria · Avant-garde

Andoni Luis Aduriz serves menus of 20-plus courses that 50 Best calls as innovative and challenging as fine dining gets. It holds two MICHELIN stars and ranked No.87 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025.

Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Eater

San Sebastián (Centro) · Creative

Paulo Airaudo's tasting-menu restaurant in central San Sebastián holds two MICHELIN stars.

Axpe (Atxondo) · Japanese-Basque grill

Txispa joins Japanese technique with Basque fire cooking, as described by 50 Best, which ranks it No.80 on its 2026 extended list. It holds one MICHELIN star.

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Modern Basque

A restaurant in San Sebastián's old town holding one MICHELIN star.

Bilbao (Abandoibarra) · Contemporary Basque

Josean Alija's restaurant inside the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao holds one MICHELIN star.

Bilbao (Bilbao La Vieja) · Neapolitan and Roman pizza

The Demaio brothers serve wood-fired contemporary Neapolitan pizza and Roman pizza in teglia. 50 Top Pizza ranks it No.16 in Europe for 2026.

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Pintxos, grill

A pintxo bar and restaurant on Calle 31 de Agosto that the Guardian picks out as especially good among the old town's bars.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

Donostia / San Sebastián

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Pintxos, cheesecake

A family-run pintxo bar in the old town, founded in 1959 by brothers Eladio and Antonio Rivera, and the birthplace of the burnt Basque cheesecake.

Covered by The Guardian, Condé Nast Traveller and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Tortilla, steak

A small, old-style bar with a very short menu of tomatoes, peppers, chops and chorizo, plus a tortilla that draws queues, per the Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Anchovy pintxos

A pintxo bar devoted to anchovies, marinated until silvery and served on toast with a choice of toppings.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Hot pintxos

A Fermín Calbetón bar known for braised hot pintxos cooked to order, which Condé Nast Traveller counts among the city's best.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Seasonal Basque

A pintxo bar with a restaurant upstairs whose menu changes with the seasons and leans on vegetables, according to Condé Nast Traveller.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Pintxos, wild mushrooms

A busy pintxo bar open to the street, with Iberian hams hanging from the walls, run by Amaia Ortuzar and her son, per the Guardian.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

San Sebastián (Parte Vieja) · Hot pintxos

A busy old-town bar with large hot portions at low prices, such as slow-cooked suckling pig. The Guardian calls it a landmark.

Covered by The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller

El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz) · Seafood, marine

Ángel León's seafood restaurant occupies a 19th-century tidal mill and has pioneered the culinary use of marine phytoplankton. It holds three MICHELIN stars and is No.100 on the 2026 50 Best extended list.

Dénia (Alicante) · Creative Mediterranean

Quique Dacosta's flagship in Dénia holds three MICHELIN stars and ranked No.65 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025. MICHELIN gave him its Mentor Chef Award in the 2026 guide.

Cáceres · Creative

Toño Pérez's restaurant and hotel in Cáceres holds three MICHELIN stars.

Arriondas (Asturias) · Modern Asturian

Nacho Manzano cooks modern takes on Asturian dishes in the house where he grew up, on the site of his family's old bar. It holds three MICHELIN stars.

Villaverde de Pontones (Cantabria) · Creative

A creative restaurant in the Cantabrian village of Villaverde de Pontones holding three MICHELIN stars.

Girona · Creative Catalan

The Roca brothers' restaurant in Girona, twice named The World's Best Restaurant (2013 and 2015), holds three MICHELIN stars.

Córdoba · Modern Andalusian

Paco Morales opened Noor in his hometown in 2016, building tasting menus around Andalusia's Moorish culinary heritage. It holds three MICHELIN stars.

Urbanización Novo Santi Petri

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.5.

Jaén

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.

Ronda

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.

Corçà

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.5.

Xàbia

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.

Calldetenes

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.

Valencia · Paella Valenciana

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Paella Valenciana. It opened in 1922.

O Grove

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.5.

O Grove

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.

Cádiz · Tortillitas de camarones

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Tortillitas de camarones. It opened in 1964.

Urdániz

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.

Málaga · Pringá

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Pringá. It opened in 1971.

València

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 81.5.

Ezcaray

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.5.

Adeje

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.

Seville · Salmorejo

TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Salmorejo. It opened in 1670.

Sagàs

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.

Llagostera

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.

Ribadesella

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.

Toledo

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.5.

Málaga

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.

Cocentaina

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.

El Palmar O Lugar De Don Juan

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.5.

Elx

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.

València

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.

Olot

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.5.

Jerez de la Frontera

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.5.

Guía de Isora

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.5.

Alcúdia

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.

Almansa

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 93.5.

Llançà

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.5.

Raxó

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.

Santa Comba

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.

València

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.5.

Marbella

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 80.5.

Daroca de Rioja

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.

Canyamel Platja

La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.