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Michelin Star Restaurants in Spain and Basque Country — 2024 Edition

The Michelin Guide released its 2024 ratings yesterday, and there were several new stars in Spain. Basque Country also had some significant new stars, and currently proudly boasts a total of 33 Michelin stars spread across 23 restaurants. Let’s talk about which restaurants got a new star, how many Michelin stars there are in Spain now, and all other things Michelin!

HOW MANY MICHELIN STARS ARE THERE IN SPAIN?

Well, after the new 2024 Michelin ratings were released, there are now 271 restaurants with Michelin stars in Spain, making for a total of 333 stars.

✽ ✽ ✽: 15 restaurants (2 new) 
✽ ✽ : 32 restaurants (1 new) 
:
224 restaurants (31 new) 
Green Star:
49 restaurants (12 new) 

HOW MANY NEW MICHELIN STARS WERE ADDED IN SPAIN IN 2024?

The Michelin Guide has announced its star selection for Spain adding 31 new one-star restaurants, one new two-star, and, of course, two new three-star spots.

WERE THERE ANY NEW THREE-STAR RESTAURANTS?

Yes! Big news. Three stars for Noor (in Córdoba) and Disfrutar (in Barcelona). There are now 15 three-star restaurants in Spain:

Noor
Disfrutar
Aponiente
Arzak
Akelarre
Atrio
Martín Berasategui
Lasarte Barcelona
Celler de Can Roca
Quique Dacosta
Azurmendi
Aponiente
ABaC
DiverXo
Cenador de Amós
Cocina Hermanos Torres

WHAT ARE SPAIN’S NEW TWO-STAR SPOTS?

The new two-star spot in Spain is Venta Moncalvillo, located in a tiny village of 50 people in the Rioja region.

WHAT ARE THE MICHELIN star restaurants in Basque Country?

Gipuzkoa:

  • Martin Berasategui ✽ ✽ ✽ : Lasarte-Oria

  • Akelarre ✽ ✽ ✽ : San Sebastián

  • Arzak ✽ ✽ ✽ : San Sebastián

  • Azurmendi ✽ ✽ ✽ : Larrabetzu

  • Mugaritz ✽ ✽ : Errenteria

  • Amelia ✽ ✽ : San Sebastián

  • Alameda : Hondarribia

  • Elkano ✽ : Getaria

  • Kokotxa ✽ : San Sebastián

Bizkaia:

  • Etxebarri : Axpe

  • Etxanobe Atelier : Bilbao

  • Nerua : Bilbao

  • Mina : Bilbao

  • Zortziko : Bilbao

  • Eneko : Bilbao

  • Garena : Bilbao

  • Ola Martín Berasategui : Bilbao

  • Zarate : Bilbao

  • Txispa : Axpe

  • Andra Mari : Galdakao

  • Boroa : Amorebieta

ARABA:

  • Arrea! : Kanpezu

  • Marqués de Riscal : Eltziego



Which one would you eat at in 2024?