Apart from the historical gastronomic lists, the Macarfi Guide, which emerges with a more local, close and enthusiastic spirit, integrates for the first time Andalusia among its awards. Yesterday it celebrated its tenth edition in Barcelona, from which a good number of distinctions emerged within the eight communities it comprises.
Namely: Catalonia, Community of Madrid, Euskadi, La Rioja, Comunitat Valenciana, Andalusia, Cantabria and Principality of Asturias. The aim, in any case, is to cover the whole country by 2026.
This gastronomic vademecum distinguishes the best restaurants by region, the best openings of the year at national level and classifies, at local level, spaces by province, types of cuisine, decoration, service.
In addition, it also catalogs them according to their functionality or greatest virtue. In other words, restaurants are good because they attract a local clientele, have a chef’s table or specialize in a certain product, among others.
The 2,000 ambassadors who are part of this project have evaluated more than 3,000 restaurants in order to draw up this
Best openings in Spain
At the gala, the Rookies awards were also announced, a category that distinguishes the 15 best openings in Spain in the last year and among which four Andalusian (and one from Seville) sneaked in.
- Ibai (Basque Country)
- Pabú (Community of Madrid)
- Maymanta (Catalonia)
- Esperit Roca (Catalonia)
- Leartá (Andalusia)
- Rural (Community of Madrid)
- Haku (Valencian Community)
- Sen Omakase (Community of Madrid)
- Lieva (Andalusia)
- Per Se Bistró (Community of Madrid)
- Varra (Community of Madrid)
- Ronda 14 (Andalusia)
- Tragatá Málaga (Andalusia)
- Bacai (Valencian Community)
- Olio (Basque Country)
Best restaurants in Andalusia, according to the Macarfi Guide.
In addition to the new openings, Andalusia has entered the Macarfi Guide with a selection of what they consider to be their best restaurants.
- Bardal
- Aponiente
- Kaleja
- Noor
- Bagá
- José Carlos García
- Lú Cuisine and Soul
- Back
- La Costa Restaurant
- Skina
- Los Marinos José
- Palodú
- La Milla
- Nintai
- La Finca
Seville Restaurants included in the Macarfi Guide
Although the reader can happily get lost among the guide’s categories, we break down the 38 Seville restaurants included.
Abantal, Cañabota, Sobretablas, Lalola, Leartá, Mr. Crab Ochando (Los Rosales), Basque, Manzil, Az-Zait, 12 tapas, Jaylu, Abades Triana, Cal Viva (Morón de la Frontera), Casa Ozama, Tribeca, Iki, Casa Manolo León, La Isla, Kinu Ivantxu Espacio Bistronómico, El Disparate, Casa Robles, Río Grande, ISPAL, La barra de Cañabota, Casa Rafel, Restaurante Deli, María Trifulca, Asador la perdida, Baltazares, Tradevo Centro, La Casa del Tigre Balbuena y Huertas, Amara, El Rinconcillo, Bodega Aljarafe and Bodeguita Antonio Romero.
Top of the Tops
Regarding the Top of the Tops, the restaurants that have been number 1 for three consecutive years are Disfrutar, Diverso and Asador Etxebarri.
Best restaurants in each community
The restaurants leading the TOP 10/15 lists in each autonomous community are El Celler de Can Roca (Catalonia), Desde 1911 (Community of Madrid), Elkano (Euskadi), El Portal de Echaurren (La Rioja), Ricard Camarena Restaurant / Quique Dacosta Restaurant (ex aequo, Comunitat Valenciana), Bardal (Andalusia), Cenador de Amós (Cantabria) and Casa Marcial (Principality of Asturias).