The winners of the three suns of the Repsol Guide are Bagá, in Jaén, and the farm, in Elche

Two are the restaurants that have obtained the precious third sun in the 2025 edition, whose delivery gala was held at the Guimerá Theater in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Toni Acosta and Lorena Castell have enlivened the ceremony and for this they have told Alberto Chicote, Paco Roncero, Elena Arzak and Toño Pérez on stage.

In the armchair courtyard, the president and the vice president of the Cabildo Rosa Dávila and Lope Afonso were not lacking, in addition to the president of Repsol, Antonio Brufau, who valued “the will of the chefs for economically promoting the environment, collaborating with producers, artisans and other local businesses. A commitment that creates community and is key to continue growing.”

The lucky ones have been Pedro Sánchez, from Bagá, in Jaén, and Susi Díaz at the head of the farm, in Elche, for 40 years. “Making a dish with the memory is more important than thinking about the future. There is a recipe from my grandmother that made me happy, an chipboard, and I have spin to update it with the technique and control of today’s times, respecting the product to the fullest,” he says after receiving the distinction. Next to him, Sánchez, ambassador of binary cuisine.

That is, that in which the least is more, ensures that in the execution of its elaborations: “I think more about what the product is asking for than in the dish and I try to visualize as if I did not know it, without prejudice, to be able to treat it otherwise. For me, the taste is not everything; in some recipes I look for textures; in others, sensations or only acidity, salt or sugar, on the sidelines.

There are 17 stores who have obtained the second sun, two more than in the last edition and yes, the Spanish guide has rewarded the creativity of Albert Adrià in Enigma. Also Illumina Esperit Roca, the project of the Roca, Joan, Pitu and Jordi brothers, in Sant Julià de Ramis (Gerona), where to enjoy a reinterpretation of the iconic dishes served in the Celler de Can Roca. And in the same section, it sneaks fry, the house of Ángel León in Chiclana.

Already in Madrid, the light comes in the form of soles to Velascoabellá, Verdejo, Kappo, With a new location, Bait, the tasquería y Lana. According to the publication, they are chefs that reflect “the diversity of a pantry that enhances the creativity of an increasingly naked kitchen.” Hence they also get them Peace (Mungia), Fire (León), The English Alliance (Anglés), Laia Grill (Fuenterrabía), Test premises (Murcia), Dare (San Sebastián), Poems by Brothers PadróN (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) and Villa Retiro (Disciples).

They first access their first sun, 71 stores, ten less than last year. Thus, the volume emphasizes that younger chefs defend a river rmula in their small restaurants, where the kitchen they have internalized in large houses with affordable proposals. As a tendency, he puts on the table the arrival in their native peoples to open their personal projects that, with love and freshness, seek to attract foreign diners.

The objective is to suggest shorter menus and letters designed to share at an affordable price for customers to return more frequently. As an example, Narea (Vejer de la Frontera), ‘Alberca’ (Trujillo), ANHELO (Castellón de la Plana), cooking with care ‘(León) and Estir (Yecla). It is necessary to mention Rubén Coronas, who opted to move to Tella-Sin, in Huesca, to open Rubén Casa and Luis Moreno, who changed the Escorial for the town of his grandparents to ride Allariz (Orense) Marmurio do Río.

The ability of Spanish gastronomy to find each season. And in the words of María Ritter, director of Repsol Guide, “it contains such powerful ingredients as authenticity, closeness and pride of converting the legacy into surprising dishes. In the food houses, big names of the kitchen have been forged, such as Arzak, Berasategui, the Roca brothers, among others. Today, many of the nuevos soles have taken the witness.”

In short, with the new additions, a total of 789 restaurants form the Universe of Soles Guide Repsol, since 44 has three; 176, two; and 569, one. Also, the 1,488 recommended, with 208 novelties. And, if we look at the gastronomic map, Catalonia, has 115; The Community of Madrid, with 102, Andalusia, with 77, Euskadi, with 73, the Valencian Community, with 65; and Castilla y León, with, 58, are the most illuminated regions.