4 of Top 10 European Restaurants Are in Spain According to OAD Ranking

OAD has officially published its list of the top 150 restaurants in Europe in 2023 and, unsurprisingly, many Spanish restaurants were included among the best. Four of the top ten restaurants, and 16 of the top 50 on the list are in Spain. 

They are as follows: Etxebarri, by Bittor Arginzoniz (Axpe), ranked number 3; Bagá, by Pedro Sanchez (Jaén), ranked 4^th; Desde 1911, by Diego Murciego (Madrid), ranked 5^th; Restaurante Quique Dacosta, by Quique Dacosta (Denia), ranked 7^th; DiverXO, by Dabiz Muñoz (Madrid), ranked 15^th; Disfrutar, by Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, and Mateu Casañas (Barcelona), ranked 18^th; Azurmendi, by Eneko Atxa (Larrabetzu), ranked 20^th; El Celler de Can Roca, by Joan Roca (Girona), ranked 27^th; Ca l’Enric by Jordi Juncà (Olot), ranked 29^th; Els Casals, by Oriol Rovia (Sagàs), ranked 30^th; Casa Marcial, by Nacho Manzano (Arriondas), ranked 32^nd; Martín Berasategui, by the chef with the same name (Lasarte), ranked 40^th; Noor, by Paco Morales (Cordoba), ranked 42^nd; Cocina Hermanos Torres, by Javier and Sergio Torres (Barcelona), ranked 43^rd; Alkimia, by Jordi Vila (Barcelona), ranked 44^th; and Restaurante Iván Cerdeño, by the chef with the same name (Toledo), ranked 47^th. 

OAD (Opinionated About Dining) originally started out as a blog run by entrepreneur and journalist Steve Plotnicki back in 2007. He started by publishing a list distinguishing the best restaurants in Europe each year. Eventually, a platform was created that allowed registered votes to share their opinion and shape the final list. OAD is unique in that it’s the only survey of its kind that includes experience as part of its rating system.