Jul 21 2023

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

OAD’s official ranking of the best 150 restaurants in Europe include many from Spain: 4 in the top 10 and 16 in the top 50

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

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.