El Xato
, located in La Nucia (Alicante), and
Martín Berasategui
, in Lasarte-Oria (Guipúzcoa), are the two Spanish representatives among the
10 Best Elegant Restaurants on
the planet, according to the Travelers' Choice-The Best of The Best 2021 awards , the most important award granted by the online platform Tripadvisor, based on the opinions and comments of travelers from all over the world after their experiences eating in them. Spanish establishments are in sixth and seventh position, respectively, of a ranking led by the British
The Old Stamp House Restaurant
, an original and small dining room serving local cuisine, with a Michelin star, located in the basement of a house in the tiny town of Ambleside (England).
The awards are based on the opinion posted by travelers on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period and reflect
the Best of the Best based
on service, quality, staff response, and customer satisfaction.
Taking this data into account, the tourism platform uses an algorithm to determine which are the winners, in this case, of the first-rate restaurants that have impressed their guests.
Cristina Figueira, chef at El Xato Photo: El Xato.
The Travelers' Choice-The Best of The Best 2021 award is not the only one that
El Xato
has received
in recent months. Last March, the family business born more than 100 years ago in La Nucia (Alicante) was placed as the first of the Top 10 led by women with the most success in 2020, according to the online booking platform ElTenedor. Chef Cristina Figueira's restaurant, which has a Michelin star, was recognized as the best in this ranking, based on user opinions. Now it is the followers of TripAdvisor who place this business in the Marina Baixa, whose origins were in a winery where wine was sold in bulk, in the sixth position of the
Best elegant restaurants in the world
.
A recipe book from Alicante and traditional dishes, reinterpreted and updated to the style and creativity of the chef, justify the success of this place.
He is followed in this Tripadvisor listing by
Martín Berasategui
, the space of the award-winning chef (he has 12 Michelin stars in his seven restaurants) in Lasarte (Guipúzcoa).
The modern and elegant Gipuzkoan restaurant located in a farmhouse in the countryside (three stars) offers avant-garde signature cuisine full of surprises, an "incomparable and incomparable gastronomic experience", according to the opinions of the clients.
It has its own orchard of fruit trees and vegetables and in its cellar it keeps wines from almost all the Denominations of Origin.
The chef Martín Berasategui, in his restaurant in Palma de Mallorca.
In addition to the two Spaniards, among the top ten restaurants on the list there are another two French and two Italians, in addition to the aforementioned British, a Japanese, a Brazilian and a Mexican.
Next, the ranking of the 20 Travelers' Choice-The Best of The Best 2021 in the category of
Elegant Restaurants in
the world:
1. The Old Stamp House Restaurant
(Ambleside, UK).
British food.
2. Restaurant La Maison d'à Côté
(Montlivault, France).
Food: French, healthy.
3. Ise Sueyoshi
(Nishiazabu, Japan).
Food: Japanese, sushi, kaiseki, kappo ...
4. Benazuza Restaurant
(Cancun, Mexico).
Food: Mexican, contemporary, fusion.
5. Les Plaisirs Gourmands
(Schiltigheim, France).
Food: French, healthy.
6. El Xato
(La Nucia, Alicante, Spain).
Food: Mediterranean, contemporary, fusion, Spanish.
7. Martin Berasategui
(Lasarte-Oria, Guipúzcoa, Spain).
Spanish food.
8. Oro Restaurant
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Food: Brazilian, international.
9. Quintessenza
(Trani, Italy).
Food: Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean.
10. Ristorante Villa Crespi
(Orta San Giulio, Italy).
Food: Mediterranean, Italian, seafood.
11. Auberge Du Vieux Puits
(Fontjoncouse, France).
Food: French.
12. Inn at Little Washington
(Washington, Virginia, USA).
Food: American, International, Contemporary.
13. La Colombe
(Constantia, South Africa).
Food: French, European.
14. French Grill
(Hanoi, Vietnam).
Food: Seafood, French, European, Grill.
15. The Grove
(Auckland Central, New Zealand).
Food: European, New Zealand.
16. Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890
(Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, Italy).
Food: Italian, Neapolitan, Campania, Southern Italy.
17. The Kitchin
(Edinburgh, UK).
Food: French, British, Scottish, contemporary.
18. L'Enclume
(Cartmel, UK).
Food: British, International, Contemporary.
19. Uri Buri
(Acre, Israel).
Food: seafood.
20. Sails Restaurant
(Auckland Central, New Zealand).
Food: Seafood, Grill, New Zealand.
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