Maralba and Corral de la Morería conquer the three suns of the Repsol Guide

The Repsol Guide gala was held in this edition with views of the Mediterranean and with this background setting two new restaurants have won the category of honor with three suns: Maralba,

Almansa, and

, in Madrid.

In this edition, 101 novelties are incorporated into the guide: with another 18 kitchens that obtain two soles and 81 that achieve the first.

Under the motto 'The kitchen fills us up', the Alicante Provincial Council Auditorium (ADDA) has hosted this party where the best national chefs have gathered, who once again have made it clear that the kitchens of our country are in full shape and full of talent.

María Ritter, director of the Repsol Guide, highlighted that "there is no better news than calling a restaurant and being told that we are full. It means that the kitchen fills us up in many ways."

This year the guide exalts Maralba and Corral de la Morería for their commitment "

, which delves into tradition and encourages the discovery of the most pleasant flavour".

, in charge of the former for two decades, has united La Mancha and the Mediterranean without complexes;

Mancha roots and fish from Levante shine on the table of this place, which has a three-month waiting list.

Since its inception, he has shared the project with his partner

, Spain's best sommelier in 2022. "La Mancha cuisine is booming; it has always been recognized and appreciated by the people," the chef said hours before the gala.

The Basque chef

has taken this world temple of flamenco to the top with a personal gastronomic vision where he intertwines its origins with the history of this tablao, probably the most famous in the world.

His winery, with more than 1,200 Marco de Jerez references treasured by

, represents one of his great jewels.

Miguel Cobo, from Cobo Evolution.

Repsol's Chairman, Antonio Brufau, stated in his speech that "few things make us as happy in our culture as sharing a good meal. Spain is an internationally recognized gastronomic power with much potential yet to be discovered by the world."

Their own identity and ode to the product define the projects that have won two suns this year:

(Peñafiel),

(Donostia),

(Corsá),

(Peralada),

(Salamanca),

(Madrid) ,

(Marbella),

(Dima),

(Villabona),

(Jerez de la Frontera),

(San Lorenzo de El Escorial),

(Costa Adeje),

(Ferrol),

-(Casas-Ibáñez),

(Padrón),

(Donostia),

(Madrid) and

(Capdepera).

Umiko's tandem: Juan Alcaide and Pablo Álvaro.

"Gastronomy is a common good, which concentrates the culture, customs and knowledge of a territory, and which enriches the entire catalog of tourist products that the Valencian Community can offer to those who visit it", stated the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig.

Among the 81 kitchens that make their debut in the guide with their first mention, there is an interesting representation of projects that have flown from the city to the countryside: Jorge Asenjo, who changed Donostia for a farmhouse in the Atxondo Valley (Bizkaia) to set up

, and Carlos Oyarbide, the fourth generation of a saga of cooks that Zalacaín took to the top, who has returned to San Adrián (Navarra) to open his own house,

, make up this list.

Cristina Marín and Sara Camara, from Casa Pacheco.

Other names that have deserved that first sun: Carlos Fernández from

(Pozoblanco, Córdoba), Pedro Aguilera from

(Alcalá del Valle, Cádiz), Manu Franco from

(Valdemorillo, Madrid), Aurora Torres de

(Los Montesinos, Alicante), Dámaso Navajos, from

(Préjano, La Rioja), José Antonio Medina, from

(Juan Abad Tower, Ciudad Real) and the Hernández Talaván brothers , from

(Zarza de Granadilla, Cáceres).

Charlotte Ninkel and Mario Sánchez, from Comparte Bistró.

This year there are a good handful of restaurants led by personal and professional couples that land on the list.

This is the case with Mary Fernández and Mon López from

, located in the Plaza de Cupido in the Asturian town of Puerto de Vega;

with Marco Antonio Iniesta and María Egea, from

, who decided to start their project on February 14 in the center of Murcia;

with Carito Lourenço and Germán Carrizo, from

(Valencia);

Daniel Malavia and Roseta Félix, from

(Valencia), Mario Sánchez and Charlotte Finkel, from

(Madrid) and Jorge Lara and Jasone San Martín, from

(Zaragoza).

Cristóbal Munoz, from Ambivium.

One of the 'gastro' trends of recent times goes through the embers, that love of fire that many chefs have known how to work with luxury.

(Málaga),

(Tenerife),

(Cuenca),

(Barcelona),

(Madrid),

(Valencia),

(Gipuzkoa),

(Badajoz) and

(Gipuzkoa) , all with 1 sun, are excellent examples.

O'Pazo, in A Coruña, and Hika by Roberto Ruiz, in Gipuzkoa, with two soles, would also be included in this section.

Marta Devesa, from Hogar del Pescador.

One of the most emotional moments of the gala came with the delivery of the Soles de Honor to

, from Zuberoa, and

, from Viridiana, two gastronomic references that have marked current generations.

The restaurants

(O Grove),

(Elche),

(Sigüenza) and

(Aljaraque) collected the sustainable soles of this edition.

The family of soles is already made up of 713 restaurants: 43 three soles, 164 two soles and 506 with one, in addition to the 1,269 recommended restaurants.

By autonomous communities, Cataluña (105), Comunidad de Madrid (98), Euskadi (68), Andalucía (66), Comunitat Valenciana (58) and Castilla y León (58) are the regions where the most suns shine.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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