Spain has a deep, rich culinary heritage and a decades-long history of its cuisine being described as ‘the best in the world’.

As reported by CNN, six restaurants in the country, in the summer of 2023, won honors in the list of the 50 best restaurants in the world.

In fact, the famous restaurant ‘El Bulli’, which closed in 2011, has won the No.1 spot a record five times, starting in 2002 when the list debuted.

Many of the Spanish restaurant chefs honored at this year’s awards – where Spain took the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 rankings, plus three more in the top 50 – trained at ‘El Bulli’ under Ferran Adrià, a pioneer of molecular gastronomy.

Spanish cuisine traveled to the US through José Andrés

Adrià’s education and influence have extended far beyond the borders of Spain.

Specifically, Chef José Andrés, who has played a big role in introducing Spanish cuisine to the US, trained at “El Bulli” for three years before making the big decision to move to New York in 1991 and then settle in Washington, D.C. DC, in order to establish his own group of restaurants, including Minibar which have two Michelin stars.

These are the six restaurants on the list

The six restaurants included in the World’s 50 Best list are Disfrutar, located in Barcelona, ​​DiverXO, located in Madrid, Asador Etxebarri in Atxondo, Quique Dacosta in the city of Dénia, Elkano in Getaria in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, and finally, Mugaritz in San Sebastian.