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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Fiona Dunlop

Seven restaurants to sample Spain’s hottest new chefs – without blowing the budget

Restaurante Sisé in Lleida, Catalonia, 100 miles west of Barcelona.
Restaurante Sisé in Lleida, Catalonia, 100 miles west of Barcelona. Photograph: Fran Echevarria

Since 2002, Spain’s gastronomic year has kicked off at Madrid Fusión, a jamboree where top chefs from all over the world show-cook, share dishes of rarefied ingredients and outline new culinary concepts. Wrapping up the three-day event is the crowning of Spain’s best young chef (often a duo) or “revelation”. This year’s seven candidates ranged from restaurants as far afield as Galicia in the north-west to Tenerife, Seville and Madrid. Most cook at intimate spaces with few tables, and offer ingredients and cooking techniques you would be hard-pushed to find on a British menu without breaking the bank.

We start in Galicia, with the winners of the best emerging chefs for 2025.

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