This is the Cordoba restaurant among the 150 best in all of EuropeCORDOVA
He second best restaurant in all of Europe is found in Spain. Specifically, in the Basque town of Axpeand is called Etxebarri Grill. Although you don’t have to advance many positions to find an Andalusian gastronomic establishment, Bagá (Jaén)which closes the top 5 European restaurants.
In this select list, prepared by the gastronomic guide Opinionated About Dining (OAD)there are the 150 best restaurants of the continent. A ranking that has once again led, for the third time, the Danish Alchemist.
Córdoba, among the greats of the continent
For your part Cordovawith a rich gastronomy full of local dishes such as salmorejo, flamenquín or mazamorra, could not be left out of such a select list. The options of reference places to eat in our city are vast and for all tastes and budgets. From tapas bars to taverns where you can taste a good wine, places with an innovative proposal and others that focus on traditional products.
Flamenquín is one of the star products of Cordoba gastronomy.
In the gastronomic guide Opinionated About Dining other restaurants in Spain stand out, the country that provides the largest number of reference locations. There are in Barcelona, Madrid, Vizcaya, Gerona, Barcelona or Asturias. But in the case of Córdoba, it is Noorranked 57thwho defends the culinary proposal of our city throughout Europe.
It is not, by any means, the first recognition that the Cordoba chef Paco Morales in his restaurant. Without going any further, in January she won the award of Best Chef of the Year in Madrid Fusion, and Noor was included in the Repsol guide as the best restaurant in the city. For this reason, it was awarded three suns, being the only restaurant in Córdoba to receive this very select award in 2024.
The Cordoban Noor has not only been included among the 150 best restaurants in all of Europe, but It is also in the first part of the ranking and ahead of reference venues in capitals such as Madrid or Barcelona. For example, the famous Apponent (El Puerto de Santa María Cadíz) is ranked 67th, ten below the local Cordoba.
Almost one in three, Spanish
Spain is the country that contributes the most premises, since there are a total of 45 among the 150: Enjoy (Barcelona) in 11th place, Since 1911 (Madrid) in 21st, Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Bizkaia) in 24th, Ca l’Enric (Olot, Girona) in 30th, El Celler de Can Roca (Girona) in 33, Els Casal (Sagàs, Barcelona) in 34, Casa Marcial (Arriondas, Asturias) in 36, Cocina Hermanos Torres (Barcelona) in 42, or Martín Berasategui (Lasarte, Gipuzkoa) in 45.
Interview with Paco Morales. In Noor
Complete this list of the Spanish restaurants on the OAD list: Restaurante Iván Cerdeño (Toledo) at 46, Deesa (Madrid) at 49, Alkimia (Barcelona) at 53, Estimar Madrid (Madrid) at 54, Noor (Córdoba) in 57Enigma Concept (Barcelona) in 60, BonAmb (Jávea, Alicante) in 67, Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María Cadíz) in 69 and Ultramarinos Marín (Barcelona) in 70.
In the lower positions There are also El Poblet (València) 75, Al Kostat (Barcelona) 79, La Tasquita de Enfrente (Madrid) 82, Lasarte (Barcelona) 84, Arzak (San Sebastián) 85, Estimar (Barcelona) 91, Direkte Boquería (Barcelona) 94 , Amelia (San Sebastián) 102, Kaleja (Málaga) 103 and L’Escaleta (Concentaina, Alicante).
ANDfinallyat 108 is Mugaritz (Errentería, Gipuzkoa), Des Pedrots (Barcelona) 109, La Salita (València) 118, El Pescadors (Llançà, Girona) 129, Oba-Hotel Cañitas (Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete) 134, Moments ( Barcelona) 135, Àbac (Barcelona) 137, Osa (Madrid) 138, Tohqa (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz) 142, Nerua (Bilbao) 147 and Miramar (Llançà, Girona) 149.
In addition, at the gala presentation of this list, the restaurant Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (Brunico, Italy), by chef Norbert Niederkoffler, was awarded as the best new member of the list; The German restaurant JAN has also won the Biggest Mover award (highest increase of the year: in 2023 it was at 133) and Los Marino José (Fuengirola, Málaga) has obtained the Casual Restaurant award, topping the Europe Casual list of 2024.
This ‘ranking’, which is now eleven years old, is prepared with the reviews of thousands of accredited collaborators.
