What it's like to dine at Martin Berasategui, the best restaurant in the world
Recently, the popular travel service TripAdvisor, based on traveler reviews, named Martin Berasategui the best restaurant in the world.
Located in the stunning Basque Country of Spain, Martin Berasategui offers unique and innovative dishes that diners are unlikely to find anywhere else.
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1. According to traveler reviews and TripAdvisor rating, Martin Berasategui is the best restaurant in the world.
2. The restaurant is located in a small town called Lasarte Oria in the picturesque Basque Country in northern Spain.
3. The restaurant is named after owner and chef Martin Berasategui.
4. Berasategui is a Spanish chef who has been awarded a total of eight Michelin stars. This is more than any other Spanish chef.
5. He also has his own group of restaurants, which includes establishments all over the world - from Spain to China.
6. Martin Berasategui himself has three Michelin stars. The restaurant hall is simple but elegant, with white tablecloths and flowers on every table.
7. The restaurant also has an open terrace overlooking a large lawn.
8. There is enough space in the kitchen for the chef to prepare the gourmet dishes that the restaurant offers.
9. Martin Berasategui has an A La Carte menu as well as a tasting menu.
10. The tasting menu consists of 14 courses and costs about $235.
11. It may seem that 14 dishes is a lot, but in fact the portions are quite small.
12. And there is a reason for this. “We would destroy the spirit of these dishes if we served very large portions,” the menu says.
13. Portion sizes are the same as when ordering from the menu, so ordering several different dishes will not be superfluous at all.
14. Appetizers are about $50 each, entrees are about $80, and desserts are about $37.
15. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes - from monkfish liver to pigeon and vanilla apple pie. It also serves wild rabbit, tripe stew, oysters, truffles and classics such as grilled lamb chop, grilled tenderloin, chard, chocolate cake and macaroons.
16. Meals are served in a unique way.
17. Most of them look like works of art, not food.
18. Visitors to Martin Berasategui leave the most flattering reviews, talking about the "gastronomic highlight" and "masterpiece of Basque cooking."
19. Of course, visiting a restaurant is far from cheap, but visitors agree that it is worth it.
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