My recommendations for Spain

Basque

Etxebarri – the ultimate asador
Elkano – world’s best turbot
Azurmendi – 3* fine dining
Ibai – impressive Basque cooking from best products
Casa Julían – favorite chuleton
Bar Ganbara – favorite pintxos
Casa Urola – pintxos
Bar Nestor – pintxos
La Viña – best cheesecake

Madrid

Sacha – Excellent Spanish cooking; Madrid’s institution
La Tasquita de Enfrente – best ingredients based cooking

Andalucia

Los Marinos José – temple of great seafood
Lobito de Mar – seafood restaurant by Dani García
El Faro de Cádiz – seafood institution
Aponiente – 3* fine dining
Casa Balbino – excellent seafood bar
Antonio in Zahara de los Atunes – tuna

Denia

Quique Dacosta – 3* fine dining
El Faralló – gamba roja specialist
Paco Gandia in Pinoso – paella

Barcelona

Disfrutar – fine dining by 3 former El Bulli chefs
Tickets – “fine dining” style tapas
Rias de Galicia – traditional seafood
Estimar – modern seafood
Espai Kru – fusion Japanese
Hoja Santa – creative Mexican
Bodega 1900 – tapas
El Quim – tapas institution at Boqueria
Cal Pep – seafood tapas
Quimet i Quimet – canned seafood tapas

Near Barcelona

El Celler de Can Roca – 3* fine dining
Els Casals – excellent ingredients based cooking, majority of which come from the restaurant’s farm

Ibiza

Heart – Adrià and Cirque du Soleil collaboration
El Bigotes – traditional fish soup on the beach
Ex Xarcu – best seafood on a beach