El Portal de Echaurren ★ 4.8
Fifth-generation Paniego restaurant in Ezcaray, the first in La Rioja to win a Michelin star; a 1,000-plus-reference cellar run by sommelier Chefe Paniego.
Awards: Michelin (two stars) 2024
Echapresto brothers' destination restaurant in tiny Daroca de Rioja, where sommelier Carlos keeps a 2,000-reference cellar plus house vermouth and meads.
Awards: Michelin (two stars) 2024, Michelin Green Star 2024
Address: Carretera de Medrano 6, 26373 Daroca de Rioja, La Rioja, Spain
Fifth-generation Paniego restaurant in Ezcaray, the first in La Rioja to win a Michelin star; a 1,000-plus-reference cellar run by sommelier Chefe Paniego.
Awards: Michelin (two stars) 2024
Haro's first Michelin-starred restaurant, set in a 16th-century palace; diners descend into a spiral cellar of 1,000-plus Rioja references before dinner.
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2024
Michelin-starred restaurant in the Gehry-designed City of Wine, drawing on a Riscal cellar of millions of bottles with vintages back to 1862.
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2024
Six-seat Edomae sushi counter in Logrono; a Tokyo-trained ritual that, while alcohol-free, anchors the city's Michelin scene next to its Rioja tables.
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2024
Tip: Only six seats and no alcohol service; book well ahead.
Logrono restaurant where chefs Murua and Sanchez fuse Riojan and Ecuadorian flavours, paired from a list built around the region's wines.
Awards: Michelin (one star) 2024, Repsol (two Soles) 2024
Restored 17th-century cellar in Casalarreina serving Riojan grill cuisine alongside a 400-plus-reference list of Rioja and Spanish wines.
Awards: Michelin Guide listing 2024