APONIENTE

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"Aponiente is listed at the The World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2025 as rank 72." - The World's 50 Best Restaurants

"Ángel León, whose restaurant is housed in a tide mill dating back two centuries, is known as “the chef of the sea” and any mention of him means a journey of continual gastronomic discovery. As he says himself, at Aponiente “the aim is to raise awareness, open people's minds and introduce them to new concepts that are impossible to find anywhere else”. Totally committed to sustainability, this is a chef who seeks to surprise diners with new techniques and ingredients (such as seafood sausages, plankton, bioluminescence, cooking with seawater etc), always honing a philosophy which revolves around recycling, making the most of what the natural estuaries have to offer and championing the salvaging of discarded fish. His contemporary cuisine, based around resources from both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, provides further surprises on the dessert menu, on which dishes somehow manage to combine the maritime world with sweeter textures." - Michelin Inspector

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"An El Puerto de Santa María, Spain restaurant led by Ángel León that will be featured in Chef’s Table: Volume 7, reflecting the series’ continued interest in chefs who have made significant contributions to the food world and merit a cinematic, in-depth portrait." - Bettina Makalintal

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"A three-Michelin-starred restaurant in El Puerto de Santa María, renowned for its experimental seafood dishes and commitment to zero-waste cooking."

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"I noted that the first residency will feature chef Ángel León of three-Michelin-starred Aponiente of Spain." - Dianne de Guzman