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The “El Xato” Restaurant receives its seventh Michelin star

“Renews” the prestigious international distinction in 2025

 

This week, the “El Xato” Restaurant received the 2025 Michelin star, which will be physically displayed on the facade of the establishment. This is the seventh consecutive year that the Nucia restaurant has received this distinction from the prestigious international guide , recognising the outstanding work of its chefs Cristina Figueira and Esperança Cano . As of this week, the 2025 Michelin star is displayed on the facade of the “El Xato” Restaurant in La Nucía .

Bernabé Cano , mayor of La Nucía and councilors Cristóbal Llorens, María Jesús Jumilla, Pedro Lloret and Pepe Cano attended the reception of the plaque commemorating the El Xato Restaurant with a “Michelin star” for the seventh time and congratulated chefs Cristina Figueira and Esperança Cano and the Head Waiter Francisco Cano . 

 

Centennial restaurant

El Xato Restaurant is a centenary restaurant, and in 2025 it will celebrate 110 years since it opened its doors. During this century, its cuisine has adapted to the evolution of gastronomy, never forgetting its roots and flavors. Right now, they are in the fifth generation at the helm of this benchmark restaurant, with the addition of Chef Esperança Cano. El Xato received its first Michelin star in 2019, and has since repeated the distinction every year consecutively: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 .