Sant Pau (restaurant)

Sant Pau
Exterior of Restaurant Sant Pau (Sant Pol de Mar).
Restaurant information
Established1988 (1988)
Closed2018 (2018)
ChefCarme Ruscalleda
Food typeCatalan
CitySant Pol de Mar
CountrySpain
Other locationsChūō, Tokyo (closed 2 September 2023)[1]
Succeeded byCuina Sant Pau

Sant Pau was a Spanish restaurant in Sant Pol de Mar, Catalonia (Spain), a town between Barcelona and Girona. In 2009 it was awarded three Michelin stars[2] and three Campsa-Repsol suns. Its chef is Carme Ruscalleda, and the dining room was directed by Toni Balam. In 2006 Sant Pau opened a branch in Chuo-ku, Tokyo[3] which currently has 2 Michelin stars.[4]

In 2018, Carme Ruscalleda closed the restaurant in Sant Pol de Mar.[5]

Awards

  • 1992 They represent Catalan cooking in Sevilla's Universal Exposition.
  • 1995 Price Best Chef, by the guide Lo mejor de la gastronomía
  • Medalla al Mèrit Cívic, by Obra del Ballet Popular
  • 1997 Price Restaurant Of the Year, by Gourmetour
  • 1998 Premio Nacional de Gastronomía, by Academia Española de Gastronomía, Cofradía de la Buena Mesa and Secretaría de Estado y Turismo de España.
  • Price Sánchez Cotán, by Academia Española de Gastronomía
  • Price Davidoff
  • Price Nadal de la Gastronomia for being the Restaurant of the Year
  • Price Chef of the Year to Carme Ruscalleda
  • 2000 Price Golden Chef to Carme Ruscalleda, by Intxaurrondoko Gastronomi Elkartea
  • 2001 Price Dona Emprenedora to Carme Ruscalleda, by FIDEM
  • 2004 Price Restaurant Of the Year, by Gourmetour
  • 2008 Creu de Sant Jordi to Carme Ruscalleda, by Generalitat de Catalunya

See also

References

  1. ^ "Catalan chef Carme Ruscalleda's Sant Pau restaurant in Tokyo closes after almost 20 years". CatalanNews.com. Catalan News Agency. May 13, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  2. ^ Heckle, Harold (May 30, 2009). "Spanish restaurant earns rave reviews". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  3. ^ Sant Pau Tokyo
  4. ^ MOSKIN, JULIA (June 14, 2011). "After El Bulli, Spain Looks Forward". nytimes.com.
  5. ^ Arenós, Pau (2018-07-06). "Carme Ruscalleda cierra el Sant Pau para "reinventarse"". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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