{{Short description|Spanish chef}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{family name hatnote|Berasategui|Olazábal|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox chef | name = Martín Berasategui | image = Martín Berasategui (2010).jpg | caption = Berasategui in 2010 | birth_name = Martín Berasategui Olazábal | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|04|27}} | birth_place = San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | style = | education = | ratings = {{plainlist| *Michelin stars {{Rating|3|3}} }} | restaurants = {{plainlist| *Martín Berasategui {{Michelinstar|3|3}} *Lasarte {{Michelinstar|3|3}} *M.B {{Michelinstar|2|3}} *Fifty Seconds {{Michelinstar|2|3}} *Ola Martín Berasategui {{Michelinstar|1|3}} }} | prevrests = {{plainlist| *Etxeko {{Michelinstar|1|3}} *Oria {{Michelinstar|1|3}} *Bodegón Alejandro }} | awards = <!-- {{plainlist| *FIRST *SECOND }} --> | website = {{URL|http://www.martinberasategui.com/}} }} '''Martín Berasategui Olazábal''' is a Spanish chef, expert in Basque cuisine and owner of an eponymous restaurant in Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain. Since 2001, it has been awarded three Michelin stars. He holds eleven stars in total as of 2026, more than any other Spanish chef.<ref name=teach/>
==Biography== At the age of 14, Berasategui began to work in his parents' restaurant, ''Bodegón Alejandro''.<ref name=lovefood/> When Berasategui began his culinary career, there were no Michelin star restaurants in the Basque Country.<ref name="teach">{{cite news|last=Docampo|first=Laura|title=Martín Berasategui: 'Un cocinero que deja con hambre a sus clientes es un mal cocinero'|url=https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/galicia/2013/09/24/martin-berasategui-cocinero-deja-hambre-24844531.html|accessdate=5 October 2013|newspaper=La Opinion A Coruna|date=25 September 2013}}</ref> He was sent to France to train as a pastry chef when he was 17.<ref name=lovefood/> At the age of 20 he took over his parents' restaurant, and earned his first Michelin star there by the age of 25.<ref name=lovefood>{{cite news|last=Pollara|first=Priscilla|title=Martin Berasategui: the most famous chef you've never heard of|url=http://www.lovefood.com/guide/chefs/12013/the-most-famous-chef-youve-never-heard-of|accessdate=5 October 2013|newspaper=Lovefood|date=8 August 2011}}</ref>
Berasategui opened his eponymous restaurant in Lasarte-Oria (outside San Sebastián) in 1993. It was awarded a third Michelin star in the 2001 ''Michelin Guide''. The restaurant was voted 29th-best restaurant in the world by ''Restaurant'' in both 2008 and 2011, the highest the restaurant has appeared on the list.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 List|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2008/|publisher=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|accessdate=5 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914023542/http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2008/|archivedate=14 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2011 List|url=http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2011/|publisher=The World's 50 Best Restaurants|accessdate=5 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829105845/http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/past-lists/2011/|archivedate=29 August 2013}}</ref>
As of 2013, Berasategui holds more Michelin stars than any other Spanish chef. In addition to his three at ''Martín Berasategui'', he holds three at ''Lasarte'' in Barcelona, two at ''M.B'' in Tenerife (the largest of the Canary Islands), two at ''Fifty Seconds'' in Lisbon, Portugal, and one at ''Ola Martín Berasategui'' in Bilbao.
''M.B'', located in Tenerife's Ritz-Carlton Abama resort, gained its first Michelin star in the 2010 guide<ref name="lovefood" /> and its second in the 2014 guide.<ref>"Berasategui da a Barcelona su primer tres estrellas Michelin". ELMUNDO. Retrieved 2016-11-24.</ref> ''Fifty Seconds'', Berasategui's first and only starred restaurant outside of Spain, opened atop Lisbon's Vasco de Gama Tower in 2018; it gained its first star in 2019 and its second in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2026 |title=All MICHELIN-Starred Restaurants in Portugal 2026 |url=https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/All%20MICHELIN-Starred%20Restaurants%20in%20Portugal%202026 |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2026 |website=Michelin Guide}}</ref> ''Ola Martín Berasategui'' also received its first star in 2019.
One star each were awarded to ''Oria'', the sister restaurant of ''Lasarte'' that is also located in the Monument Hotel in Barcelona, and ''Etzeko'' in Ibiza; both restaurants are now closed. In addition to his five Michelin-starred restaurants, he owns several more around the world, including two in the Dominican Republic, one in Mexico, one in Costa Rica, and one in Dubai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=agroformacion |date=2014-08-26 |title=Berasategui ultima su salto a Costa Rica con un nuevo restaurante |url=https://efeagro.com/berasategui-restaurante-costa-rica/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=EFEAgro |language=es}}</ref><ref name="teach" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-24 |title=Star Spanish Chef Berasategui Heads for Costa Rica To Open New Restaurant |url=https://qcostarica.com/star-spanish-chef-berasategui-heads-for-costa-rica-to-open-new-restaurant/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Q COSTA RICA |language=en-US}}</ref>
It was announced in 2013 that the François Rabelais University would be awarding an honorary doctorate to Berasategui in culinary studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Berasetegui, Master Chef |url=https://ccilu.com/pages/martin |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=CCILU}}</ref> It is the first time that the university has awarded honorary doctorates to chefs, with Mikuni Kiyomi, Philippe Rochat and Pierre Wynants also receiving the awards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Berasategui, honoris causa por la Universidad François-Rabelais de Tours|url=http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2013/10/04/paisvasco/1380908509_568838.html|accessdate=5 October 2013|newspaper=El Pais|date=4 October 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref>
==Michelin-starred restaurants associated with Martín Berasategui and their highest rating== {{Michelin star key|no4=yes|no5=yes|no6=yes|no7=yes}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"" |+ !No. !Name !Country !Rating |- |1 |Martín Berasategui |{{Flag|Spain}} (Lasarte-Oria) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=3}} |- |2 |Lasarte |{{Flag|Spain}} (Barcelona) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=3}} |- |3 |M.B |{{Flag|Spain}} (Guía de Isora) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=2}} |- |4 |Fifty Seconds |{{Flag|Portugal}} (Lisbon) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=2}} |- |5 |Ola Martín Berasategui |{{Flag|Spain}} (Bilbao) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |- |6 |''<s>Etxeko</s>'' - closed |{{Flag|Spain}} (Ibiza) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |- |7 |<s>''Oria''</s> - closed |{{Flag|Spain}} (Barcelona) |{{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |}
==References== {{Commons category|Martín Berasategui}} {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.martinberasategui.com/es/inicio Official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berasategui, Martin}} Category:Basque cuisine Category:Molecular gastronomy Category:Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants Category:Living people Category:1960 births Category:Spanish chefs Category:Spanish expatriates in France Category:People from San Sebastián Category:Spanish gastronomes