Restaurant in Rupit, Spain
Michelin-recognised Catalan cooking; detour justified.
Estrella holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, making it the clearest reason to route a Catalonia trip through Rupit. At the €€ price tier, with a 4.6 rating across 1,393 reviews and easy bookings, it delivers Michelin-recognised Catalan cooking at a fraction of what you would pay in Barcelona or Girona. Plan for two visits if you can.
The common assumption about Estrella is that it's a charming local restaurant that happens to have good food — a pleasant stop on the way through Rupit's famous cobbled streets. That framing undersells it. Estrella has held a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, which means Michelin's inspectors consider the cooking worth a specific mention for quality. For a €€ restaurant in a village of fewer than 300 people, that is a meaningful credential. This is not just the leading option in Rupit by default , it is genuinely cooking at a level that rewards more than one visit.
Rupit itself is a preserved medieval village in the Collsacabra plateau of central Catalonia, about 90 minutes from Barcelona. If you are planning a weekend in the area , perhaps combining it with the volcanic range of the Garrotxa or the market towns around Vic , Estrella makes a strong case for building your itinerary around meal times here rather than eating opportunistically wherever you find yourself.
At the €€ price point, Estrella sits in a range where you can return without the financial weight of a special-occasion splurge. That matters for how you approach it. A first visit should focus on anchoring yourself in the core Catalan cooking , the dishes that reflect the season and the region's larder. Catalonia's kitchen in autumn and winter leans on mushrooms, game, and legumes; spring and summer shift toward lighter preparations with vegetables from the interior and seafood pulled in from the Costa Brava coast. Whichever season brings you here first, order with that rhythm in mind rather than trying to cover the entire menu.
A second visit is where Estrella becomes more interesting. Once you know the register of the kitchen, you can move toward the dishes that require more familiarity to appreciate , slower preparations, regional ingredients that don't announce themselves, the kind of cooking that rewards a diner who arrives with some context. Catalan cuisine has a serious culinary tradition built on mar i muntanya (sea and mountain) combinations and long-cooked sauces that take time and technique to execute well. A kitchen holding a Michelin Plate will be executing these with care.
If you find yourself in Rupit a third time, treat Estrella as a reference point rather than a destination , order something you would not normally choose and use the meal to calibrate what you know about this style of cooking against what the kitchen is doing now. The 4.6 rating across 1,393 Google reviews suggests consistent execution over time, which means the kitchen is reliable enough to take that kind of exploratory risk.
Estrella is located on Plaça del Bisbe Font, 1 , the main square of Rupit's old quarter, which means it is central and walkable from anywhere in the village. Rupit has limited parking and no public transport links of note, so you will need a car to get there. The village draws day-trippers year-round, particularly on weekends, which means the square gets busy. Booking ahead is advisable for weekends; midweek visits during the shoulder season are likely to be more relaxed.
At the €€ price tier, expect a meal in the range of €25–50 per person depending on how many courses you order and whether you include wine. This is well below the entry point for fine dining in Barcelona or Girona, and the Michelin Plate recognition means the quality-to-price ratio compares favourably with much of what you would find at this price point in either city.
| Venue | Location | Price | Recognition | Booking difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella | Rupit | €€ | Michelin Plate (2024, 2025) | Easy |
| Cal Marquès | Camprodon | , | , | Easy |
| Sense Pressa | Barcelona | , | , | Moderate |
| El Celler de Can Roca | Girona | €€€€ | 3 Michelin Stars | Very Hard |
| Cocina Hermanos Torres | Barcelona | €€€€ | 2 Michelin Stars | Hard |
If your trip to Catalonia is structured around food, Estrella belongs in the same planning document as El Celler de Can Roca in Girona and Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona , not because it competes with them on ambition or price, but because it fills a different slot: a Michelin-recognised lunch in a setting neither of those restaurants can offer. Rupit's medieval architecture and the surrounding Collsacabra landscape make the meal itself part of a broader day, which is not something a city restaurant can replicate.
For a longer Spain trip covering the north, Arzak in San Sebastián, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, and Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria represent the Basque Country's top tier. Estrella operates at a different level and a different price point, but that is the point , it is the Catalan village anchor for an itinerary that might otherwise only hit the headline addresses.
You can find more options in our full Rupit restaurants guide, and if you are staying overnight, our Rupit hotels guide covers the accommodation options in and around the village. For the wider area, our Rupit experiences guide and bars guide are worth checking before you go.
Book Estrella. At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition and a 4.6 rating from well over a thousand reviews, it is the clearest reason to route a Catalonia trip through Rupit. The booking is easy, the price is accessible, and the setting is one you will not find replicated in Barcelona or Girona. If you can visit twice, you will get more out of it , but once is enough to understand why Michelin keeps flagging it.
The kitchen holds a Michelin Plate for its Catalan cooking, so anchor your order to whatever the season is offering. In colder months, that means game, mushrooms, and long-cooked preparations. In warmer months, lighter dishes using vegetables and coastal influences tend to dominate. There are no specific dishes we can verify from the database, but a Michelin Plate at the €€ level signals that the core regional repertoire is being executed with care , order the menu rather than cherry-picking and let the kitchen show its range.
Yes, clearly. At the €€ price tier , roughly €25–50 per head depending on courses and wine , a Michelin Plate is genuinely good value. Most restaurants at this recognition level in Barcelona or Girona charge significantly more. The combination of consistent quality (4.6 across 1,393 reviews), formal recognition, and a setting you cannot replicate in any city makes this one of the stronger value propositions in the region.
We cannot confirm from available data whether Estrella offers a formal tasting menu. Given the €€ price range and the village context, the format is likely à la carte or a set lunch menu rather than a full tasting progression. If a tasting menu is available, the Michelin Plate recognition suggests the kitchen has the technical grounding to make it worth ordering. Check directly with the restaurant when booking.
It works for a special occasion if the occasion involves a sense of place as much as a sense of ceremony. The Michelin Plate adds legitimacy, and the medieval village setting on Plaça del Bisbe Font is genuinely atmospheric. If you need a formal private dining room or an extensive wine programme, a city restaurant like Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona will serve you better. For a birthday lunch or an anniversary with a landscape to match, Estrella is a strong choice.
At the €€ price point with easy booking, solo dining is financially and logistically low-risk. Rupit is a village, so a solo meal here is more of a deliberate travel decision than a spontaneous one. If you are travelling through Catalonia alone and want a Michelin-recognised Catalan meal without the cost or difficulty of booking in Barcelona or Girona, Estrella is a practical option. Pair it with a walk through the village and the surrounding countryside to make a full afternoon of it.
Rupit is a small village and Estrella is the most formally recognised restaurant there. For Catalan cooking at a similar price point in the wider region, Cal Marquès in Camprodon is worth considering if your route takes you north toward the Pyrenees. In Barcelona, Sense Pressa covers Catalan cooking at a relaxed pace. See our full Rupit restaurants guide for the complete local picture.
We cannot confirm specific dietary accommodation policies from available data. Given the Catalan culinary tradition , which relies heavily on meat, game, seafood, and dairy-based sauces , vegetarian and vegan diners should contact the restaurant directly before booking. At the €€ level with Michelin recognition, the kitchen is likely equipped to adapt, but Catalan cuisine is not naturally structured around plant-based menus, so it is worth confirming in advance.
We cannot confirm bar seating from available data. In a village restaurant of this size and style, bar dining is possible but not guaranteed as a formal option. If bar seating matters to you , for solo dining or a shorter meal , contact the restaurant directly to ask. Booking a table is easy regardless, so the question is mainly one of preference rather than necessity.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella | Catalan | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Quique Dacosta | Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| El Celler de Can Roca | Progressive Spanish, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Arzak | Modern Basque, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Azurmendi | Progressive, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Aponiente | Progressive - Seafood, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
Comparing your options in Rupit for this tier.
No dietary policy is documented in Estrella's available records. Given its Catalan cuisine focus at the €€ price point, call ahead or contact them via the venue directly before visiting. A kitchen earning back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition typically has the competence to adapt dishes, but confirm specifics rather than assume.
Menu specifics are not in Estrella's public record, so ordering blind is part of the deal here. Focus on Catalan-rooted dishes, which is the cuisine the Michelin Plate recognition is built on. Ask the staff what is market-driven that day — at €€, the kitchen is not padding margins with expensive imports, so seasonal Catalan produce is likely the safest bet.
Yes, with the right expectations. Estrella's Michelin Plate status and Catalan focus give it the credibility for a meaningful dinner, and the medieval square setting in Rupit adds genuine atmosphere. At €€, it is a low-financial-risk special occasion — better suited to a celebratory lunch or intimate dinner than a formal milestone requiring white-tablecloth ceremony.
Rupit is a small medieval village, and Estrella sits on the main square — both factors tend to favour relaxed, unfussy solo meals over awkward single-seat configurations. At €€, there is no financial penalty for solo dining. No counter or bar-seating specifics are confirmed, but the format and price point make it a practical solo stop.
Rupit is a small village with limited dining options, making Estrella the clear anchor restaurant in the area. If Catalan cooking at this level of recognition is the draw, the wider Barcelona province offers alternatives, but within Rupit itself, Estrella is the reference point. Plan your visit around it rather than treating it as one of several local options.
Yes. At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, Estrella delivers a credentialed Catalan meal without the financial commitment of a special-occasion splurge. The detour to Rupit is the real cost — factor in travel time — but the combination of village setting and Michelin-noted cooking makes the equation work.
Tasting menu availability is not confirmed in Estrella's records. Given the €€ price range and Catalan cuisine focus, the format is likely à la carte or a short set menu rather than a lengthy tasting progression. Verify directly with the restaurant before building your visit around a tasting format.
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