Restaurant in Saragossa, Spain
Consecutive Bib Gourmands. Book it.
es.TABLE holds back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) at a €€ price point — making it the clearest value case in Saragossa's contemporary dining category. Chef Julian Barsotti's kitchen earns a 4.4 Google rating across 213 reviews. Book a few days ahead for weeknights; weekends need a week's notice.
Yes — and for most budgets in this city, it is the clearest answer in the contemporary dining category. es.TABLE has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, which in practical terms means Michelin's inspectors consider it good enough to recommend on quality while remaining accessible on price. At a €€ price point, that credential is harder to find in Saragossa than you might expect. If you have been once and enjoyed it, you already know this: the value ratio here is difficult to beat in the city's contemporary segment.
Saragossa is an underrated dining city — not in the promotional sense, but in the practical sense that it sits between two of Spain's most celebrated food regions (the Basque Country and Catalonia) and quietly punches well above its profile. Against that backdrop, es.TABLE functions as a genuine neighbourhood anchor: the kind of place a city's serious food community actually uses rather than just recommends to visitors. A Google rating of 4.4 across 213 reviews is a signal worth reading. That volume at that score, for a contemporary restaurant at this price tier, reflects a consistent performance over time rather than a single exceptional meal or a flurry of early enthusiasm.
Chef Julian Barsotti brings a contemporary sensibility to a city that has historically leaned on its Aragonese larder , a region with serious raw ingredients, from Ternasco lamb to Cinco Jotas-grade Ibérico and some of Spain's most productive market gardens. Contemporary cooking in this context means working with that produce rather than importing a style from somewhere else, which is precisely what makes neighbourhood-anchored restaurants at this level worth returning to. For a second visit, pay attention to how the kitchen handles seasonal shifts: contemporary menus at Bib Gourmand level in Spain tend to rotate with the market, so what you ate on your first visit is unlikely to be what anchors the menu now.
Saragossa's climate makes timing relevant. Summer (July and August) sees the city at its hottest , temperatures routinely exceed 35°C , and while locals do dine late, the pre-dinner window before 9 PM can feel sluggish. The more comfortable windows are spring (April to June) and early autumn (September to October), when evening temperatures are pleasant and the city's food calendar is most active. The Fiestas del Pilar in mid-October bring the city to life and fill tables quickly, so if your visit coincides with that period, book well ahead. For a quieter, easier booking, Tuesday through Thursday outside of major festival weeks gives you the most flexibility without sacrificing the full kitchen performance.
Booking at es.TABLE is rated Easy, which at a Bib Gourmand venue is worth not taking for granted. The combination of consistent recognition and accessible pricing means demand stays steady. Book a few days ahead for weekday slots; for Friday or Saturday evening, give yourself at least a week.
If you are returning, the short answer is: let the menu lead you. At a contemporary restaurant operating at this level and price point, the kitchen's leading work tends to be whatever is freshest that week rather than a fixed set of signatures. That said, at €€ pricing, es.TABLE sits in a range where a tasting menu format , if offered , represents the clearest way to cover the kitchen's range without the bill climbing sharply. Even without a formal tasting format, ordering across several smaller courses will give you a better read on the kitchen than a single main.
On dress code: nothing in the data specifies a requirement, and at a €€ contemporary restaurant with Bib Gourmand credentials (rather than a full Michelin star), smart casual is a safe default. Saragossa diners tend to dress with care but not formality , think of it as the same register as a well-regarded Barcelona neighbourhood bistro.
If es.TABLE is your base in the city's contemporary category, it is worth knowing where it sits relative to the rest of Saragossa's dining scene. For a full picture of where to eat, drink, and stay during your visit, see our full Saragossa restaurants guide, our full Saragossa bars guide, our full Saragossa hotels guide, our full Saragossa wineries guide, and our full Saragossa experiences guide.
For context on Spain's wider contemporary dining scene, the country's reference points run from El Celler de Can Roca in Girona and Arzak in San Sebastián at the leading end, through Azurmendi in Larrabetzu and Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona, down to Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María. es.TABLE is not competing at that altitude, but the Bib Gourmand signal places it in a credible conversation about where serious cooking at accessible prices happens in Spain. For international contemporary comparisons, see also DiverXO in Madrid, César in New York City, and Jungsik in Seoul.
Within Saragossa itself, the restaurants closest to es.TABLE's position are La Prensa (contemporary, €€€) and Maite. For a step down in price with a different style, Bistrónomo is worth knowing. If you want to explore the city's more ambitious end, Cancook (creative, €€€€) and Quema are the places to consider.
es.TABLE earns its repeat visits through consistency rather than spectacle. Two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards at a €€ price point, a Google rating that holds above 4.4 across a meaningful review count, and a contemporary approach grounded in Aragonese produce , this is the profile of a restaurant a city's food-literate residents use regularly. Book it for a Tuesday or Wednesday evening in spring or early autumn, let the menu lead, and plan to return.
Without confirmed menu data, the safest approach is to follow the kitchen's seasonal lead rather than anchor to specific dishes. At a contemporary Bib Gourmand restaurant in Aragón, the produce-driven plates , anything working with the region's lamb, vegetables, or local market ingredients , will usually be where the kitchen is most confident. If a tasting format is available, it is the most efficient way to cover the kitchen's range at this price tier.
Two things: first, the Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025) means Michelin considers this good-value serious cooking, not just a pleasant local restaurant. Second, at €€ pricing in a contemporary format in Saragossa, this is one of the clearer value propositions in the city's dining scene. Book a few days ahead for weeknights, a week out for weekends, and dress smart casual.
Smart casual is the right register for a €€ contemporary restaurant with Bib Gourmand credentials. No dress code is specified, and Saragossa dining culture tends toward care without formality. Think of it the same way you would a well-regarded neighbourhood restaurant in any Spanish city , put together, but not formal.
For more ambition and a higher budget, Cancook (creative, €€€€) is the city's most serious option. La Prensa (contemporary, €€€) is a step up in price from es.TABLE with a comparable contemporary approach. If budget is the priority, Bistrónomo (€) brings contemporary thinking to a lower price point. For something with a different style entirely, Quema is worth considering.
At €€ with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, yes. The Bib Gourmand is specifically Michelin's signal for quality cooking at prices that don't require a special-occasion budget. In Saragossa's contemporary segment, you would spend more at La Prensa or significantly more at Cancook for a different experience. es.TABLE's value case is direct.
It works for a low-key special occasion , an anniversary dinner or a birthday where the priority is good food over formal ceremony. The €€ price point and Bib Gourmand profile mean it reads as a considered choice rather than a splurge. If the occasion calls for something more theatrical or expensive, Cancook at €€€€ is the city's better fit for that brief.
If a tasting menu is offered, it is likely the most efficient way to experience the kitchen's range at the €€ price tier. Contemporary restaurants at Bib Gourmand level in Spain often structure their leading value through a set format rather than à la carte. Without confirmed menu data, this cannot be stated definitively , but it is worth asking when you book. Chef Julian Barsotti's contemporary approach suggests a menu built around the kitchen's seasonal strengths, which a tasting format would showcase more completely than picking individual plates.
| Venue | Price | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| es.TABLE | €€ | Easy | — |
| Cancook | €€€€ | Unknown | — |
| Gente Rara | €€€ | Unknown | — |
| La Prensa | €€€ | Unknown | — |
| Bistrónomo | € | Unknown | — |
| Crudo | € | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how es.TABLE measures up.
Specific menu items are not published in the available record, so the safest approach is to follow the kitchen's lead. At a contemporary restaurant running consecutive Bib Gourmand awards under chef Julian Barsotti, the menu changes to reflect the kitchen's current priorities. Ask the server what is driving the meal that day rather than anchoring to a fixed dish list.
Come in knowing this is a contemporary kitchen operating at €€ pricing with two back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmands in 2024 and 2025. That combination is rare in Saragossa and tells you the kitchen is consistent, not just occasionally sharp. Hours and booking policies are not published, so reach out directly before planning around a specific time slot.
Dress code is not specified in the venue record, but a contemporary Bib Gourmand restaurant at €€ pricing in a Spanish provincial city typically runs without formal requirements. Smart casual is a reasonable baseline, though the broader Saragossa dining culture skews relaxed compared to Madrid or Barcelona.
Cancook is the closest comparison if you want to move further up the price band and formality scale. Gente Rara and Bistrónomo are worth considering for a more casual format at similar or lower spend. La Prensa suits groups who want a more traditional Aragonese frame, while Crudo is the right call if a raw or product-led counter concept appeals more than a full contemporary menu.
At €€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmands, es.TABLE offers among the clearest value cases in Saragossa's contemporary dining category. The Bib Gourmand is specifically awarded for good cooking at a moderate price, so the accolade directly validates the value argument rather than just the quality one.
It works for a low-key celebration or a dinner where the food matters more than the ceremony. At €€ and without confirmed private dining infrastructure in the record, this is not the venue to default to if you need a high-production milestone dinner. For that, Cancook is the stronger call in Saragossa. es.TABLE fits occasions where cooking quality is the point, not the setting.
Tasting menu availability and pricing are not confirmed in the venue record, so this cannot be verified. What is confirmed is a contemporary format at €€ pricing with consecutive Bib Gourmands, which suggests a structured, kitchen-led approach. check the venue's official channels to confirm current menu formats before booking around that assumption.
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