Gala Soles Repsol: Tarragona takes over from Tenerife

for the first time, Catalonia will be the meeting point of the Spanish gastronomic community gathered every year around the Repsol Guide. The city of Tarragona has been chosen to host the Gala in which the winners of the edition of 2026, that will take place Monday 16 February at the Tarragona Fair and Congress Palace.

This was announced today by the Government of Catalonia y Repsol Guide, along with the Provincial Council of Tarragona and the town councils of Tarragona, Reus y to reach which are the three municipalities involved in the events surrounding this great event, whose objective is to recognize the work and trajectory of the best restaurants in Spain. The agreement celebrates good gastronomy in all its aspects, by including both establishments with Soles and Recommended as well as Soletes.

The days of celebration will begin in Reus Sunday 15 February with a big welcome party to the winners that will serve to “warm up the engines” before the award ceremony the next day. On Monday 16 February, more than 200 chefs from all over Spain, as well as personalities, accredited institutions and media, They will meet at the Tarragona Fair and Congress Palace. The Gala, whose motto is 'Let's keep trying new things', It can also be followed by streaming.

Within a few weeks, It will be the Tarragona town of to reach, in Terres de l'Ebre, which will take over as the venue for the delivery of the spring suns 2026. The Soletes are the youngest qualification of the Repsol Guide, aimed at those charming corners that are differentiated by their proximity, its appealing proposal and good atmosphere. chores, taverns, market bars, bares, chiringuitos, cafeterias and food houses in which their main aim is to be faithful to what makes them special and to which we all want to return.

The region with the most Suns Repsol Guide of Spain

Catalonia, which this year has been recognized as World Gastronomy Region 2025, It is the territory with the highest number of restaurants with Repsol Guide Soles in Spain. They add up to a total of 114, of which 13 They are located in the province of Tarragona. It should be noted that Catalonia also leads the number of establishments awarded with the highest distinction of 3 Soles, which makes it the maximum benchmark of excellence in the national hospitality industry.. Concretely, the region has 9 restaurants with Tres Soles, 29 with Two Suns and 76 with a sun.

The announcement of the new headquarters of the Gala of the Suns took place in the Sarcophagus Room of the Roman Praetorium of Tarragona. They attended the event Miquel Samper, Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat of Catalonia; Cristina Lagé, General Director of Tourism of the Generalitat of Catalonia; Noemí Llauradó, president of the Provincial Council of Tarragona; Enrique Adell, president of the Tourist Board of the Provincial Council of Tarragona; Rubén Viñuales, mayor of Tarragona; Josep Baiges, Councilor for Economic Promotion, Innovation, Knowledge and Markets of the Reus City Council; Joan Roig, mayor of Alcanar; María Ritter, director of the Repsol Guide and Javier Sancho, director of the Repsol Industrial Complex in Tarragona.

During his intervention, the Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Miquel Samper, has expressed his satisfaction with the choice of Tarragona as the venue for the Gala: “The celebration, for the first time, from the Repsol Guide gala 2026 in Catalonia is a sign that the World Gastronomy Region will leave us a legacy that will consolidate our gastronomic leadership. Catalonia is a widely recognized region, supported by a group of cooks who, with talent, innovation and a deep respect for tradition, have placed our country as an international reference. Gastronomy is an expression of culture, of identity and projection of the country, and will continue to be a strategic pillar for the future of Catalonia”.

The veteran Tres Soles participated in the presentation Nandu Jubany (‘Can Jubany’) y Eduard Xatruch ('Enjoy'), who have been surrounded by other chefs recognized by the Repsol Guide. Besides, the director of the Repsol Guide María Ritter has given way to a video starring other Catalan chefs with Tres Soles who wanted to join the event. “Catalonia is the community with the most Suns. Here there are chefs who are a reference in the world. Here the commitment to the territory and innovation are a common denominator”, has indicated Ritter. “It is natural that Catalunya and the Repsol Guide came together to celebrate talent in the kitchens. And there could not be a better host than the province of Tarragona, with its spectacular product from the Mediterranean and the Ebro Delta, with its varied D.O and its involved chefs, to host the Soles 2026”.

For your part, Noemí Llauradó, President of the Provincial Council of Tarragona has stressed that “the Repsol Guide gala 2026 represents a great opportunity to show ourselves as an outstanding territory in the gastronomic aspect, for the amount, quality and diversity of agri-food products and restaurant establishments in our region, which makes us a first-rate gastronomic power. In the Provincial Council of Tarragona, We promote this great asset as an inseparable element of the Costa Daurada and Terres de l’Ebre tourism brands.. The collaboration of the Provincial Council of Tarragona in the Repsol gala is a new example of our support for this very strategic area.”.

Javier Sancho, director of the Repsol Industrial Complex in Tarragona: “In the Camp de Tarragona, tourism and the petrochemical industry complement and reinforce each other, and this dual commitment has been consolidated as a successful model that gives strength to the territory's economy. At Repsol we believe in this shared potential and, with initiatives such as the Repsol Guide Suns Gala, we unite industry, institutions and gastronomy to project Camp de Tarragona with a modern and inspiring look”.

“Tarragona is a city with a unique gastronomic identity, heir to a legacy that comes from very far away - said Rubén Viñuales, mayor of Tarragona-. The Romans already turned this territory into a center of culture, commerce and good taste, and today we continue to project that tradition through our products, our restaurateurs and the creativity that defines local cuisine”.

The Deputy Mayor for Economic Promotion, Innovation and Knowledge of the Reus City Council, Josep Baiges, He highlighted that “the city is proud to host the event prior to the Soles Gala Repsol Guide, since they are a recognition of our culinary identity, to the talent of professionals who have made gastronomy an engine of economic development and city projection, as well as the local and quality products that give authenticity to our cuisine”.

About Repsol Guide

Since its foundation in 1979, Repsol Guide has established itself as the great reference in the promotion of tourism and gastronomy in Spain. Millions of people turn to the Repsol Guide every year as a source of inspiration and consultation to plan their trips and discover new destinations..

In recent years, Repsol Guide has undergone a transformation to adapt to trends in tourism and gastronomy. Its Repsol Guide Soles rating system incorporates criteria such as sustainability, kilometer zero, integration, the circular economy and the coherence of the projects that must be reflected in the kitchens, at the premises, staging and wine selection.

In line with this adaptation to new trends, Repsol Guide wants to be more and more present on a daily basis, democratizing gastronomy through digital channels. Of particular importance is the app by Repsol Guide, in response to the majority use of mobile devices and the power of native functionalities such as geolocation, the search engine or the personalization of gastronomic proposals and plans.

Repsol Guide is committed to highlighting the richness of the cuisine made in Spain and has a team of nearly 60 inspectors and inspectors, experts who know the gastronomic offer of each region.