M.B. — Basque / Canarian, Tenerife
M.B. was born from the vision of Martín Berasategui — the Basque chef whose San Sebastián restaurant holds three Michelin stars and whose culinary influence across Spain is matched only by Ferran Adrià and Juan Marí Arzak. At the Ritz-Carlton Abama in Guía de Isora, Chef Erlantz Gorostiza manages the kitchen under Berasategui’s creative direction, producing two-star Basque-Canarian cooking in a clifftop setting above the Atlantic.
The cooking at M.B. brings the technical vocabulary of the Basque fine dining tradition — the precise sauce work, the extraordinary bread programme, the understanding of texture and temperature contrast that Berasategui’s kitchens have developed over decades — to bear on Canarian ingredients of exceptional quality. The result is a menu that speaks both languages simultaneously with complete confidence.
The Abama estate provides M.B. with ingredients from its own organic gardens, supplementing the exceptional Atlantic seafood and Canarian produce with a direct farm-to-kitchen supply chain that the resort’s scale makes possible. The wine programme is among the most comprehensive in the Canary Islands.
M.B. is the restaurant for visitors to Tenerife who want to engage with the Berasategui legacy in a setting that adds the Atlantic dimension to the Basque tradition. The Abama hotel provides the complete luxury hospitality context; the kitchen provides the culinary substance.
Best Occasion: Impress Clients
Martín Berasategui’s name, two Michelin stars, and the Ritz-Carlton address communicate a level of culinary and luxury investment that requires no additional explanation to any client who knows Spanish gastronomy. M.B. is among the most powerful client dining statements available on the island.
Best Occasion: Close a Deal
The Basque culinary tradition’s combination of precision, generosity, and genuine hospitality creates the conditions for business dining that advances relationships rather than merely maintaining them. Berasategui’s kitchens are known for their warmth as much as their technical achievement.