SOL REPSOL 2026

RECOMMENDED BY REPSOL 2024

The highest honor today

SOL REPSOL 2026 AWARD

Repsol Guide 2026

The Repsol Sun is the most prestigious accolade in Spanish gastronomy. Awarded by the Repsol Guide to restaurants that stand out for their signature cuisine, creativity, and level of excellence, it represents the highest honor Dexcaro has received to date.

Dexcaro Experience, located in Dénia (Alicante), is listed in the Repsol Guide as one of the leading restaurants in the Valencian Community, in recognition of Chef Carlos G. Moreno’s Mediterranean haute cuisine.

The restaurant had already been named a Repsol Recommendation in 2024, thereby cementing its upward trajectory in the most important guide to Spanish cuisine.

DISTINCTION

1 Repsol Sun

YEAR

2026

PREVIOUS EDITION

SOL REPSOL 2025

LOCATION

Denia, Alicante

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Acknowledgments

A Rising Career

2026

01

1 SOL REPSOL 2026

Repsol Guide · Spanish Cuisine

The Sol Repsol 2026 reaffirms Dexcaro Experience’s track record and our commitment to culinary innovation in Dénia. This prestigious award celebrates our dedication to creative and exciting cuisine, cementing our position as an essential benchmark in the gastronomy of the Valencian Community.

REPSOL GUIDE

2025

02

1 SOL REPSOL 2025

Repsol Guide · Spanish Cuisine

In 2025, Dexcaro Experience won its first Sol Repsol award, a milestone that recognized the dedication and uniqueness of our concept. Receiving this award confirmed that our path toward excellence and our constant pursuit of new sensory experiences is the right one.

REPSOL GUIDE

2024

03

Recommended by Repsol

Repsol Guide · Spanish Cuisine

The year before receiving the Repsol Sun, Dexcaro Experience was listed in the Repsol Guide as a “Recommended” restaurant, a distinction that recognizes the restaurant’s quality and unique concept within the Spanish culinary scene. This was the natural step toward earning the Repsol Sun, which would come in the following edition.

REPSOL GUIDE

2024

04

Best Tapa with Salted Ingredients

Alicante Gastronomic Fair · Alicante

Dexcaro won first prize for Best Cured Dish at the Alicante Gastronomic Fair. This recognition highlights Chef Carlos G. Moreno’s mastery in working with cured and salted Mediterranean products.

GASTRONOMIC ALICANTE

2024

05

Winner of the "Young Talents" Rice Cooking Contest

2nd World Rice Biennial · Cullera, Valencia

Carlos García, from the Dexcaro & Ossadía restaurant in Dénia, won over the jury at the Second Cullera World Rice Biennial in the “Young Talents” category. This recognition places the chef among the best chefs in Spain specializing in rice, a key ingredient in Valencian culinary tradition.

VISIT-CULLERA

2024

06

Temple of Good Food

9th SER Viajeros Tourism Awards · Valencian Community

Dexcaro was honored as the “Temple of Fine Dining” at the 9th SER Viajeros Tourism Awards for the Valencian Community, held in Orihuela. This recognition, awarded by Cadena SER, highlights the restaurant as a culinary landmark for tourism in the region.

CADENA SER

2024

07

Top 5 Best Carajillos in Spain

2nd Carajillo 43 Contest · Madrid Fusión 2025

Dexcaro was among the five finalists in the 2nd National Carajillo 43 Competition held at Madrid Fusión 2025, one of the world’s most influential culinary conferences. The carajillo was voted Spain’s favorite after-dinner cocktail, solidifying the restaurant’s beverage offerings alongside its haute cuisine.

MATEO&CO

2022

08

Best Steak Tartare in the Province of Alicante

Alicante Gastronómica 2022 Contest · Alicante

Carlos G. Moreno, from the Dexcaro restaurant in Dénia, won the 2022 Best Steak Tartare Contest in the province of Alicante with his dish “Japanese Wagyu Tartare.” The jury evaluated the flavor, presentation, texture, temperature, and use of regional products.

GASTRONOMIC ALICANTE