Álvaro Salazar
Álvaro Salazar is the chef behind Voro, the only two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Balearic Islands, inside the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel in Canyamel.
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Álvaro Salazar is a Spanish chef, born in Linares, in the Jaén province of Andalusia, in 1985, who leads the kitchen at Voro, inside the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel in Canyamel, Mallorca. He trained at Tragabuches in Ronda and El Portal de Echaurren in Ezcaray, with further stints at Sergi Arola Gastro and kitchens in Paris, Kuwait and Stockholm, before opening his own restaurant, Argos, in Mallorca in 2015, where he won a Michelin star within two years. In 2018 he was named Cocinero del Año, Spain's national chef competition, in its seventh edition. In 2019 he opened Voro, winning a Michelin star in its first year and a second in 2021, making it the only two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Balearic Islands, and the restaurant also holds three Repsol Soles. His single tasting menu, Devoro, runs in three parts, Dawn, Zenith and Sunset, tracing his native Jaén into Mallorca's coastline and the Mediterranean Sea.
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1Álvaro Salazar in the News
Voro, Álvaro Salazar's restaurant at the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel in Canyamel, was awarded a third Sol in the Guía Repsol 2026, joining just two other restaurants in Spain to reach the guide's top rating this year.
Mallorca kept its 11 Michelin stars across 11 restaurants in the 2026 Michelin Guide Spain, with no new stars awarded on the island this year. Voro remains the only two-star restaurant.
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Accolades
- ·2 Michelin stars (Voro)
- ·3 Repsol Soles (Voro)
- ·Cocinero del Año, Spain's national chef competition, VII edition (2018)
- ·Michelin named his dish 'Ramallet y mahonés' among the world's 11 best (2025)
Frequently asked
Who is chef Álvaro Salazar?
Álvaro Salazar is a Spanish chef born in Linares, Jaén, in 1985. He leads Voro, the two-Michelin-star restaurant at the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel in Canyamel, Mallorca, and previously ran Argos, where he won his first Michelin star.
What restaurant does Álvaro Salazar run in Mallorca?
Salazar runs Voro, inside the Cap Vermell Grand Hotel in Canyamel. It's the only two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Balearic Islands and also holds three Repsol Soles.
Where did Álvaro Salazar train before opening Voro?
He studied at the Escuela de Hostelería in Córdoba, then trained at Tragabuches in Ronda, El Portal de Echaurren in Ezcaray, and Sergi Arola Gastro, with further kitchen work in Paris, Kuwait and Stockholm before opening his own restaurant, Argos, in Mallorca in 2015.
When did Voro earn its two Michelin stars?
Voro won its first Michelin star in 2019, the year it opened, and its second in 2021, making it the only two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Balearic Islands.
What is Álvaro Salazar's cooking style at Voro?
Salazar serves a single tasting menu called 'Devoro,' structured in three parts, Dawn, Zenith and Sunset, built around his native Jaén, Mallorca and the Mediterranean Sea.