Javier Sanz
Co-chef, with Juan Sahuquillo, of CEBO at Hotel Urban Madrid and the Michelin-starred Oba- and Cañitas Maite in their hometown Casas-Ibáñez.
- Michelin stars
2- Repsol Soles
2- Restaurants
- 3
- Born
- 1997
Javier Sanz co-leads the kitchen at CEBO (Hotel Urban, Madrid), which holds a Michelin star and two Repsol Soles, with his childhood friend and cooking partner Juan Sahuquillo. Both born in Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, in 1997, the pair won the Cocineros Revelación award at Madrid Fusión in 2021 and hold a second Michelin star, plus a Green Star, at their restaurant Oba- back home. They also run Cañitas Maite, La Taberñita and Eñe in Albacete alongside CEBO, which they've directed since October 2022.
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Biography
Early years
Sanz and his co-chef Juan Sahuquillo were both born in Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, in 1997 and met as children in the town. Sanz grew up inside his family's hotel-restaurant, Hotel Cañitas, where the two friends began cooking together from a young age.
Career
The pair won the Cocineros Revelación award at Madrid Fusión in June 2021; the same year their ham croqueta, made with sheep's-milk butter and Joselito ham, was named Best Croqueta in the World at the same event. In 2022 they earned a Michelin star and a Green Star, the first Green Star for a Castilla-La Mancha restaurant, for Oba- in Casas-Ibáñez, and became gastronomic directors of CEBO in Madrid's Hotel Urban that October, taking over from previous chef Aurelio Morales. CEBO regained its Michelin star for the pair in the 2024 guide, and both CEBO and Oba- still hold a star each in the 2026 guide. Beyond CEBO, Oba- and Cañitas Maite, they also run La Taberñita and Eñe in the city of Albacete, plus seasonal food trucks.
Philosophy
Sanz and Sahuquillo describe their cooking as built on "product, essence and simplicity": few ingredients and precise technique, cooking they call stripped of artifice, built around seasonal produce from their own kitchen garden and small producers around Spain.
Restaurants
Elsewhere
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Accolades
- ·Cocineros Revelación, Madrid Fusión (2021)
- ·Best Croqueta in the World, Madrid Fusión (2021)
- ·Michelin Star, Oba- (2022)
- ·Michelin Green Star, Oba- (2022)
- ·Michelin Star, CEBO (2023)
Frequently asked
Does Javier Sanz hold a Michelin star?
Yes. Sanz co-leads CEBO in Madrid with Juan Sahuquillo, holding a Michelin star since the 2024 guide, and the pair also hold a Michelin star and a Green Star at their restaurant Oba- in Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, earned in 2022.
Is Javier Sanz the sole chef at CEBO?
No. CEBO's kitchen is co-led by Javier Sanz and Juan Sahuquillo, childhood friends from Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, who've run the restaurant's gastronomic direction together since October 2022.
Where else do Javier Sanz and Juan Sahuquillo cook?
Besides CEBO in Madrid, the pair run Cañitas Maite and the Michelin-starred Oba- in their hometown Casas-Ibáñez, Albacete, along with La Taberñita, Eñe in the city of Albacete, and seasonal food trucks.
What is CEBO's cuisine style?
CEBO's tasting menus are built around "product, essence and simplicity": minimal ingredients and precise technique highlighting seasonal produce from small Spanish producers.
Where is chef Javier Sanz from?
He was born in Casas-Ibáñez, in the province of Albacete, in 1997, the same hometown as his cooking partner Juan Sahuquillo.