Saúl Sanz
Chef and co-founder of Treze in Madrid's Salamanca neighborhood, a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant with one Repsol Sol known for market and game cuisine.
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Saúl Sanz is the chef and co-founder of Treze, a market-cuisine restaurant he opened in Madrid in 2010 and runs with his wife, pastry chef Elena Ursu. Treze moved to its current spot on Calle General Pardiñas, in the Barrio de Salamanca, in 2014, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and one Repsol Sol, recognized for game dishes and wild-mushroom cooking. Sanz also opened Terzio, a more casual bar-format restaurant nearby built on dishes originally served off-menu at Treze.
From @sanzsaul on Instagram
Todo está dicho acerca de @treze_restaurante, pero nunca está de más recordarlo por si alguien se olvida de uno de los restaurantes donde mejor se come en Madrid sin arruinarse por el camino. Una opción genial para comer en su barra, como en este caso, o pasar a su salón y disfrutar de su cocina sin
🍴Treze🍴☀️ (2/2) 📌 Madrid (barrio Salamanca) 💰 50€/p 🍽️ Placer-precio: ⚡️10⚡️ 📝 Totalmente inexplicable que no hubiera visitado antes esta gran casa. Homenaje por todo lo alto en Treze, uno de los restaurantes con la mejor relación calidad precio que yo conozca, donde se come de cine. Cocina castiza
MOLLEJAS DE TERNERA sobre manitas de cerdo y curry rojo. Este plato lo servíamos en San Bernardino en los inicios de @treze_restaurante , con fondo de carne en vez de con curry. Al mudarnos al local de General Pardiñas, mi tío Ángel, fan del plato, no estaba muy convencido con el cambio de condime
Biography
Early years
Sanz is a Madrid native whose parents worked as matrimonial lawyers; he chose the kitchen instead and trained at the Escuela de Hostelería de la Casa de Campo.
Career
He cooked at Balzac alongside César Martín, who now runs Lakasa, before striking out on his own. Sanz opened Treze in 2010 on Calle San Bernardino, behind Plaza de España, with his wife, pastry chef Elena Ursu. In 2014 he moved the restaurant to Calle General Pardiñas 34, in the Barrio de Salamanca, where it built a following for market-driven, seasonal cooking, especially game and wild-mushroom dishes; it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and won its first Repsol Sol in 2023. He later opened Terzio, a smaller, more casual bar-format restaurant nearby, built around dishes that started as off-menu specials at Treze.
Philosophy
Sanz has said a restaurant or bar should be "a fun place, full of joy where interesting and exciting things happen," built on respect for ingredients and a kitchen that changes with the seasons. Of Terzio, he's described it as "the evolution of playful cuisine we enjoyed making at Treze and offered off-menu, but it no longer made sense within our current gastronomy and we didn't want to lose it."
Restaurants
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Accolades
- ·Bib Gourmand, Michelin Guide (Treze)
- ·1 Sol, Repsol Guide (Treze, 2023)
Frequently asked
Does Saúl Sanz have a Michelin star?
No. Treze, his restaurant in Madrid's Barrio de Salamanca, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and one Repsol Sol, not a Michelin star.
What is Treze known for?
Market-driven, seasonal cooking with a particular focus on game (venison, wild boar, pigeon, rabbit) and wild mushroom dishes like boletus.
What is Terzio?
A smaller, more casual bar-format restaurant Saúl Sanz opened near Treze on Calle General Pardiñas, serving fixed small plates and sandwiches that began as off-menu items at Treze.
Who runs Treze with Saúl Sanz?
His wife, pastry chef Elena Ursu.
When did Saúl Sanz open Treze?
In 2010, originally on Calle San Bernardino behind Plaza de España. He moved it to its current address on Calle General Pardiñas, in the Barrio de Salamanca, in 2014.
Where did Saúl Sanz train before opening Treze?
At the Escuela de Hostelería de la Casa de Campo in Madrid, and later in Madrid kitchens including Balzac, where he cooked alongside César Martín, now of Lakasa.