Sergio Tofé
Chef and co-owner of Eter, the Michelin-starred restaurant he runs with his brother Mario Tofé.
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Sergio Tofé is the chef of Eter, the five-table restaurant in Madrid's Barrio de los Metales that he runs with his brother Mario Tofé, who oversees the dining room and wine list. The brothers trained not at a culinary school but in their mother's neighborhood bistro before taking it over and reopening it as Eter in February 2020. Eter was a Madrid Fusión Revelation Chef finalist in 2021 and won its first Michelin star in the 2026 guide, alongside one Repsol sun.
From @eter_restaurant on Instagram
COCO, YUZU y ANACARDO. El coco sabe a verano. Un postre con múltiples elaboraciones y texturas que descubre a los comensales el inmenso abanico de posibilidades de esta fruta tropical: en praliné con anacardo, en su versión de tierra, en helado, en merengue y en una ganache con chocolate Valrhona y
BREVA, ALMENDRA y ANCHOA. Si el menú de verano de Èter comienza celebrando la abundancia de la huerta, el desenlace vuelve a mirar al paisaje estival a través de las frutas de temporada. El prepostre está dedicado a una de las grandes protagonistas del final del verano: la breva.
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Biography
Early years
Sergio and his brother Mario did not train at a top culinary school; they learned in the kitchen of the French bistro their mother opened in Madrid's Legazpi neighborhood in 2017. Sergio was 23 when he started working there, and Mario joined shortly after turning 18.
Career
When their parents retired, the brothers took over the family bistro and completely renovated it, reopening it as Eter in February 2020 on Calle del Granito, near Plaza de Legazpi and Matadero Madrid. They were finalists for Cocinero Revelación at Madrid Fusión in 2021, and Sergio was later selected among 100 young talents in Spanish gastronomy by the Basque Culinary Center. Eter won its first Michelin star at the November 2025 gala for the 2026 guide, and the restaurant is a member of Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe (JRE).
Philosophy
Sergio describes Eter's approach as circular gastronomy built around the calendar year, expressed through five seasonal tasting menus (OUROS, THALATE, THALO, AUXO and CARPO, named after presocratic philosophy) built on local, seasonal ingredients from small producers, with game, mushrooms, fire and smoke at the center of the cooking.
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Accolades
- ·1 Michelin star, Michelin Guide Spain (2026 guide, announced November 2025)
- ·1 Sol, Guía Repsol
- ·Finalist, Cocinero Revelación (Revelation Chef), Madrid Fusión (2021)
- ·Selected among 100 young talents in Spanish gastronomy, Basque Culinary Center
Frequently asked
Does Sergio Tofé have a Michelin star?
Yes. Eter, the Madrid restaurant he runs with his brother Mario, earned its first Michelin star in the 2026 Michelin Guide, announced in November 2025.
Where is Eter located?
In the Barrio de los Metales in Madrid, near Plaza de Legazpi and Matadero Madrid, in a five-table dining room.
What kind of cuisine does Sergio Tofé cook?
Seasonal tasting menus built around a circular-gastronomy concept: five menus tied to the calendar year, using local and seasonal ingredients from small producers.
Did Sergio Tofé train at a culinary school?
No. He and his brother Mario learned in the kitchen of the French bistro their mother opened in the same Madrid neighborhood in 2017, before taking it over and reopening it as Eter in 2020.
Who runs Eter with Sergio Tofé?
His brother Mario. The two took over their mother's bistro in Legazpi and reopened it, fully renovated, as Eter in February 2020.