Óscar
Velasco
Born in Segovia, he led the kitchen at Santceloni for twenty years. In 2007 he received the National Gastronomy Award for Best Head Chef, and in 2025 the ACYRE named him Best Chef in Madrid.
Óscar Velasco & Montse Abellà
A twenty-year partnership
A couple in life and in the kitchen, with a career built alongside the most accomplished professionals in Spain and France.
From Santceloni to a house of their own
For more than twenty years, Óscar Velasco and Montse Abellà have been one of the most solid partnerships in Spanish cooking.
They met working side by side on the most demanding projects in Spain and France, and have shared a kitchen and a life for two decades.
For more than twenty years they led the culinary offering at Santceloni, where they defended two Michelin stars in a restaurant that was not their own. In 2023 they took the step of opening their own house in Madrid: for the first time, their cooking — personal, creative and true to seasonal produce — is shown without the constraints of someone else's restaurant.
Óscar
Montse
Abellà
She has built her career alongside Óscar for more than two decades. In 2016 she received the Gran Prix au Chef Pâtissier, one of the most prestigious honours for a pastry chef, and today she creates all of the house's sweet production.
A career in awards
From personal recognition to a house of their own
2007
National Gastronomy Award for Best Head Chef — Óscar Velasco.
2016
Gran Prix au Chef Pâtissier — Montse Abellà.
2023
Opening of VelascoAbellà, their first restaurant of their own, in the Chamartín neighbourhood of Madrid.
Current recognition from the Michelin Guide for the house's cooking.
2025
2 Soles in the Repsol Guide.
2025
Best Chef in Madrid, ACYRE award — Óscar Velasco.
Publications
Their books
La evolución sencilla
ISBN 978-84-08-17080-8
Emulsionar es mezclar con cariño
ISBN 978-84-480-2988-3
Two decades together
Cooking that no longer answers to anyone
“I lost my job and within two years I've set up a Michelin-starred restaurant,” says Óscar Velasco of the house's first years. It is at VelascoAbellà that, for the first time, their cooking is shown 100% as they understand it: personal, creative and always putting the produce first.
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Chamartín, Madrid
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