This competition began in 2018 and caused a sensation. The San Miguel National Russian Salad Championship is a competition that seeks to reward the establishment that best prepares one of the star recipes of Spanish cuisine — a traditional dish, but one that is open to new interpretations.

This year's finalists are:

Pablo Cadavid. La Yerbita (Sobarzo,Cantabria)

Saúl Barquilla. Alejandro Serrano (Miranda de Ebro, Burgos)

Mariano Luís Rodríguez. Eme de Mariano (Málaga)

Antonia Pazos. La Taberna de Egia (San Sebastián)

Ricardo Romero. Colósimo(Madrid)

Rafaela Pierobón. Hilo (Ruente, Cantabria)

Francisco Muñoz Portales. El Parador Playa (Benalmádena, Málaga)

Albert Martínez Bocalandria. Eldelmar Hermanos Torres (Barcelona)

Jonathan Canahuire Apaza, José Manuel Barroso Mazo & Pablo Vicari. Elkano Txiki (Getaria, Guipúzcoa)