We want to improve ourselves every day
At Cor de Carxofa we work daily for tourist quality and excellence in our services.
We are very grateful for the great reviews from both customers and food enthusiasts.
Cor de Carxofa, a healthy restaurant committed to sustainable tourism
Cor de Carxofa is one of the first restaurants in the Valencian Community to be certified with the S of Tourist Sustainability by the ICTE (Institute for Spanish Tourist Quality), since 2023.
Committed to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Since its inception in 2018, Cor de Carxofa has been a benchmark in sustainability, from its sustainable terrace built entirely from wood sourced from sustainable forests and repurposed pallets, powered by 100% solar energy from its own panels; to its signature cuisine, where local and organically grown products take center stage; the restaurant's energy efficiency; its responsible water consumption; and the absence of chemicals in its cleaning processes.
There are many things that we at Cor de Carxofa do in our daily lives to make the world a better and more sustainable place.
The ICTE asked us to focus on 4 SDGs for the writing of our sustainability report; in this case we have worked in depth on the SDGs of Health and well-being (3), Quality education (4), Decent work and economic growth (8) and Responsible production and consumption (12), but at Cor de Carxofa we work on many more SDGs in our day to day; sustainability is part of our DNA.
Carxofa color, Repsol sole since 2023
Since the summer of 2023, Cor de Carxofa has been part of the great Guía Repsol family, as a "Solerte Repsol"
Repsol Guide Recommendation: A small vegetarian restaurant with a lovely terrace and views of the port. Here, gastronomy is approached ethically, using locally sourced, zero-kilometer, and organic products.
Cor de Carxofa, the first restaurant in the province of Castellón to be included in the We're Smart Green Guide, since 2022
The guide to the best vegetable restaurants in the world has recognized the great work of the young chef Anay Bueno, awarding 4 out of 5 radishes to the healthy restaurant Cor de Carxofa, for his daily work in pursuit of the culinary experience based on plant-based and locally sourced ingredients.
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence since 2019
The healthy restaurant Cor de Carxofa is the best rated in Benicarló in the TripAdvisor travel app, becoming the top-ranked business in the town just a year after its opening, and maintaining that position to this day
HappyCow users rate us with 5 stars
The go-to app for "veggies" users" This positions us as one of the leading restaurants in the Valencian Community, with virtually all of our profile reviews being "Excellent".
Cor de Carxofa, the first restaurant in the province associated with "Cuineres i Cuiners Km0" of Slow Food
Our chef, in addition to belonging to the Conviviums of Tarraco and Palancia-Mijares, has been the first Valencian chef to join the "Cuineres i Cuiners Km0" movement of the Slow Food Community, including the province of Castellón on the map of sustainable and local gastronomy.
It is worth noting that Cor de Carxofa, He is one of the few established businesses to achieve the three Snails of Excellence ( Good, Clean and Fair); awarded after exhaustive daily improvement work and having passed rigorous annual audits by the association itself.
Today, other colleagues like Ruben Miralles (Vinaròs) have also taken the step and are part of this great family.
GOOD
This snail demonstrates the restaurant's commitment to local sourcing, organic and sustainable products, and the preservation of local agricultural heritage.
CLEAN
This snail demonstrates the restaurant's commitment to the concept of SUSTAINABILITY, integrating 3 aspects: energy, waste reduction and the reduction of the impact of cleaning products and good water management
FAIR
This snail demonstrates the restaurant's commitment to SOCIETY AND PEOPLE
Committed to tourism quality
Since 2019, Cor de Carxofa has been distinguished by the SICTED (Comprehensive System of Tourism Quality in Destination) for their work in the daily improvement for the customers and tourists who choose Benicarló as a gastronomic benchmark every year.
SICTED helps us to get to know our customers better through the manual of good practices and to improve as a company.
Furthermore, during the pandemic we implemented a manual of advanced best practices against COVID-19 and adapted our facilities accordingly, with the acquisition, for example, of the latest Dyson technology purifiers, which to this day continue to provide us with a much cleaner atmosphere during our stay in the restaurant.
The gastronomic product club of the province of Castellón
The healthy restaurant Cor de Carxofa is part of Castelló Ruta de Sabor, the product club that brings together producers, processors and restaurants from the province of Castellón, to highlight the value of local products.
Chef Anay Bueno has represented Castelló Ruta de Sabor at different fairs such as Gastronoma or Fitur, showcookings in Castellón, Valencia and Alicante, and even at the most important Gastronomic Festival in the province held in Benicarló in October 2022.
The gastronomic brand of Turisme Valencian Community
L'Exquisit Mediterrani is the new tourism brand of the Valencian GovernmentFrom Cor de Carxofa we have participated as brand ambassadors giving showcookings on behalf of the PDO Carxofa de Benicarló and Turisme Benicarló, both at the Mostra de Turisme (Palau de les Arts i les Ciencies de Valencia), and at Alicante Gastronómica, the 3rd most important fair in the sector in Spain.
We also participated in the first L'Exquisit gastronomic event from November 10th to 27th, 2022
