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El Celler de Can Roca
· Spain
Fine Dining · Contemporary Catalan
The World's 50 Best Restaurants (Ranked No. 1) · The World's 50 Best Restaurants (Ranked No. 1)
Photo: Official website · cellercanroca.com
Awards & Recognition
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
Ranked No. 1 · 2013
The World's 50 Best Restaurants
Ranked No. 1 · 2015
The Roca brothers' Girona restaurant unites savoury cooking, wine and pastry as equally ambitious disciplines. Catalan family hospitality anchors an exceptionally technical and imaginative tasting-menu experience.
The Story
Origin
Joan and Josep Roca founded the restaurant in 1986 beside their parents' establishment. Their younger brother Jordi subsequently became central to its identity through pastry.
Philosophy
Family continuity and disciplined experimentation are complementary rather than opposing values.
Why Important
A benchmark for family-led destination dining and the integration of wine and pastry into a restaurant's core creative identity.
Differentiation
Three brothers lead cooking, wine and pastry with unusually balanced creative authority.
Food Philosophy
Catalan traditions meet modern technique, sensory research and memories gathered through travel.
Guest Experience
Long tasting menus are supported by a substantial wine programme and a distinctive final progression of desserts.
Design Philosophy
A landscaped courtyard and restrained dining room offer calm around a highly elaborate meal.
Design & Architecture
Lighting
Courtyard daylight contributes to the atmosphere.
Materials
Glass and timber
Architecture
The restaurant occupies a converted property organised around a glazed courtyard.
Design Language
Contemporary, restrained and garden-oriented
Interior Design
Views of trees and generous spacing soften the formality of the dining room.
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