The Roca brothers' Girona restaurant, twice ranked the world's best, where kitchen, cellar and pastry are held in near-perfect balance by three siblings.
By Dimitris Stathopoulos
The cooking
Joan on the savoury side, Josep on wine, Jordi on desserts that have changed how pastry is thought about. Contemporary Catalan cooking with emotion behind the technique.
Why it is in VANE
A family table at the summit of the profession that has stayed generous and human with it.
Kitchen
Joan, Josep & Jordi Roca
Style
Contemporary Catalan
Known for
Dessert and wine as equals to the food
Best for
A landmark celebration
VANE selection. Chosen with a critic's eye and judged independently. It's here because we judged it, not because it paid.
On this profile: a researched profile, drawn from the restaurant's own record and reporting, not a claim of a first-hand visit. Where we have eaten there, the review says so.
Image: Photo: e_calamar, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
