Alain Guiard
French chef behind Contraban at Hotel Wittmore and La Mundana in Sants — career runs through elBulli, Sant Pau, Alain Ducasse, and the world catering championship.
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Alain Guiard is a French-born chef whose Barcelona group includes Contraban at Hotel Wittmore (Michelin Guide selection), La Mundana in Sants (Repsol Recomendado, opened 2015 with chef Marc Martín), and the Gourmand and Guiard SL sauce company. His career runs through elBulli, Racó de Can Habas, Sant Pau, Alain Ducasse, and the world catering championship.
Biography
Early years
Guiard's training runs through some of Europe's most demanding kitchens. In Catalonia he cooked at elBulli, Racó de Can Habas, and Sant Pau; in France, Sweden, and beyond he worked at Pyramide, La Coupole, Alain Ducasse, Le Méridien Ra, Ábaco, and Mandarin Oriental.
Career
Guiard now manages three restaurants in Barcelona — Contraban inside the boutique Hotel Wittmore in the Gothic Quarter, and La Mundana, the gastrobar / bistronomic restaurant he opened in 2015 with chef Marc Martín in the Sants neighbourhood — alongside a 50-employee sauce and gastronomic-solutions company called Gourmand and Guiard SL, founded after Guiard won the world catering championship. Contraban is in the Michelin Guide selection; La Mundana carries a Repsol Recomendado.
Philosophy
Guiard's cooking is consistently described as 'versatile' — a chef who applies fine-dining technique across the gastronomic-bar, hotel-restaurant, and product-development formats. The cuisine is Mediterranean at its base, with broad international influences drawn from his career across France, Sweden, and Catalonia.
Accolades
- ·Michelin Guide selection at Contraban
- ·Repsol Recomendado at La Mundana
- ·Won the world catering championship
- ·Cooked at elBulli, Sant Pau, and Alain Ducasse
Frequently asked
Does Alain Guiard have a Michelin star?
Not at his current restaurants. Contraban is in the Michelin Guide selection and La Mundana carries a Repsol Recomendado. His career includes elBulli, Sant Pau, and Alain Ducasse, and he won the world catering championship.
Where can I eat Alain Guiard's cuisine in Barcelona?
Two restaurants. Contraban inside the boutique Hotel Wittmore in the Gothic Quarter is the gastronomic project. La Mundana on the Sants side of the Eixample is the bistronomic gastrobar, opened in 2015 with chef Marc Martín.