Borja García
Catalan chef-owner of Ultramarinos Marín in Sant Gervasi — Etxebarri-, Noma-, and Dos-Pebrots-trained, focused on wood-fire grilling and restraint.
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Borja García is the Catalan chef-owner of Ultramarinos Marín in Sant Gervasi-Galvany, opened in 2020 after running the kitchen at Albert Raurich's Dos Pebrots. Trained at Etxebarri and Noma, his cooking is built on restraint, purity, and wood-fire technique. The restaurant is in the Michelin Guide selection, Repsol Recomendado, and a World's 50 Best Discovery listing.
Biography
Early years
García trained at Etxebarri in the Basque Country — the foundational wood-fire restaurant of Bittor Arginzoniz, holding multiple Michelin stars — and at Noma in Copenhagen, before returning to Barcelona to run the kitchen at Albert Raurich's Dos Pebrots.
Career
In 2020 García opened Ultramarinos Marín on Carrer de Balmes 187 in Sant Gervasi-Galvany. The restaurant is divided into two zones: a 12-seat counter bar where guests watch chefs cook live, and a more tranquil asador zone with oak and olive wood-fired grills. The kitchen makes its own chistorra, smokes its own fish, cures its own sausages, and prepares its sauces by hand. Ultramarinos Marín has been highlighted by The World's 50 Best Discovery for its local following and respect within the chef community, is in the Michelin Guide selection, and carries a Repsol Recomendado.
Philosophy
García's cooking is built on restraint and purity: no unnecessary garnishes, deep flavour, and well-honed technique. The asador format — oak and olive wood — and the in-house charcuterie and smoking are the manifestations of that philosophy.
Restaurants
Accolades
- ·Michelin Guide selection at Ultramarinos Marín
- ·Repsol Recomendado at Ultramarinos Marín
- ·The World's 50 Best Discovery listing
- ·Trained at Etxebarri, Noma, and Dos Pebrots
Frequently asked
Does Borja García have a Michelin star?
No — Ultramarinos Marín is in the Michelin Guide selection and Repsol Recomendado, with a World's 50 Best Discovery listing. He previously cooked at Etxebarri (multi-Michelin-star) and Noma.
Where can I eat Borja García's cuisine in Barcelona?
Ultramarinos Marín on Carrer de Balmes 187 in Sant Gervasi-Galvany. The format runs a 12-seat counter and an asador zone with oak and olive wood-fired grills.