Diego Grimberg
Executive chef of one-Michelin-star Restaurant Hofmann in Barcelona.
- Michelin stars
1- Repsol Soles
1- Restaurants
- 1
Diego Grimberg is the executive chef of Restaurant Hofmann in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi, a one-Michelin-star restaurant (since 2004) anchored within the Hofmann Group directed by Silvia Hofmann. Grimberg previously worked at Albert Adrià's Enigma.
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Biography
Early years
Grimberg trained inside Catalonia's most-decorated kitchens, including a tenure at Enigma — Albert Adrià's avant-garde Barcelona restaurant — which shaped his approach to creativity and technique.
Career
Grimberg now serves as executive chef of Restaurant Hofmann in Barcelona's Sant Gervasi-Galvany neighbourhood, leading the kitchen under the strategic direction of group director Silvia Hofmann. The restaurant has held its Michelin star continuously since 2004 and holds one Repsol Sol. The kitchen team draws from the adjacent Hofmann culinary school, blending professional chefs with advanced trainees. Grimberg has also served as a culinary advisor to UNA in Singapore.
Philosophy
Grimberg's cuisine maintains the Hofmann signature — refined modern Catalan technique with a strong pastry foundation, inherited from Mey Hofmann's legacy — while subtly evolving it through the avant-garde technique he absorbed at Enigma.
Restaurants
On Guidavera
1Accolades
- ·1 active Michelin star at Restaurant Hofmann (since 2004)
- ·1 Repsol Sol at Restaurant Hofmann
Frequently asked
How many Michelin stars does Diego Grimberg have?
One — at Restaurant Hofmann in Barcelona, where he is executive chef. The restaurant also holds one Repsol Sol.
What is his relationship to Silvia Hofmann?
Hofmann is the group's director — strategic and operational vision across the restaurant, school, and pastry shop. Grimberg is the executive chef of the restaurant, running the day-to-day kitchen.