Felipe Bao
Chef of imperial Chinese cuisine at China Crown — the Casa Calvet (Gaudí) restaurant named Europe's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards 2025.
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Felipe Bao is the executive chef of China Crown, the imperial-Chinese-cuisine group he runs with his sister María Li Bao. China Crown Barcelona occupies Casa Calvet — a 1900 Gaudí building — and was named Europe's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards in 2025. Bao trained at Le Cordon Bleu Shanghai.
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Biography
Early years
Bao trained at Le Cordon Bleu Shanghai — the institution where he deepened the Chinese culinary techniques and traditions that he later brought to his projects in Spain.
Career
With his sister María Li Bao, Felipe runs the China Crown group — more than 20 restaurants across Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, and Toledo. China Crown Barcelona occupies Casa Calvet, the modernista building designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1900, and combines imperial Chinese tradition with creativity and haute-gastronomic technique. The restaurant was named Europe's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards in 2025.
Philosophy
Bao's project sets out to present imperial Chinese cuisine — Cantonese, Pekinese, and beyond — at fine-dining level. The China Crown registers regional Chinese tradition translated through European service and the architectural settings each restaurant occupies.
Restaurants
Accolades
- ·Europe's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant — World Culinary Awards (2025, China Crown)
- ·Repsol Recomendado at China Crown Barcelona
- ·China Crown Barcelona inside Casa Calvet — a 1900 Gaudí building
- ·Group of 20+ restaurants across Spain
Frequently asked
Does Felipe Bao have a Michelin star?
No — China Crown Barcelona carries a Repsol Recomendado and was named Europe's Best Chinese Cuisine Restaurant by the World Culinary Awards in 2025.
Where can I eat Felipe Bao's cuisine in Barcelona?
China Crown Barcelona inside Casa Calvet — the modernista building designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1900.