Jacobo Benítez
Head chef of Roostiq Bar, a Chueca wine bar and grill that opened in December 2024, built around ingredients from two family estates in Ávila.
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Jacobo Benítez is head chef of Roostiq Bar, a wine bar and grill that proprietor Zoilo Álvarez opened in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood in December 2024, run independently from Álvarez's other two Roostiq restaurants. Benítez cooks over the grill rather than the wood-fired oven used at Álvarez's other venues, working with ingredients traced back to two family estates in Ávila, alongside a Burgundy- and champagne-led cellar.
Biography
Career
Jacobo Benítez is head chef (jefe de cocina) of Roostiq Bar, which proprietor Zoilo Álvarez opened in December 2024 in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood, run independently from Álvarez's other two Roostiq restaurants in Madrid and Marbella. Benítez works alongside Álvarez to trace ingredients back to their origin, drawing on two family estates in Ávila that supply much of the kitchen.
Philosophy
The kitchen centres on grilling rather than the wood-fired oven used at Álvarez's other Roostiq locations, following the same product-first philosophy: quality ingredients, worked simply.
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Frequently asked
Who is the chef at Roostiq?
Jacobo Benítez leads the kitchen at Roostiq, a grill restaurant in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood.
What does Roostiq's kitchen focus on?
Grilling and quality ingredients sourced from two family estates in Ávila, following the same product-focused philosophy as owner Zoilo Álvarez's other restaurants.
Where is Roostiq located?
On Augusto Figueroa, 47, in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood.
When did Roostiq Bar open?
It opened in Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood in December 2024.
Who owns Roostiq?
Proprietor Zoilo Álvarez, who also owns restaurants in Madrid and Marbella; Jacobo Benítez runs the kitchen.
Does Roostiq cook with a wood-fired oven?
No. Unlike Zoilo Álvarez's other restaurants, Roostiq cooks without a wood-fired oven, centring the menu on the grill instead.
Where does Roostiq source its ingredients?
From two estates in Ávila belonging to owner Zoilo Álvarez's family, which supply much of the kitchen's produce.