Jordi Juan Santigosa
Chef of Ca l'Isidre on Carrer de les Flors — the Repsol Sol Catalan classic in El Raval that the Gironès family has run since 1970.
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Jordi Juan Santigosa leads the kitchen at Ca l'Isidre on Carrer de les Flors in El Raval, the Repsol-Sol Catalan classic that the Gironès family has run since 1970. The restaurant — directed today by second-generation owner Núria Gironès — earned its Repsol Sol in the 2022 guide.
Biography
Early years
Santigosa trained in Catalan kitchens before stepping into the head-chef role at Ca l'Isidre.
Career
Santigosa leads the kitchen at Ca l'Isidre on Carrer de les Flors in El Raval — a restaurant founded in 1970 by Isidre Gironès and Montserrat that has built five decades of reputation around traditional Catalan cuisine and daily Boquería market sourcing. He works within Núria Gironès's continuation of her father's project. Ca l'Isidre received the Tourism Medal from the Government of Catalonia in 1981, was named Best Restaurant in Barcelona in 1991, and earned a Repsol Sol in the 2022 guide.
Philosophy
Santigosa's cooking sits squarely in the Ca l'Isidre tradition: product is the argument. The kitchen works in the line of Catalan classics that founder Isidre Gironès — among the first Barcelona restaurateurs to use vacuum cooking and nitrification — built over more than fifty years of personally selecting product at the Boquería.
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1Accolades
- ·1 Repsol Sol at Ca l'Isidre (2022 guide)
- ·Tourism Medal from the Government of Catalonia (1981)
- ·Best Restaurant in Barcelona (1991)
Frequently asked
Does Jordi Juan Santigosa have a Michelin star?
No — Ca l'Isidre carries one Repsol Sol, awarded in the 2022 guide. The restaurant's reputation is built on more than fifty years of continuous family operation.
Where can I eat Jordi Juan Santigosa's cuisine in Barcelona?
Ca l'Isidre on Carrer de les Flors in El Raval, the Gironès-family restaurant founded in 1970.