Manu Núñez
Galician chef and co-founder of Besta in Eixample — a Repsol Sol restaurant built around the cross-current between Galicia and Catalonia.
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Manu Núñez is a Galician chef who runs Besta on Carrer d'Aribau in the Eixample with Catalan chef Carles Ramon — a Repsol-Sol restaurant built around the cross-current between Galicia and Catalonia, blending Atlantic seafood with Catalan market produce. He also owns Arume, the Galician restaurant in El Raval that won the Tapa of the Year in Catalonia in 2015.
Biography
Early years
Núñez is a Galician chef who trained at the Centro Superior de Hostelería de Santiago de Compostela. He cooked at El Amparo and Casa Solla, two of the most respected addresses in Galician fine dining.
Career
Núñez moved to Barcelona and opened Arume in El Raval, a Galician restaurant that won the Tapa of the Year in Catalonia in 2015. He later explored Nordic traditions during a period working in Sweden. In February 2021 Núñez, his partner Rocío Rodríguez, and Catalan chef Carles Ramon opened Besta on Carrer d'Aribau in the Eixample — a project conceived as a gastronomic crossover between Catalonia and Galicia, blending Atlantic and Mediterranean cuisines using Galician seafood and local Catalan market produce. Besta carries one Repsol Sol and was named T de Oro of Catalonia.
Philosophy
The cooking at Besta sits at the intersection of two coastlines: Atlantic Galician seafood and Mediterranean Catalan produce. The format is intentionally casual but rooted in fine-dining technique — a high-level neighbourhood restaurant rather than a tasting-menu room.
Restaurants
Accolades
- ·1 Repsol Sol at Besta
- ·T de Oro of Catalonia at Besta
- ·Tapa of the Year in Catalonia (2015) at Arume
- ·Co-owner of Arume Galician restaurant in El Raval
Frequently asked
Does Manu Núñez have a Michelin star?
No — Besta carries one Repsol Sol and has been named T de Oro of Catalonia.
Where can I eat Manu Núñez's cuisine in Barcelona?
Besta on Carrer d'Aribau in the Eixample, the Galician-Catalan project he opened in February 2021 with Catalan chef Carles Ramon. He also owns Arume, a Galician restaurant in El Raval.