Nil Dulcet
Partner and director of Compartir Barcelona — the Eixample sibling of the Disfrutar trio's Compartir Cadaqués and Disfrutar.
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Nil Dulcet is a partner and director of Compartir Barcelona, opened in June 2022 with the Disfrutar trio (Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, Mateu Casañas). His career runs through the elBulli diaspora — kitchen team at Compartir Cadaqués from 2012 and first head chef of Disfrutar Barcelona from its 2014 opening before the Barcelona Compartir project.
Biography
Early years
Dulcet built his career inside the network of restaurants that grew out of elBulli's closure — initially as part of the Compartir Cadaqués kitchen team from the restaurant's 2012 opening, alongside founding chefs Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch, and Mateu Casañas.
Career
Dulcet became the first head chef of Disfrutar Barcelona when the trio's flagship opened in 2014 — the restaurant that has since reached the World's 50 Best Restaurants top spot. After leading the Disfrutar kitchen he moved into operations and direction, becoming a partner at Compartir Barcelona when the project opened in June 2022. Compartir Barcelona is the third leg of the group's restaurant family, following Compartir Cadaqués (2012) and Disfrutar (2014). Domenico Maglione runs the day-to-day kitchen at Compartir Barcelona.
Philosophy
Dulcet's work bridges the elBulli-tradition technique he absorbed at Compartir Cadaqués and Disfrutar with the shared-plates format that defines the Compartir restaurants. The Barcelona project is designed to be more accessible than Disfrutar while drawing on the same precision and product.
Restaurants
Accolades
- ·Partner and director of Compartir Barcelona (opened 2022)
- ·First head chef of Disfrutar Barcelona (opened 2014)
- ·Founding kitchen team of Compartir Cadaqués (opened 2012)
Frequently asked
Does Nil Dulcet have a Michelin star?
Not at Compartir Barcelona, which is Michelin-Guide-selected and Repsol-Recomendado. Earlier he was the first head chef at Disfrutar Barcelona — the restaurant which reached the World's 50 Best Restaurants top spot and holds two Michelin stars under the Castro/Xatruch/Casañas trio.
Where can I eat Nil Dulcet's cuisine in Barcelona?
Compartir Barcelona in the Eixample, where he is partner and director. Day-to-day kitchen direction is led by head chef Domenico Maglione.