Òliver Peña
Rubí-born consulting chef of Can Bo at the Grand Hotel Central — a long-running Albert Adrià lieutenant at 41º Experience and Enigma.
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Òliver Peña is a Rubí-born chef who spent more than a decade as a lieutenant in Albert Adrià's group — leading the kitchens of 41º Experience and Enigma, both Michelin-starred. He now advises Can Bo at Barcelona's Grand Hotel Central and is launching his own restaurant project, Mineral.
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Biography
Early years
Peña was born in Rubí (Vallès Occidental) in 1981 and trained at the Hofmann school in Barcelona.
Career
Peña joined Hacienda Benazuza in Sevilla in 2004 — the Adrià brothers' Andalusian project — and went on to take charge of the kitchen at 41º Experience in Barcelona in 2012, working with Albert Adrià for more than a decade across 41º, Tickets, and Enigma. Enigma earned a Michelin star under his direction. When Albert Adrià reopened Enigma in 2022 Peña started as an advisor at Teatro Kitchen Bar — the Iglesias brothers' project — where he became head chef and helped the restaurant earn a Michelin star before it closed. He has since started Mineral, his own restaurant project, and continues as a consulting chef at Can Bo inside the Grand Hotel Central on Via Laietana.
Philosophy
Peña's cooking is rooted in the elBulli-tradition technique of his Adrià years — long, multi-course tasting formats built around precision and concept. The consultancy work and Can Bo advisory role apply that fine-dining training to hotel and group restaurant operations.
Restaurants
Accolades
- ·Led 41º Experience and Enigma to their Michelin stars
- ·Helped Teatro Kitchen Bar earn a Michelin star as head chef
- ·Trained at the Hofmann school and Hacienda Benazuza
Frequently asked
Does Òliver Peña have a Michelin star?
Not active at Can Bo, where he is consulting chef. Earlier in his career he led 41º Experience and Enigma to Michelin stars in Albert Adrià's group, and Teatro Kitchen Bar earned a Michelin star under his direction before closing.
Where can I eat Òliver Peña's cuisine in Barcelona?
Can Bo at the Grand Hotel Central on Via Laietana, where he advises and head chef Lorenzo Cavazzoni runs the day-to-day kitchen.