Paco Pérez
Costa Brava chef whose five Michelin stars span Llançà, Barcelona, and Gdańsk.
- Michelin stars
5- Repsol Soles
6- Restaurants
- 4
- Born
- 1962 · Rosal de la Frontera (Huelva)
Paco Pérez is a Costa Brava chef whose group holds 5 active Michelin stars across three restaurants. Miramar in Llançà, his Empordà flagship, has held two stars continuously since 2010. In Barcelona he leads Enoteca Paco Pérez at Hotel Arts (2 Michelin stars, 3 Repsol Soles) with João Silva as on-site head chef.
Biography
Early years
Born in 1962 in Rosal de la Frontera, in Huelva, Pérez moved to Llançà on the Costa Brava when he was six months old and has lived there ever since. His parents ran a tapas bar in the town and he began cooking at twelve, his early identity shaped by the Mar d'Amunt — the upper Mediterranean — and the Tramuntana wind that defines the Empordà.
Career
Together with his wife Montse Serra, Pérez took over Miramar in Llançà, the establishment Serra's grandparents had opened in 1939. Miramar earned its first Michelin star in 2000, its second in 2010, and has held two stars continuously since. He took on Enoteca at Hotel Arts Barcelona in 2008 (now 2 Michelin stars and 3 Repsol Soles), and in late 2019 opened Arco by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk, which earned a Michelin star — the first ever for the city.
Philosophy
Pérez's cuisine is rooted in the produce of the Costa Brava — the sea, the kitchen-gardens of the Empordà, and the mountains behind them. His tasting menus pair classical Catalan technique with avant-garde plating, and his identity is openly tied to the landscape of Llançà rather than a single signature style.
Accolades
- ·5 active Michelin stars across three restaurants (2026)
- ·Miramar (Llançà) — 2 Michelin stars + 3 Repsol Soles
- ·Enoteca Paco Pérez (Barcelona) — 2 Michelin stars + 3 Repsol Soles
- ·Arco by Paco Pérez (Gdańsk) — the first Michelin-starred restaurant in northern Poland's Tri-City
Frequently asked
How many Michelin stars does Paco Pérez have?
Pérez holds 5 active Michelin stars across three restaurants in 2026: Miramar in Llançà (2 stars), Enoteca Paco Pérez at Hotel Arts Barcelona (2 stars), and Arco by Paco Pérez in Gdańsk (1 star).
Where can I eat Paco Pérez's cuisine in Barcelona?
Enoteca Paco Pérez at Hotel Arts on the Vila Olímpica beachfront, which holds two Michelin stars and three Repsol Soles. Pérez directs the kitchen from his Llançà base, with João Silva as the on-site head chef. He also consults on La Royale, a more casual Catalan project in central Barcelona.
Is Miramar Paco Pérez's main restaurant?
Yes. Miramar in Llançà is his home, his original kitchen, and what he calls his nerve centre. It has held two Michelin stars continuously since 2010 and is the restaurant he and his wife Montse Serra took over from her grandparents' 1939 establishment.