Martín Berasategui opens Fonda España in Hotel España's modernist dining room
Martín Berasategui has relaunched the historic Domènech i Montaner dining room at Hotel España as Fonda España, a product-led take on traditional Catalan cooking, with Edu Rodas as head chef. It opened 6 May 2026.
Martín Berasategui has taken over the historic modernist dining room of Hotel España — designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner — and reopened it as Fonda España, which opened on 6 May 2026 with Edu Rodas as head chef. The idea is a modern fonda: honest, product-led cooking rooted in Catalan tradition.
The opening menu runs to dishes such as L'Escala anchovies, Russian salad with white shrimp, pork-trotter cannelloni and squid with its own ink over crispy rice. Hotel España stands on Carrer de Sant Pau, between the Ramblas and the Liceu. It is a separate project from Bera, Berasategui's more casual, all-day spot that opened at Monument Hotel in April.
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Carrer de Sant Pau, 9-11, Barcelona
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fonda España?
A restaurant in the modernist dining room of Hotel España in Barcelona, relaunched by Martín Berasategui as a modern “fonda” of traditional Catalan cooking; it opened on 6 May 2026.
Is Fonda España the same as Bera?
No. Fonda España is at Hotel España on Carrer de Sant Pau; Bera is Berasategui's separate all-day restaurant at Monument Hotel, which opened in April 2026.