Bottega Bernacca

Italian Pasta · Gràcia, Barcelona · €€€

Open since 2026

The Delekta Review

Gerard Barberan grew up in Badalona, ran the Cipriani in Ibiza (which is where he met his Carrara-born business partner Davide Bernacca in 2015). And then moved to São Paulo in 2018 and opened a Japanese omakase counter called Kuro that earned its first Michelin star in 2024 and held it in 2025. The Bottega Bernacca group he co-founded with Bernacca runs five or six Italian rooms across São Paulo. In April 2026 they opened the group's second flagship at Carrer de Bonavista 10 in Gràcia, two minutes from the Casa Fuster — marble bar, marble tabletops, marble floors. Pasta is the spine: dry pasta cooked twelve to fourteen minutes, fresh pasta four to five, al dente non-negotiable, cacio e pepe finished tableside in a deep pan with lime instead of lemon for the sharper acidity. Daphne D'Alessio (Italian, learned Catalan in months per Ara) runs the room. Open about five weeks at this writing — the press file is thin by design and the Tier-1 critics haven't filed yet; the case for it is Barberan's star, the pasta technique, and the Gràcia siting.

What works

Real Michelin pedigree behind the project — Barberan's star at Kuro in São Paulo is current — and a stated pasta-cooking standard you can taste from the second forkful. The Bottega Bernacca group has been running Italian rooms in São Paulo for a decade plus; this is the second flagship, not a one-off. Tableside finishes on the cacio e pepe, a Roman/Lazio backbone, a few Catalan pulls into the kitchen (sea urchin, lengua tonnata) and a small Brazilian wink in the bread basket. The Gràcia siting near the Casa Fuster is unusually good. Ara already filed an opening piece.

Before you go

Open only about five weeks at this writing — the press file is thin and uniformly opening-toned (Ara, Foodie Culture, two Time Out previews from 2024); the heavier critics (La Vanguardia, El Periódico, Macarfi, 7 Caníbales, Bonviveur, Gastronomistas) haven't filed yet, so the editorial picture will sharpen over the next 60–90 days. No published prices in any source; treat €€€ as best estimate until the carte stabilises. Tue–Wed dinner only; lunch Thu–Sat. The marble-everywhere room reads designer-clean; the warmth depends on the service and the cacio e pepe.

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Address
Carrer de Bonavista, 10, Gràcia, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 938 37 75 42
Website
es.bottegabernacca.co/pages/bottega-barcelona
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