Franca

Modern Catalan · Eixample, Barcelona · €€€

Open since 2025

Eixample restaurant where three chefs — Francesca Baixas, Gianmarco Greci, Joshua McCarty — have cooked contemporary Catalan since 2025. Carrer de Roger de Llúria 46, an arched-brick room they refuse to photograph for Instagram. €28 lunch, ~€55 dinner.

The Delekta Review

Three chefs from three places — Francesca Baixas (Catalonia), Gianmarco Greci (Venezuela), Joshua McCarty (California) — partnered to open Franca in summer 2025 in an Eixample corner with arched brick ceilings Stated philosophy: "invented traditional cooking" rooted in Catalan foundations — and an explicit policy of not posting finished dishes on Instagram, on the grounds that the room wants diners eating with their mouths rather than their eyes

Lunch menu at €28 — among the strongest-value lunches in the Eixample at this critical-buzz tier; à la carte and dinner around €55 per person before drinks

Squid bikini in a mar-i-muntanya register — tender squid in place of the usual cheese La bondad — monkfish with romanesco, duck-fat rice, and roasted parsnips La Fiesta — a meat course built around seasonal sides Crema de calçot with miso (a Catalan-Japanese pairing the kitchen makes work) and a pigeon plate that borrows Venezuelan aromatics Escudella reimagined as a warm winter salad; turron semifreddo and chickpea nougat as recurring desserts

Discreet entrance on Carrer de Roger de Llúria 46; corner room with brick-vaulted ceilings, moody lighting, and a deliberately small dining capacity

Quoted in

“Franca is a perfect storm, in the best way.” — Isabelle Kliger · The Infatuation
“One of the year's most exciting new openings in Barcelona.” — Ara

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Address
Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 46, Bajo 2ndo, Eixample, 08009 Barcelona, Spain
Phone
+34 937 21 41 09
Website
francabarcelona.com
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