Macambo
Contemporary Peruvian · Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona · €€€
Open since 2025
Chef Roberto Sihuay's contemporary Peruvian in Sant Gervasi, opened to push the cuisine past ceviche — Lima, London, and Barcelona training. Named after an Amazonian fruit called 'food of the gods'; refined shareable plates rather than long tasting menus.
The Delekta Review
Contemporary Peruvian sweeping coast, highlands, and Amazon — ceviches and tiraditos, Andean causas, Amazonian-inflected mains. Shareable plates rather than long tasting menus; ingredients (ají amarillo, rocoto, ají charapita, Andean corn) imported from Peru.
Chef Roberto Sihuay previously helped open La Turuleca, Ceviche 103, and Nikkei 103 in Barcelona, plus Cantina Canalla in Ibiza and Lima London. The Macambo name refers to an Amazonian fruit related to cacao — 'food of the gods' in his telling. Desserts run by Sihuay's sisters, trained at Espai Sucre and Basque Culinary Center.
Trio of ceviches — classic corvina, yellow-chilli, rocoto with squid — opens the menu. Pastel de choclo reimagined; causa andina nigiri with wagyu; Iberian pork anticucho; suckling pig in escabeche; squid chicharrón; Peking duck croqueta with quinoa. Sister-led desserts: guanabana mousse with candied macambo; Peruvian chocolate with lucuma ice cream.
75 seats across two dining rooms, a private section, and two terraces — street-level and a covered first-floor garden.
Carrer de Laforja 83, Sant Gervasi; closed Mondays; reservations via the website.
Quoted in
“This is a restaurant for people who have eaten a lot of Peruvian food but want to discover something new.” — Ricard Martín · Time Out Barcelona
“Peruvian haute cuisine without linen tablecloths, with plates made for tasting and sharing” — Isabel Loscertales · Gastronomistas
What the critics say
- Roberto Sihuay inaugura Macambo - 7 Caníbales
- Macambo - Time Out Barcelona
- Macambo: la esencia peruana renovada - Los Foodistas
- Macambo, el nuevo restaurante peruano - Gastronomistas
- Macambo alta cocina peruana - Blog Hedonista
- Macambo | Macarfi
- El Amazonas irrumpe en la cocina de Ricard Camarena de la mano del chef Jaime Pesaque
- Adiós a un año repleto de aperturas y también con cierres y traslados
- Roberto Sihuay inaugura Macambo, su primer restaurante en Barcelona
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Laforja, 83, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, 08021 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 934 30 54 47
- Website
- restaurantemacambo.es
- Reservations
- Book a table
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- Bar Tomás — Tapas & Bravas, €€
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- Vivanda — Fine Dining Catalan, €€€
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