Cocina Hermanos Torres
No.78 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
Veronica's Take
Cocina Hermanos Torres, helmed by the culinary masterminds Sergio and Javier Torres, has just clinched the No. 78 spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, and it's easy to see why. Their Barcelona restaurant is a spectacle in itself, with an industrial-sized open kitchen as the dramatic heart of the dining room, where guests are treated to a front-row view of the culinary choreography. The twins have mastered the art of playful yet respectful takes on traditional Spanish cuisine, plating each dish with a flair that feels both innovative and deeply rooted in local, seasonal ingredients. It's a dining experience that marries the thrill of a live performance with the precision of a Michelin-starred kitchen.
An industrial-sized open kitchen with three cooking stations is the centrepiece for the expansive and dramatic dining room at Cocina Hermanos Torres, where guests – positioned on warmly lit tables with a front-row view of the action – sit back and enjoy the spectacle unfolding around them. The restaurant run by twin brothers Sergio and Javier Torres hyper-focuses on using the best seasonal and local ingredients, with innovative and fun plays on traditional Spanish dishes, plated in stunning and surprising ways. @hermanostorres An industrial-sized open kitchen with three cooking stations is the centrepiece for the expansive and dramatic dining room at Cocina Hermanos Torres, where guests – positioned on warmly lit tables with a front-row view of the action – sit back and enjoy the spectacle unfolding around them. The restaurant run by twin brothers Sergio and Javier Torres hyper-focuses on using the best seasonal and local ingredients, with innovative and fun plays on traditional Spanish dishes, plated in stunning and surprising ways.
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The people behind Cocina Hermanos Torres
Javier Torres
profileChef & Co-founder, Cocina Hermanos Torres
Javier Torres is one half of the Torres twin brothers who co-founded Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona in 2018. Having trained alongside his brother Sergio across Europe's leading kitchens, Javier now co-leads a three-Michelin-starred restaurant distinguished by its open kitchen concept — three cooking stations at the centre of the dining room, inviting guests into the culinary process. The brothers maintain their own small farm estate in Extremadura and are committed to direct sourcing, circular economy, and fair-trade relationships with producers. Source: Cocina Hermanos Torres official site, Michelin Guide.
Sergio Torres
profileChef & Co-founder, Cocina Hermanos Torres
Sergio Torres is one half of the Torres twin brothers who founded Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona in 2018. His culinary training spans two decades of staged work at Europe's most decorated kitchens, including three-Michelin-starred temples: Pedro Subijana's Akelarre in San Sebastián and Alain Ducasse's Plaza Atenée in Paris. He also worked at Neichel in Barcelona and Le Jardin des Sens in Montpellier. Together with his brother Javier, Sergio created a restaurant centered on an open, educational kitchen concept that places the guest at the heart of the culinary experience. Source: Cocina Hermanos Torres official site, Michelin Guide.
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