CATALUNYA - GIRONA - EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA 2009

EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA Three Michelin Stars

The second part of the 2009 trip to Catalunya was to the Roca brothers' restaurant in Girona, which has been ranked number one in the world on a few occasions.

El Celler de Can Roca is a restaurant in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, which was opened in 1986 by the Roca brothers, Joan, Josep, and Jordi. It was first located next to their parents' restaurant Can Roca, but moved to its current purpose-built building in 2007. It has been received warmly by critics and currently holds three Michelin stars.

Some of the seven snacks plus 11 courses from the day.

Razor clam maccheroni al pesto.

Pigeon bombon with Bristol Cream.

Cherry soup with eel.

Mussels on the rocks and fennel velouté.

Charcoal grilled king prawn, king prawn sand, and king prawn essence.

Herring smoked caviar omelette.

Catalan cod pot-au-feu.

Charcoal-grilled sole with green olive oil, pine nuts, fennel, bergamot, and orange.

Lamb and tomato rubbed bread.

Goose á royale with peach.

Green chromatism.

Caramelised apricot.

Food Menu

The restaurant has an extensive wine cellar with some 60,000 bottles

This was the wine pairing menu

The restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in 1995, its second in 2002, and three-star status in 2009, which it still holds today.

In 2013, it was named the best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine, after ranking second in 2011 and 2012. In 2014, it was named the second-best restaurant in the world. In 2015, it was once again named the best restaurant in the world by the magazine Restaurant.

EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA

Calle Can Sunyer 48, 17007 Girona

+34 972 22 21 57

Twitter: CanRocaCeller

www.cellercanroca.com

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