![]() ![]() I really experienced a moment of pure, intense, overwhelming happiness. We had a chat about this name and the mystery it implies. So when I heard Albert was creating a restaurant with the same name as my own company, I reached out to his team. Well, I’ve been following the work of the Adrià brothers for a long time now. Lots of people asked me how I was able to get a table in a place that is already fully booked for the six coming months. Because deep inside, you’ll know you will probably never be able to come back or live a similar experience ever again.Įnigma, the restaurant, really is a piece of artwork. When you cross the exit door, you will probably feel some kind of loss. You will not actually leave through the front door like in usual restaurants. Quite turned upside down by this once in a lifetime experience. You will leave Enigma with all your senses on the edge. I would love to tell you more, I really would. When you show up, it doesn’t look like a restaurant entrance. And this story is what engages your senses and mind way beyond taste and smell only.įor a start, you register online and all you get is a place, hour and code. You feel part of a story you are the hero of. The power of storiesĮvery single detail in the Enigma experience is about taking you on a journey into the unknown. So he designed a unique experience that will engage all your senses and even your mind. It’s not only about food: it’s about spending an unforgettable moment. But with Enigma, Albert Adrià took a couple steps further. Great restaurants think it is to delight patrons with food. Most restaurants think their “job to be done” is to feed patrons. For their restaurants, they rely on Design Thinking, they iterate, and make avery aspect of the restaurant evolve. Radical innovationĪlbert Adrià and his team don’t rely on talent only. ENIGMA restaurant welcomes visitors into is an enveloping space that melts and disappears, almost like a labyrinth. Limona to fill the interiors with watercolours blurry shades. The renown chef teamed with Pritzker Prize winning studio RCR Arquitectes and P. As for Albert Adrià, he created the first accomplished modernist restaurant. Albert Adrià ’s ENIGMA restaurant in Barcelona is all about discovery. He’s the bridge linking classical and contemporary cuisine. There was before Ferran Adrià and now there’s after Ferran Adrià. I won’t tell you the whole experience because then it would be like telling you the end of a movie you’re planning to watch.įerran Adrià is to cuisine what Picasso was to art. I’ve seen great places, I’ve tasted great food and great wines.īut I’ve never experienced anything like Enigma, the latest restaurant by Albert Adrià, the brother of mythic chef Ferran Adrià. I’d do anything to eat at a great restaurant, even if it means travelling thousands of miles or dozen of hours. It’s in Barcelona, in a place called Enigma. What I know though, is that there’s a heaven for foodies. RELATED STORIES: From renovated iconic Parisian bistros to Renè Redezpi’s Noma group’s new mecca in Copenhagen.The other Enigma I don’t know if there is a real heaven somewhere. The type of cuisine we make is determined by the environment,’ explains Albert Adrià. ‘ If we were, for example, surrounded by nature, we would cook entirely different dishes. “ ENIGMA is an out-of-this-world and mysterious restaurant. The mysterious interior design was conceived to influence the menu as well. Ethereal custom furnitures submerge diners into an immersive environment. Indeed, t he architects wanted every slab to come with irregular textures inviting to touch. Absolute precision was key to guarantee the uniformity of the watercolour design. The result is an organic space full of curves and narrow aisles. ![]() RELATED STORIES: Read more about Pritzker Prize winning studio on Archipanic.Īlbert Adrià’s vision took shape when RCR Arquitectes drew their design idea in watercolours and decided to bring it to life by using Neolith® by TheSize, a Catalan company producing and working with high-tech sintered stone. Thanks to the brand’s patented digital printing decoration technology, the blurry nuances of watercolours were translated into a continuous design spanning across the floor, walls and ceiling. Shadows and transparencies mix with a watery and nebular presence.” Say at RCR Arquitectes. Materiality blends with conformation creating a wide range of organic movements. “ ENIGMA restaurant welcomes visitors into is an enveloping space that melts and disappears, almost like a labyrinth. Limona – All photos by Jordi Adrià, courtesy of Neolith® by TheSize.įood – “For our guests to live a unique experience, we consider that the surprise effect is important and therefore we have opted not to publish the menu on the website.” Albert Adrià’s ENIGMA restaurant in Barcelona is all about discovery. ENIGMA restaurant by Albert Adrià, RCR Arquitectes and P. ![]()
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