Bar Bauma wins Joc de Cartes: the bravas that have made history in Barcelona

There are prizes that come as a result of effort and of being faithful to a way of understanding cooking. Those prizes that are won when things have been done well for a long time. The recognition of Bauma Bar within Joc de Cartes is one of them. An award that we are grateful for and that comes as a result of a very specific way of understanding the kitchen and the bar of a lifetime.

May our bar win Joc de Cartes with a dish as simple and as demanding as some Patatas Bravas It says a lot about the moment Barcelona is experiencing... and also about what we are.

An old bar, made from the inside

Bauma Bar was not born to follow trends. It was born how bars that matter are born: with a bar, with shared tables, with neighbors, with conversation and with a kitchen that doesn't need to be disguised to work.

From day one, Bauma has been that, a lifelong Catalan bar, where the product rules, where the recipes are remembered and where the service is close because it is part of the experience. For us, Bauma is a way of understanding restoration. One that focuses on the essentials and that avoids unnecessary noise.

Win Joc de Cartes Doing business as usual

Participate in Joc de Cartes means to expose yourself. It means that they look at you with a magnifying glass, that they evaluate your kitchen, your coherence and your way of doing things. And when recognition comes precisely for a dish that does not intend to reinvent anything, pride is twofold.

Las Bravas by Bar Bauma they don't seek to surprise with fireworks. They are brave as they should be: well-worked potato, precise frying, sauce with character and balance. A popular dish taken to the exact point. No more, no less.

That the program has pointed out our bravas as Star plate and I have considered them between The best bravas in Barcelona confirms something we have always believed in: honest, well-executed and faithful to its origin cuisine continues to have enormous value.

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Bravas as a symbol of a way of doing

In Barcelona everyone talks about bravas. Each neighborhood defends its own, each bar has its own version. But seldom is it recognized how difficult it is to nail such a seemingly simple plate. At Bauma, bravas are a reflection of our philosophy and respect for tradition, refined technique and zero artifice.

They are not a dish of passage. They are a dish that is shared, that generates conversation and that defines character. That is why this recognition is not just a recipe, but a way of understanding bar cuisine.

Much more than a winning dish

Although Joc de Cartes Whatever the focus has been on bravas, Bar Bauma is much more than that dish. It's the coffee at the bar, the vermouth in the middle of the morning, the Brioches of the month that change with the season and recover flavors of home, unhurried meals and improvised dinners.

Everything coexists in a menu designed with common sense, without losing the essence of the classic bar, but with the freedom to reinterpret tradition when it plays. That's Bauma today, a living place, with an identity, that evolves without ceasing to be recognizable.

An award that we feel as our own

May Bauma win Joc de Cartes It is a source of pride for the whole team and for We Are Essence. Because behind the bar there are many hours, many decisions and a clear idea of doing things right every day, even if you don't always see it.

This recognition tastes like perseverance, neighborhood and well-done cuisine. And above all, it tastes like the future. To continue working with the same calm, the same respect and the same desire.

Why is Bauma still Bauma

Because after decades of history, it's still the bar you want to visit.

Because when you enter you will find the usual bar.

Because the bravas are still the same.
And because we still believe that a bar doesn't need to shout to be remembered.

If you come to Bar Bauma, you will find what has always been there. Real cuisine, recognizable dishes and an atmosphere that invites you to stay. And now, in addition, some bravas that have demonstrated that well-worked simplicity can go a long way.

Sometimes, the greatest recognition comes when you stay true to what you are. And at Bauma, that has always been the most important thing.