The Barcelona-based family group Somos Esencia will open two new restaurants this year.

The Barcelona-based family group Somos Esencia is stepping on the gas. Dedicated to the restaurant business, it billed nearly 18% more in 2023, reaching €17 million. In 2024, it plans to reach around €30 million in a year marked by growth. In February, it renovated a city classic, the Bauma tapas bar, located very close to the Casa de les Punxes.

In the coming months, it plans to launch two more new sites. This will be an important step for a young project founded by one of Tragaluz's former partners, Xavier Mitats. When the Miura fund became the majority shareholder of Tragaluz in 2019, Mitats wanted to create a new group based on Agua, an existing restaurant that did not join the operation.

In early 2020, just before the Covid epidemic, the second store, Tierra Brava, opened its doors at the Mercat del Ninot, and at the end of that year, despite numerous restrictions, it was Brisa's turn, at the Palau de Mar. In Barceloneta, they also have Barraca. "We are in very good locations, some restaurants belong to us and others are managed by us, but we are always shareholders," explains Álex Mitats, from the second generation. He has just joined the family business as CEO.