Some buildings already hold stories before you ever step inside.
Estel is one of those places.
After fourteen years of standing silent, this iconic landmark in the heart of the Eixample is opening its doors again. A familiar shape in the Barcelona skyline, originally designed by Francesc Mitjans Miró, finally coming back to life. And we get to be part of its next chapter.
We are opening Honest Greens Estel.
For years the building sat empty. A quiet giant on Avenida Roma.
Now it is becoming something bigger. A hub for innovation, science and talent. A space designed to energise the neighbourhood and bring people together. That sense of renewal is what drew us here. Fresh energy. New ideas. Bright beginnings.
Estel has been many things over the years. A corporate icon. A neighbourhood reference point. And for fourteen years, one of the most talked about empty buildings in the city. Now it becomes something completely different.
A meeting place. A new food spot. A daily ritual for people living and working in the Eixample.
Estel arrives at a meaningful moment for us. It has been two years since we last opened a new restaurant in Barcelona. A gentle reminder of the city that shaped our early days, inspired our way of cooking, and showed us how much Real Food can bring people together.
Stepping into this new space, you will find the things that matter to us. Real Food prepared with intention, flavours that begin with simple ingredients and grow into something memorable, and an atmosphere that invites people to slow down for a moment. A place where lunches stretch a little longer, where conversations settle into the rhythm of the room, and where the energy of the Eixample meets the warmth of our Mediterranean roots.
Estel gives us the chance to reconnect with the city, its neighbourhoods, its people and the everyday rituals that make Barcelona feel alive.
We are getting everything ready, and we cannot wait to open the doors. When you walk into Honest Greens Estel, we hope you feel the same spark we felt the first time we stepped inside. The quiet pulse of the building waking up again, the sense that something familiar is becoming something new.
Come say hello. Come see this building reborn. And if you like, come help us write the first pages of its new story.