Forget avant-garde cuisine, lengthy tasting menus and cocktail bars. Albert Adrià is back and embracing a new era at Enigma, reopening on 7 June, with a totally new concept that he calls 'fun dining'.
The team has spent months developing a brand new all-day food and drink offering as well as transforming the interiors of the original secretive space in Barcelona, where only the name will remain the same.
In a much more fluid and informal approach to fine dining, the space looks set to be a fun place to go for snacks and cockails at any time of the day, from lunch through to evening, with the kitchen remaining open daily from 1pm to 9pm.
During the 'Lunch Time' session, customers will be able eat à la carte, while two satellite spaces – La Plancha and La Barra – will serve small dishes in front of the customers. There will also be a cocktail selection based on ideas from elBulli.
After lunch, the kitchen will remain open, transforming into a more informal and festive atmosphere known as 'Afternoon Drinks' (or 'tardeo' in Spanish), allowing guests to 'celebrate' during mid-afternoon with good drinks, food and music.
While ElBarri - the group founded by Albert Adrià along with the Iglesias brothers - was dissolved last year as a result of the pandemic, Enigma, which first opened in 2016, was the Catalan chef's only project to survive, and will be the only place to enjoy the chef's creations.
Take a sneak peek at the new-look Enigma below:
