Come by Paco Mendez Barcelona

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

One star restaurant, 2026

All Michelin stars in Barcelona All Michelin stars in Spain All 1 star Michelin in Barcelona All 1 star Michelin in Spain

OAD

European Restaurants 2026, 181

All OAD European in Barcelona All OAD European in Spain

Restaurant Ranking

Restaurant Ranking 2024, #1109, PRO #17.33, USER #0.00

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Chef

Paco Mendez

Cuisine

Mexican, Fusion, Modern Mexican

• 2025
• 2019
• 2017

Dinner at COME

on 14 Oct 2025

by Adam The Food Fetishist

@comerestaurant from Barcelona is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the world! 🌎 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🌮

And until the 2nd of November they are doing a pop up in Tivoli, Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Behind is @pacomendezv , one of the most creative chefs I’ve experienced - the menu is a ménage a trois between heavy Mexican culture, cooking with Mediterranean ingredients and the legacy of El Bulli where Chef Mendez trained.

Here you will find everything from the... More

@comerestaurant from Barcelona is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the world! 🌎 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🌮

And until the 2nd of November they are doing a pop up in Tivoli, Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Behind is @pacomendezv , one of the most creative chefs I’ve experienced - the menu is a ménage a trois between heavy Mexican culture, cooking with Mediterranean ingredients and the legacy of El Bulli where Chef Mendez trained.

Here you will find everything from the most divine pork cheek tacos, to deconstructed Caesar salads and caprese to liquid nitrogen pina coladas. The flavors here are powerful and distinct but incredible precise and balanced.

Also, the cocktails are some of the best I’ve ever had - also better than most well respected bars 🍸

And honestly, there is a reason it placed in the top 3 of my Chasing Stars Q3 Ranking - it’s one of the top dinner experiences I’ve had.

So if you’re in Barcelona, go here you won’t regret it, or if you happen to be in Copenhagen - this is a must try!
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📍 COME, Barcelona - Spain 🇪🇸
💶 Menu €185
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*invited
#chasingstars #Come #review #barcelona #mexican Less

Dinner at COME by Paco Méndez

on 21 Sep 2025

by Adam The Food Fetishist

This might be the world’s best Mexican restaurant 🇲🇽

In Barcelona’s vibrant heart lies @comerestaurant , the 1-star home of Chef @pacomendezv . His life’s work: a love letter to Mexico, infused with Mediterranean ingredients and a touch of El Bulli magic.

From liquid-nitrogen coconuts and the world’s thinnest Totopo with caviar, to a salsa verde built on 30 shades of green, Méndez takes risks most chefs wouldn’t dare. High risk, high reward.

At times I had... More

This might be the world’s best Mexican restaurant 🇲🇽

In Barcelona’s vibrant heart lies @comerestaurant , the 1-star home of Chef @pacomendezv . His life’s work: a love letter to Mexico, infused with Mediterranean ingredients and a touch of El Bulli magic.

From liquid-nitrogen coconuts and the world’s thinnest Totopo with caviar, to a salsa verde built on 30 shades of green, Méndez takes risks most chefs wouldn’t dare. High risk, high reward.

At times I had to pinch myself, was this reality or a dream? His deconstructed Caesar even moved me to tears. And then, the finale: 14-hour smoked pork cheek tacos, handmade tortillas, condiments galore. A knockout.

COME isn’t just Mexican food at the highest level, it’s Méndez’s soul on a plate. A paradigm shift for me as a food fetishist. And soon, he’s bringing this magic to my own backyard at @tivolicph in October, fittingly in the month leading up to Día de los Muertos.
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📍 COME, Barcelona 🇪🇸
💶 Menu: €185
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*invited
#ChasingStars #thefoodfetishist #foodfetish #worldsbestrestaueants Less

6 / 10

Dinner at Hoja Santa

on 23 Oct 2019

by Neil A. Chef

It seems fitting to post this meal today 🎅🏼
Dinner a few weeks ago at Hoja Santa in Barcelona with Marc Garcia and Alex Ruiz. Having had a couple of really great meals here a couple of years ago, I was looking forward to another visit. Unfortunately this meal didn’t really live up to my expectations despite the excellent company. There seems to have been a change of tack with the format of the menus and the dishes since my last visit which (IMO) is to the restaurant’s detriment. A few... More

It seems fitting to post this meal today 🎅🏼
Dinner a few weeks ago at Hoja Santa in Barcelona with Marc Garcia and Alex Ruiz. Having had a couple of really great meals here a couple of years ago, I was looking forward to another visit. Unfortunately this meal didn’t really live up to my expectations despite the excellent company. There seems to have been a change of tack with the format of the menus and the dishes since my last visit which (IMO) is to the restaurant’s detriment. A few nice dishes but nothing really stood out except one dessert of ‘fig taco’ which gets the award for worst dessert of 2019 from me. Happy Christmas! Less

7 / 10

Dinner at Hoja Santa

on 03 Jun 2017

by I. Anna A