ABOUT US

Mont Bar is an intimate gastronomic restaurant where the bar is not a decorative feature, but a way of shaping the entire experience. The proximity between the kitchen, dining room and guest, together with the rhythm of the service and the freedom of the space, allows ambitious cooking to be experienced in a direct and natural way.

Product and seasonality guide the experience. The menu unfolds through a sequence of snacks and dishes: complex small bites, many of them designed to be eaten by hand, give way to larger dishes. Technique brings texture, contrast and surprise, but never obscures the ingredient or its flavour.

Mont Bar brings together the precision of fine dining with the spontaneity of a bar.

Mont Bar and Mediamanga were born from Ivan Castro’s vision and his personal understanding of hospitality.

A descendant of a family of restaurateurs originally from Mont, a small village of just 46 inhabitants in the Val d’Aran, Ivan grew up closely connected to the restaurant world. Mont Bar takes its name from this village as a tribute to his family roots.

Trained in accounting and as a sommelier, Ivan is, above all, an intuitive entrepreneur, deeply passionate about gastronomy and a natural host. His vision encompasses every aspect of the restaurant: the cuisine, the wine selection, the service, the atmosphere and each guest’s experience.

The bar has always occupied an essential place in his vision: a welcoming and dynamic space in which gastronomy can be shared. This philosophy is reflected in both Mont Bar and Mediamanga.

Before creating his own projects, Ivan worked in different restaurants and bars throughout Barcelona and founded his own distribution company. This journey allowed him to understand hospitality from different perspectives and to develop a vision in which excellence, warmth and personality coexist naturally.

In 2013, at the age of 27, he opened Mont Bar, his most personal project. Four years later, together with his wife, Toronto native Kasaundra Williams, he created Mediamanga: a different concept with an identity of its own, yet founded upon the same values.

Together, they have developed two spaces that understand hospitality as a vibrant, personal and deeply human experience.

Mont Bar has established itself as one of Barcelona’s leading gastronomic destinations. Its cuisine is defined by creativity, sensitivity and technical precision, while preserving the welcoming, dynamic and personal character with which the restaurant was conceived.

Awarded two Michelin stars and also recognised by the Repsol Guide and Club Macarfi, Mont Bar demonstrates that fine dining can be rigorous without becoming rigid, sophisticated without losing its warmth and exceptional while remaining authentic.