{"id":10532,"date":"2022-04-11T14:40:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montbar.com\/?page_id=10532"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:35:20","slug":"sobre-nosotros","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montbar.com\/en\/sobre-nosotros\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"eltd-full-width\">\n<div class=\"eltd-full-width-inner\">\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_id=&#8221;nos&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDElMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmVsdGQtc2VjdGlvbi10aXRsZSUyMiUzRUFCT1VUJTIwVVMlM0MlMkZoMSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mont Bar brings together the precision of fine dining with the spontaneity of a bar.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"eltd-team main-info-below-image\">\n\t<div class=\"eltd-team-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-image square\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Iv\u00e1n Castro - Jefe de Sala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"eltd-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIv\u00e1n Castro\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"eltd-team-position\">Restaurant manager<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-social normal_social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mont Bar and Mediamanga were born from Ivan Castro\u2019s vision and his personal understanding of hospitality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A descendant of a family of restaurateurs originally from Mont, a small village of just 46 inhabitants in the Val d\u2019Aran, Ivan grew up closely connected to the restaurant world. Mont Bar takes its name from this village as a tribute to his family roots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In 2013, at the age of 27, he opened <strong>Mont Bar<\/strong>, his most personal project. Four years later, together with his wife, Toronto native Kasaundra Williams, he created <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mediamanga.es\/\">Mediamanga<\/a><\/strong>: a different concept with an identity of its own, yet founded upon the same values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Together, they have developed two spaces that understand hospitality as a vibrant, personal and deeply human experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mont Bar has established itself as one of Barcelona\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Awarded <strong>two Michelin stars<\/strong> and also recognised by the <strong>Repsol Guide<\/strong> and <strong>Club Macarfi<\/strong>, Mont Bar demonstrates that fine dining can be rigorous without becoming rigid, sophisticated without losing its warmth and exceptional while remaining authentic.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1739488476535{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 55px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10&#8243;]<div class=\"eltd-section-title-outer-holder\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eltd-section-title-title-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"eltd-section-title\" style=\";;;;;;;\">\n\t\t\t\tSOBRE NOSOTROS\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Mont Bar es restaurante de producto, un bistr\u00f3 adaptado a la ciudad donde se encuentra. La calidad de la materia prima y el producto de temporada es un punto a favor para convertirse en destino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Adem\u00e1s, la trayectoria de nuestro chef da a\u00fan mayor credibilidad a la propuesta de un restaurante que definen como <b>alta gastronom\u00eda de un bar que no lo es<\/b>, llevando a Mont Bar a una l\u00ednea m\u00e1s gastron\u00f3mica, m\u00e1s din\u00e1mica y con un formato diferente para compartir donde los snacks son una se\u00f1a representativa de la carta.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class=\"eltd-team main-info-below-image\">\n\t<div class=\"eltd-team-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-image square\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Iv\u00e1n Castro - Jefe de Sala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC04984-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"eltd-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIv\u00e1n Castro\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"eltd-team-position\">Jefe de sala<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltd-team-social normal_social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mont Bar y Mediamanga son el sue\u00f1o de Iv\u00e1n Castro. De origen catal\u00e1n y descendiente de una familia de hosteleros procedentes de Mont, un peque\u00f1o pueblo en la localidad del Vall d\u2019Ar\u00e1n, que cuenta con 46 habitantes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Iv\u00e1n siempre ha querido que todos sus proyectos cuenten con una barra de bar, y as\u00ed se refleja en los dos locales que regenta, junto a su mujer, Kasaundra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Iv\u00e1n formado en contabilidad, sumiller\u00eda y con un alto conocimiento en gastronom\u00eda, cuenta con una trayectoria en negocios relacionados con la hosteler\u00eda, como su propia distribuidora, y trabajando en diferentes restaurantes y bares de Barcelona. A los 27 a\u00f1os \u2013hace 11 a\u00f1os -abri\u00f3 su proyecto m\u00e1s personal, Mont Bar, y hace 7, Mediamanga.<\/p>\n<p>Montbar, ha cautivado a los paladares m\u00e1s exigentes gracias a su propuesta gastron\u00f3mica innovadora y de alta calidad. <strong>Reconocido con una estrella Michelin<\/strong>, este establecimiento se ha convertido en un <strong>referente de la cocina creativa y de autor<\/strong>. Adem\u00e1s de la estrella Michelin, Montbar ha sido galardonado con numerosos premios, entre ellos la <strong>Gu\u00eda Repsol<\/strong> y el <strong>club Macarfi<\/strong>, lo que consolida su posici\u00f3n como <strong>uno de los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"eltd-carousel-holder clearfix eltd-carousel-standard-type\"><div class=\"eltd-carousel\" data-items=\"4\" data-show_in_two_rows=\"no\" data-navigation=\"yes\" data-pagination=\"no\" data-autoplay-duration=\"4000\" data-image-animation=\"image-change\"><div class=\"eltd-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eltd-carousel-first-image-holder  eltd-image-change\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mont-Bar-Team-1.jpg\" alt=\"(ESP) team1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eltd-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eltd-carousel-first-image-holder  eltd-image-change\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mont-Bar-100.jpg\" alt=\"(ESP) team2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eltd-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eltd-carousel-first-image-holder  eltd-image-change\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mont-Bar-276.jpg\" alt=\"(ESP) team3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"eltd-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eltd-carousel-first-image-holder  eltd-image-change\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montbar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mont-Bar-62.jpg\" alt=\"(ESP) team4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_id=&#8221;nos&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDElMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmVsdGQtc2VjdGlvbi10aXRsZSUyMiUzRUFCT1VUJTIwVVMlM0MlMkZoMSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text] Mont Bar is an intimate gastronomic restaurant where the bar is not a decorative feature, but a way of shaping the entire experience. 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