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There are many celebrities who have embarked on business ventures in the hotel and catering industry. Some have been so successful that they have opened several locations around the world and their name is a gastronomic reference. These are some of them.
Tatel
In Madrid, two of Spain’s best-known faces have launched a Spanish food restaurant with a modern twist. They are tennis player Rafael Nadal and singer Enrique Iglesias. They were later joined by Pau Gasol and Cristiano Ronaldo. The restaurant has other locations in Ibiza and Miami.
Gekkō
The most listened to Latin singer has also launched himself into the gastronomic business. Bad Bunny opened his own restaurant a little over a year ago. It is located in Miami and is a Japanese-inspired steakhouse and lounge. The stars of his menu are suhsi, meats and cocktails. The aesthetics of the restaurant are luxurious and sophisticated and the average ticket would be around 200 dollars per diner.
La mordida
More years ago, around 1995, a Mexican-style restaurant opened in Madrid, which has been making its way in the national scene, beyond the borders of the capital. In total, 16 establishments have been set up. And the architect of the creation of La Mordida is the singer Joaquín Sabina.
Casa Andrés
In Tossa de Mar, in Girona, this restaurant was founded 20 years ago by the father of one of the most famous faces of the fashion world in our country, Andrés Velencoso. Although the restaurant was created by his father, the son gave it a renovation to adapt the Mediterranean food with an avant-garde nuance.
Sugoi
This Asian food restaurant has a variety of take-out and take-away meals. The star dishes are the makis, sushi rolls, and gyozas. And the celebrity who ventured into this exotic restaurant is none other than Gemma Mengual, the acclaimed Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming.
Bombastic
In the heart of Madrid’s Chueca district is this restaurant owned by soccer players Marcos Llorente, Marco Asensio and Ibai Llanos. In the menu we can find from rice dishes to grilled octopus or hamburgers; and also varied starters such as guacamole with edamame, tortilla vaga or torreznos bao.
Twelve Thirty Club
Another singer who owns a restaurant is Justin Timberlake. The artist owns The Twelve Thirty Club in Nasville, together with Sam Fox and the company AvroKO. The place has several floors with different concepts, such as the Honky Tonk, with a typical American Southern bar menu with country music. Also the rooftop, more focused on cocktails; or the Supper Club with live music while dining. As expected, music plays a major role in this restaurant.
Tagine
This upscale Moroccan restaurant is owned by actor Ryan Gosling along with chef ‘Ben’ Benameur. It has been open for almost 20 years in Beverly Hills and is ideal if you are looking for authentic Moroccan food in an intimate and sophisticated setting.
Hincha
This restaurant is located inside the MiM hotel in Andorra. In addition to Leo Messi, the other owner is the famous chef Nandu Jubany. The menu is a selection of reinvented dishes from the chef and favorites of Leo Messi and his native Argentina. One of the most striking is the dessert called Balón de ORO HINCHA. It is a large chocolate soccer ball filled with cream, peanuts, sugar clouds, among other ingredients, which costs 24 €. A few months ago the tiktoker @monismurf shared how much it cost to eat there.
Neat Burger
This mainly plant-based hamburger chain counts among its partners important names such as Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio. They already have 11 locations around the world, mainly in the United Kingdom. In Hamilton’s words, Neat Burger was created “to make plant-based food more accessible to everyone, whether you always eat plant-based or just want to add it to your diet from time to time”. For his part, DiCaprio highlights Neat Burger’s pioneering approach “with respect to alternative proteins is a great example of the kind of solutions we need to move forward.”
