Explore one of Europe’s most creative gastronomy innovation ecosystems

Location: Barcelona – Themes: Gastronomy Innovation / Food Experience / Culinary Concepts – Duration: One Day

The Barcelona Gastronomy Open Innovation Safari is a one-day immersive experience designed for professionals who want to explore how gastronomy is evolving through creativity, technology, new consumer trends and innovative restaurant concepts.

Barcelona is one of the most vibrant gastronomic cities in the world. Beyond traditional restaurants, the city has become a living laboratory for new culinary experiences, innovative business models and creative food concepts.

During this Innovation Safari, explorers will discover how chefs, entrepreneurs and food innovators are redefining gastronomy, combining creativity, sustainability and customer experience.

Explorers will explore topics such as:

• New restaurant concepts and dining experiences
• Innovation in gastronomy business models
• Food culture and urban trends
• Customer experience in restaurants
• Creative culinary entrepreneurship

Innovation Safaris allow explorers to experience innovation where it actually happens, interacting directly with chefs, entrepreneurs and hospitality innovators.

The Experience

During this Safari, explorers will visit one of Barcelona’s most interesting gastronomy innovation hotspots, discovering how restaurants can become laboratories for creativity, experience design and business innovation.

Possible hotspots for this Open Innovation Safari include:

• Time Out Market Barcelona – Located in Maremagnum, Time Out Market brings together some of the city’s most creative chefs and culinary concepts under one roof.

Explorers will discover how curated food markets are transforming the gastronomy sector by combining quality cuisine, brand storytelling and experiential dining.

• Enigma – Experimental Gastronomy Concept – Enigma represents a new generation of immersive dining experiences, where gastronomy, storytelling and spatial design combine to create a unique culinary journey.

Explorers will discover how restaurants can become experiential innovation platforms, pushing the boundaries of traditional dining.

• Espai Quirky Eatery – A highly original restaurant concept in Barcelona known for its creative atmosphere, unconventional design and playful gastronomic experience.
• Parking Pizza – Design-driven restaurant concepts.
• Bar Brutal – Food trends start in small cultural hubs.
• Honest Greens – How restaurant concepts scale internationally.
• Disfrutar – Creative gastronomy as R&D.
• El Nacional – Gastronomy as experience architecture.
• Sartoria Panatieri – Craft gastronomy and product innovation.

Explorers will discover how creativity, design and storytelling can transform a simple meal into a memorable experience.

What Explorers Will Gain

Explorers will learn and design by:

• Exploration walk at different gastronomy hotspots
• Understanding how gastronomy evolves through creativity and innovation
• Discovering new restaurant concepts and business models
• Learning how experience design shapes customer perception
• Innovation workshop with other explorers: Connecting with entrepreneurs and innovators in the gastronomy ecosystem

Participants will also generate ideas and inspiration for new culinary experiences, hospitality concepts or food-related innovation projects.

Who Should Join

• Hospitality professionals
• Restaurant owners and chefs
• Entrepreneurs in food and gastronomy
• Corporate innovation leaders
• Tourism and experience design professionals

Explorers from different sectors are encouraged to join and exchange perspectives.

Limited group to ensure a high-quality exploration experience.

If you want to experience one of Europe’s most creative gastronomy ecosystems, join the Barcelona Gastronomy Open Innovation Safari.