I interviewed chef Óscar Álvarez Moreno (Barcelona, ​​1991) in the last days of December 2025 at his newly opened restaurant, Barra Oso (Muntaner, 248). It's curious because I also interviewed him at the beginning of the year, but at a different restaurant. Mesa Lobo, from which he resigned after six months despite being a partner and it being one of the great successful openingsHe calmly tells me what happened, but above all, he talks about his great passion: the restaurant he just opened with the help of partners, where he's created a menu of seemingly simple dishes that are actually quite complex. He prepares all the dishes right there in the restaurant, Barra Oso, which has a large central bar for sitting and eating. There are also platters. In just a few days, Barra Oso will become the restaurant everyone's talking about: good food, prices designed to make you want to come back the next day, wines served by the glass, and a relaxed atmosphere. Next door is one of the long-established trendy spots, Luz de Gas, which will help it become well-known quickly.