Chef
Aitor Zabala
Chef/Owner, Somni
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- Chef
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- Somni · Restaurant
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Portrait of Aitor Zabala
i. Biography
Aitor Zabala is a Spanish chef from Barcelona who is the chef/owner of Somni in West Hollywood, where he led the restaurant to three Michelin stars in 2025. Somni originally opened in Beverly Hills in 2018, first as a José Andrés-associated project, and reopened in West Hollywood in 2024 under Zabala’s ownership. He is also identified in reporting as a longtime member of José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup, with a decade as Creative Director before opening Somni.
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