i. Biography
Javier de las Muelas is a Spanish bar owner in Barcelona, Spain, associated with Dry Martini. The work carries more than a venue name: it points to a bar built around service, ritual, and a signature martini that has become tied to his name and concept. In that setting, the bar is not scenery. It is where precision, welcome, and routine are made legible.
Coming Up
The phrasing points to a career formed through movement across the trade, while staying grounded in the discipline of hospitality.
Where They Are Now
De las Muelas is the bar owner of Dry Martini in Barcelona. His philosophy is direct: "The customer and only the customer must be the real star. The liturgy must always be gentle, without a fuss. This is fundamental." In bar terms, the line sets out a working standard: guest first, service measured, presentation controlled. The word liturgy gives the room a ceremonial structure, but the instruction stays practical — keep it gentle, keep it exact, keep the focus off the operator. The same approach appears in another line of his: "My name is Javier de las Muelas and I have dedicated my life to serve others, to cultivate and promote the culture of service; the supreme art." For a bar owner, that places cocktails inside a wider ethic of hospitality. The drink, the counter, and the bar concept are framed as tools in a larger practice: service as a craft, attention as a discipline, and welcome as the measure of the room.
Signature
Javier's signature dishes include Dry Martini and SPEAKEASY. Taken together, Dry Martini and SPEAKEASY show the range of his work: one name attached to a polished bar concept, the other to a more enclosed, atmospheric side of cocktail culture. Both belong to a practice where the experience and the presentation are part of the same brief.
In Their Words “The bar counter is the altar, the barman is the priest, the cocktail is the offering and most important of all is the parishioner, our customer.” “My name is Javier de las Muelas and I have dedicated my life to serve others, to cultivate and promote the culture of service; the supreme art.” The quotes leave the structure of the room in plain view: counter, bartender, cocktail, customer. Each element has a role, but the customer remains central, and the service is defined by how carefully that order is maintained.
Honors
The signature work attached to de las Muelas is the Dry Martini: presented as the signature martini and as a global brand tied to his name and bar concept. Its force comes from that pairing of drink and place — a cocktail identified with Dry Martini and with the owner whose name is tied to it.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Javier de las Muelas's current role?
Javier de las Muelas is the bar owner of Dry Martini in Barcelona.
Where is Dry Martini based?
Barcelona.
