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    Executive Chef & Co-Owner

    Léon Griffioen

    Executive Chef & Co-Owner, Código de Barra

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    Portrait of Léon Griffioen

    Portrait of Léon Griffioen

    i. Biography

    Léon Griffioen is a Dutch chef and restaurateur based in Cádiz, Spain. After culinary training in the Netherlands and seven years working in the United Kingdom, he relocated to Andalusia in 2000 and opened Código de Barra with his wife Paqui Márquez in 2011. In November 2022, his flagship restaurant earned the first-ever Michelin star in the history of the city of Cádiz.