i. Biography
Patxi Zumárraga has been chef at Haramboure in Madrid since 2023, and the work there is defined by a product-led method rather than a fixed script. The kitchen starts from what is coming in — Norway lobster, bonito, lobster, hake — and Zumárraga builds the menu from that base. It is a direct way of working: the ingredient leads, the menu follows, and the room stays aligned to the plate.
The Climb
The leadership shape of Patxi Zumárraga was formed at Fismuler, where he worked as chef from 2016 to 2022. Those years established a steady register of control and continuity, the kind of experience that translates cleanly into a new kitchen without changing its basic discipline. By the time Haramboure arrived in 2023, Zumárraga brought that accumulated practice with him, moving from one run of service into another with the same grounded authority.
Today
At Haramboure, the project is framed as more than a single address in Madrid. Patxi Zumárraga describes it as a broader product platform, one that sits between kitchen practice and the structure needed to support it: "I have been working for some time on something very nice and very complicated: to create a product platform." The language is plain, but the scope is not small; it points to a kitchen built with systems as much as with ideas. The business side is just as explicit. That is the working reality behind Haramboure: product, partnership, and the daily discipline of turning market arrivals into a menu.
In Their Words “I have been working for some time on something very nice and very complicated: to create a product platform.”
Recognition
The key dated markers in Patxi Zumárraga’s career are the chef role at Fismuler from 2016 to 2022 and the chef role at Haramboure from 2023 onward.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Patxi
What is Patxi Zumárraga's current role?
As of 2026, Patxi Zumárraga is Chef.
Where did Patxi Zumárraga work before?
Patxi Zumárraga's earlier career included Fismuler.
