[EN] The chain with an Argentinian soul that serves more than 1,000 milanesas a day is preparing its arrival in Zaragoza

Zaragoza continues to add new names to its gastronomic map and one of the next will arrive with a very specific dish as the protagonist: the Milanese. The Aragonese capital is among the cities chosen by Berto’s Milanesa, a young restaurant chain born in Catalonia to take one of the most important steps in its expansion through Spain.

Berto’s Milanesa is a firm created in 2022 that has built its entire proposal around this popular recipe of Argentine origin. After growing with seven restaurants in Catalonia, the company is now preparing its leap to other cities and Zaragoza is among the first openings planned before the end of 2026.

The arrival will also mean the brand’s debut in Aragón and will take place within its new stage of growth through franchises. Although one of the details that will most interest the people of Zaragoza is still to be known, the exact location of the restaurant, the company has already looked for a restaurant director for Zaragoza and has placed the city among its next destinations.

MILANESAS WITH ARGENTINE SOUL AND MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCT

Berto’s menu revolves around an elaboration that seems simple, but that the chain has made its hallmark. Their milanesas follow the Argentine tradition and are prepared with Black Angus beef, chicken made exclusively with breast and pork, with different combinations and accompaniments.

On the meat, ingredients more linked to the Mediterranean pantry appear, from artisan sobrasada from Mallorca and Iberian ham to mozzarella, dried tomato, Italian mortadella or pistachio pesto. A mixture with which the brand seeks to move the milanesa away from the image of simple breaded meat and make it the center of the dish.

The production begins with selected meats of local origin that are marinated, flattened and breaded following the house method. Part of the production is concentrated in its workshop in Palau-solità i Plegamans (Barcelona), prepared to supply the growth of the chain.

DE SIETE RESTAURANTES A SU PRIMERA APERTURA EN ZARAGOZA

Berto’s Milanesa was born in 2022 by Alberto Bonhomme, Enric Rebordosa and Adrian Aftowicz. The first two had already started together with Instamaki, a chain specialising in sushi and fusion food that ended up being acquired by Glovo in 2019 for €5 million.

The Milanese company later ended up becoming the centre of its new project. The company currently has seven establishments in Catalonia, between Barcelona, Cornellà and Mataró, and in 2025 it reached a turnover of close to 3 million euros.

Now the next leap is through franchises. Zaragoza, Valencia and Terrassa are in the first batch of openings planned under this formula before the end of 2026. The growth plan already looks towards 2027, when Berto’s aims to reach 15 restaurants and exceed 10 million euros in turnover.

ZARAGOZA, ENTRE LAS PRIMEROS CIUDADES DE SU EXPANSIÓN

The choice of Zaragoza places the Aragonese capital in an early phase of the chain’s national expansion. The opening will also allow us to see how a highly specialised gastronomic concept fits into the city, built practically around a single product and its multiple versions.

For now, Berto’s has already given concrete signs that it is preparing its landing in the Aragonese capital, including the search for personnel to run the future restaurant. The main unknown remains to be cleared up: on which street in Zaragoza you can try your milanesas when you raise the shutter.