Could you also eat only sushi?
It's hard to choose from the wide range of **Japanese in Barcelona**. We often find ourselves at the crossroads of finding that needle in the haystack.
For this reason, and knowing the difficulties of hitting the nail on the head, we have selected five great tables in which it will not cost you to repeat In fact, I've done it myself a few times.
Take note: here are five great Japanese restaurants and their best dishes.
** HAHA BCN ** (Paris Street, 175)
The sisters Rebecca Brown Y Ruth Jimenez are in charge of the recent opening of HAHA Barcelona , a small space dedicated to the japanese cuisine on Paris street that few know (for now), but that they should.
This team fascinated by Japanese culture innovates on traditional dishes and succeeds with great pleasure . At their table you will taste dishes as delicious as the bull nigiri (melts on the palate), a spectacular salmon ebi uramaki or the bull and hedgehog suzukuri.
Its tempuras and the Yakimeshi eel rice from Delta de l’Ebre marinated with a homemade teriyaki sauce.
The trick to achieving perfection? "A good fish cut and the quality of the product". And a secret: you will hardly need soy , their nigiris have so much flavor that they don't need it.
** KIBUKA (Goya Street, 9) **
Is it the best Japanese restaurant in Gràcia? Man, well I would say yes. Kibuka has spent many years earning a place in the top five of the ranking of the best Japanese in Barcelona.
In this small and carefree sushi bar in Gracia offer some of best uramakis in the whole city , a mix of fusions that leads to delicious madness like the uramaki in Italian, kibuka uramaki with eel and avocado or the aburi uramaki with caramelized onions.
The best is that the product is made at the moment , in fact you can see how they prepare it at the bar; and it is also possible that there is no other that can compete with it in quality-price.
Do you have something wrong? They do not accept reservations , you have to go with time to have dinner on time because It is always full.
** NAKASHITA BCN (Carrer del Rec Comtal, 11) **
I share with you this secret little gem in El Born . Inspired by the japanese taverns , Nakashita Bcn offers something else: a very interesting and tasty brazilian-japanese fusion.
Possibly your palate will never forget its tuna tartar uramaki , scallop, crab meat, bull slices with candied ginger and chives; nor those of fresh mozzarella . And above all things, you can't miss their gunkan , a kind of maki covered with raw fish.
Footnote: their fish is so fresh you could just eat a plate of sashimi and be immensely happy.
CHARLOTTE AKANEYA (Painter Fortuny, 32)
Charlotte Akaneya They are pioneers in Barcelona and in Europe. In 2011 they were the first to open a sumibiyaki in Barcelona's Raval . Or what is the same, a type of japanese barbecue with charcoal called shichirin.
This type of cooking (imported by the Japanese from Korea), history linked to the Tikets de Ferran and Albert Adrià, and which is the first sumibiyaki in the West that offers JMGA certified A5 grade wagyu beef , makes it an eminence of Japanese cuisine in Barcelona.
Twice a year its chefs travel to Japan to learn about the main novelties and transfer them to their kitchens. Without a doubt, this is the best restaurant in Barcelona to travel directly to Japan.
** KOY SHUNKA (Carrer Copons, 7) **
As its name indicates, Koy Shunka means “intense seasonal aroma” , at chef Hideki Matsuhisa's restaurant the star food is always seasonal and local.
This restaurant located near Via Laietana managed to a Michelin star in 2013 , and it is not surprising considering the quality of their dishes and the determination with which they prepare them. Among the most successful is the squid sashimi with umebosh sauce i or him chirachi eel sushi.
If you want to enjoy the experience, reserve with time at the bar and opt for one of their tasting menus.