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The recent openings of the ‘izakayas’ (taverns) Monster Sushi, Ikoya and El Japones Escondido show that the cuisine of the Asian country can be very casual
Barcelona speaks a little Japanese, gastronomically speaking. There are so many restaurants that represent the cuisine of the Asian country and so many diners who enjoy it… Is there something new for them? Well yes: ‘izakayas‘. Write down this new word in your gastro-Japanese dictionary. Are taverns with a livelier atmosphere and dishes that go beyond ‘sushi’. Until not long ago, there was no news of them in the city. And today you could visit three.
Monster Sushi He was the last to open one in the city. He already had two premises (a classic restaurant at Gala Placídia, 25, and a ‘delivery’ at Muntaner, 155), but the third and last, located in what used to be Bicnic (Girona, 68), is his first ‘izakaya‘. There one breathes 100% urban atmosphere and they eat such fun things as ‘crispy duck’ (crispy caramelized duck), ‘okonomiyaki’ (kind of pizza), classic ‘sushi’ or sushi with Latin and Mediterranean influences…
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ikoya (Avenida de Cambó, 23) was born from the union of Hideki Matsuhita (Koy Shunka, one Michelin star) and Iñaki López de Viñaspre (Grup Sagardi). At the huge bar that surrounds the kitchen or at the tables beyond you can try a excellent product passed through the ‘robata’, the Japanese charcoal grillsuch as the red mullet ‘tataki’ with ‘ponzu’ sauce and the Japanese ‘wagyu’ with ‘sukiyaki’ while you sip on any of its 50 sakes, a unique catalog in the city.
There is also ‘robata’ in The hidden Japanese (Llauder, 1), which they use for dishes such as Iberian pork ribs lacquered with ‘sukiyaki’ and ‘yakiniku don’ (a bowl of rice and beef, egg yolk infused with soy, Japanese mushrooms, ‘miso’ mayonnaise and ‘wasabi’ cream). like the other three, always with a rogue point.