9 editor picks across Spain.
9 japanese restaurants worth the trip across Spain, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Spain.
Koy Shunka in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is Hideki Matsuhisa's one-star Japanese counter where the sashimi and nigiri arrive piece by piece from a U-shaped.
OrderThe Omakase tasting menu and the seaweed-and-yuzu starter.
TipCounter seats face the chef; book those over the back tables. Closed Sunday.
Iki on Calle Luis de Morales in Seville's Nervion is a Michelin-Guide-recommended Japanese counter open since November 2017 under chef Kosuke Takanezaka.
OrderThe sashimi flight and the chef's tasting selection at the bar.
TipOpen Mon-Sat 13:30-15:30 and 20:30-23:00. Sit at the counter for the omakase experience; the dining room is more carte than tasting.
Ramen-Ya Hiro in Barcelona's Eixample is the locals' tonkotsu counter where the pork broth simmers 12 hours and the queue starts forming at 13:30.
OrderThe tonkotsu ramen with chashu pork and a side of gyoza.
TipNo reservations; queue forms before 13:30 for the lunch turn. Closed Monday all day.
Arume Sushi Bar has worked Carrer de Sant Miquel in Palma for years, with chef Tomeu Martí cutting Japanese plates against Mediterranean produce.
OrderThe sushi selection, cut against Mediterranean fish rather than imported stock.
TipThe kitchen shuts for the whole of August. Check before planning a late-summer dinner.
Mar de Nudos sits on the Moll Vell marina in Palma, running a Mediterranean and Japanese menu from a dining room that stays open until 01:00.
OrderRaw fish from the Japanese side of the menu, eaten on the marina terrace.
TipThe kitchen runs straight through from 13:00, which makes it useful for a late or early meal.
Ta-Kumi is a Michelin Guide Japanese restaurant in central Málaga, a long-running sushi and robata counter drawing on the day's catch from Atarazanas.
Umai is a Japanese restaurant on the first floor of the Belroy complex on Avenida del Mediterráneo in Benidorm, serving sushi rolls, sashimi and teppanyaki.
OrderA round of uramaki and sashimi, then something off the teppanyaki.
TipLunch and dinner only, closed on Monday and Tuesday; the kitchen also does takeaway for collection.
Umai is a Japanese restaurant on the first floor of the Belroy complex on Avenida del Mediterráneo in Benidorm, serving sushi rolls, sashimi and teppanyaki.
OrderA round of uramaki and sashimi, then something off the teppanyaki.
TipLunch and dinner only, closed on Monday and Tuesday; the kitchen also does takeaway for collection.
Hanaki is an all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet on Carrer Major in Salou: more than 160 dishes ordered from a tablet, cooked to order and brought by a robot.
OrderSushi and hot dishes in small rounds from the tablet, so nothing goes cold.
TipWeekday lunch is €16.95 a head and dinners, weekends and holidays €22.95; children aged 3 to 8 pay less, and there are vegan dishes.
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