Kibuka

Kibuka: Calle Verdi 64 & Carrer de Goya 9, Barcelona

As we’ve said time and time again good service is a hard thing to come by in Barcelona. The American mentality of “the customers always right” and “working hard for tips” just don’t translate to Spanish. Here at Kibuka you will find gracious servers and attentive staff. (Yay!)

There are 2 locations in Barcelona’s cute Gràcia neighborhood. We’ve tried both to see which we prefer. The one at (Calle Verdi, 64) is quieter and nicer to have a romantic date. The more central one at (Carrer de Goya, 9) is loud and always bustling; go here if you’re with a group of friends. They’re both nicely decorated and both have lovely employees. Great service is so hard to find here, so be sure to visit! 

 

Our favorite sushi roll was the Hot Philadelphia roll: a breaded roll filled with tempura shrimp and cream cheese. The foie roll was more rice than foie and rather tasteless. The rainbow roll was colorful and delicious. The tempera shrimp were enormous and we highly recommend them. There are two maki rolls with shrimp tempura in them, they’re outstanding. Also try the Kibuka Urimaki with anguila fish and salmon with avocado and a swet eel sauce. The breaded chicken was really moist and flavorful topped with lime and served with an amazing “Japanese mayonnaise.” Don’t miss this one!

For dessert we highly recommend the chocolate coulant which is a small chocolate lava cake. It can be paired with a selection of ice creams. We loved the Japanese option of wasabi ice cream. Save room for this dessert! We were hesitant at first. But it’s more of a sweet wasabi ice cream than a spicy one, but definitely has the wasabi taste!

 

This restaurant is very well priced, for 20€ per person you will eat incredibly well. Of all of the dozens of sushi places we love, this is certainly the best bargain. 

Read my Spaniard’s thoughts on Kibuka.

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