Kurai - Barcelona

The shushi here is fresh and well prepared. The service is good and friendly. We enjoy the unagi nigiri, the tuna and california makis, and the salmon and toro sashimi. The gyozas (pork) were also quite good. We also had the green tea and the chocolate mochi and found them tasty. There are other less expensive sushi places in Barcelona but at roughly 40€ per person (drinks included) I think this was worth it.

Before coming to Barcelona plan out a decent schedule and put in a few restaurants that I feel we need to experience and will give us something new and different. We have had sushi before but not in an upmarket place like this, mainly because the wife isn't a fan, but having looked at the 8 course sharing menu I convinced her there would be enough variety for her to enjoy. Each dish came out promptly and was beautifully presented and tasted fantastic. The highlight for the wife were either the Pork or Edamame, for me it would be the Tuna Tataki, something I had never had before and is hard to explain but tasted great. We were here for close to 2 1/2 hours and come the end of it I was completely beat and had eaten way more than I usually do. Included in the 38 euro per person price was also a small dessert and a glass of wine each. Overall a great experience with fantastic food and highly recommended.

I was delighted to find this beautifult authentic Japanese restaurant so near to my hotel on Buen Via. The food was excellent, the service equal; and the price reasonable. I would recommend this place to anyone who loves Japanese cuisine.

Mi hija y yo comimos el menú degustación en Kurai y fue una de las mejores comidas japonesas que he probado. La comida no era demasiado exigente, como suele ocurrir con los menús de degustación. El entrante fue mi favorito: una vieira cubierta con una rodaja de mango, un bocado sorprendentemente grande de foie gras y una pizca de salsa de anguila, creo que era. Indescriptiblemente delicioso. El favorito de mi hija era el tataki de salmón, con un salmón tan suave y terso que parecía mantequilla. El precio era asequible: leí mal el precio del menú de degustación como 100 € por persona, pero en realidad era 100 € para dos e incluía vino, así que fue una feliz sorpresa. Y la guinda metafórica del pastel fue nuestra encantadora camarera Irina, trilingüe con fluidez, que estuvo atenta sin ser en lo más mínimo insistente.

Las gyoza estaban bastante buenas. Todo lo demás fue impresionante. La carne chamuscada con salsa de miso de manzana y reducción de vino tinto es una de las mejores cosas que he comido. Excelente servicio y ambiente. Además, pensamos que serían 100 por persona para el menú degustación, pero fueron 100 para el menú completo para dos personas. Habría valido la pena por el doble de precio.