Udon

Let's forget about Catalan cuisine for the time being, let's try something more exotic. There is plenty of offer around Barcelona, and we decided to go for Japanese food. We went to the Udon which is not really a traditional Japanese restaurant, but not quite the fast-foody versions you now find in many places. The restaurant is located in the ever busy Carrer Princesa, the decoration looks smart and functional and there was a Bruce Lee movie being projected on a white wall. We were five this time and ordered as follows:

Starters
Gyoza
Marinated salmon
Good roll
Very good roll

Main Courses
Tempura udon
Nabeyaki udon
Beef yaki soba
Tori nanba udon

Dessert
Banana & Co
Mochi
Chocolate cup

We can guarantee that the taste of the starters was much better than their choice for names! From the gyoza dumplings, stuffed with pork and vegetables, to the the noodle rolls with salmon, avocado and mango (good roll), the tempura rolls with salmon, avocado, cheese and sesame seeds (very good roll) and the marinated salmon, they were all delicious and filled with the tastes of Japan.
For the main dishes we went mostly for Udon, traditional thick white noodles which were served as soups and with Japanese soya broth and vegetable and prawn tempura, chicken slices, eggs, spinaches, leek and bamboo shoots. The beef yaki soba was also quite good, with buckwheat noodles cooked in the wok with green and red peppers, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, soya sprouts, marinated beef and yaki soba sauce. Of course everything was helped down with Japanese beer: Kirin and Asahi.

The desserts were also quite nice, but awfully small. Fried banana with coconut ice cream, chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and the always strange mochi, Japanese rice cakes with strawberry filling.
We recommend this restaurant if you are looking for good quality and tasty Japanese food with a price tag that is not to extravagant.
めしあがれ！

Price: 19 euros/person
Address: Carrer Princesa 23, 08003 Barcelona
Phone Number: +34 933105969


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