Arko
Brazilian-Japanese Sushi · Eixample, Barcelona · €€€€
Open since 2024
Arko is the Nikkei sushi room on Enric Granados from Brazilian chef Rafael Erbs. The rice is Koshihikari, cut by aged red vinegar from a Japanese maker operating since 1937; the 19-piece omakase lets the fish and technique do the talking rather than theatrics.
The Delekta Review
Nikkei sushi — Japanese technique with Brazilian and Latin American touches; ají amarillo and leche de tigre slip into otherwise orthodox preparations The rice is Koshihikari; the red vinegar comes from a Japanese maker operating since 1937 Binchotan charcoal robata grill alongside the sushi bar
Ventresca tuna nigiri with yuzu mayonnaise and kumquat Pescado mantequilla with anticuchera sauce Foie nigiri with pepper jam and kizami Katsu croquetas Ventresca carpaccio
Brazilian chef Rafael Erbs, ex-RíaKRU, with stints at Pakta, Enigma, and Moments before opening here Opened in summer 2024 Owners Ferran Ballús and Joaquín Sánchez also run Carnal Steak House and La Madurada
A floor-to-façade aquarium signals the operation before you walk in Sakura trees and rounded, light-colored walls inside Carpeted floors keep the room intimate even at full capacity
Quoted in
“The spectacle is solely in the food on the table.” — Ricard Martín · Time Out Barcelona
What the critics say
- Arko – Macarfi
- Arko – TimeOut Barcelona (ES)
- Gastronomistas — Arko
- Foodie Culture — Arko
- Arko: un restaurante japonés muy ibicenco
Visit
- Address
- Carrer d'Enric Granados, 63, Eixample, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 938 29 95 72
- Website
- arkorestaurant.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Eixample
- Batea — Seafood, €€€
- Besta — Seasonal Seafood Bistro, €€€
- Mordisco — Modern Mediterranean, €€€
- Embat — Bistronomic Mediterranean, €€
- Topik — Japanese-Catalan Fusion Tapas, €€€
More Sushi in Barcelona
- Shunka — Japanese / Sushi, Ciutat Vella, €€€
- Sato i Tanaka — Japanese / Sushi Omakase, Eixample, €€€