Grasshopper Ramen Bar
Japanese Ramen · El Born, Barcelona · €€
Gilles Brown's 15-seat counter on Plaça de la Llana 9 — sister venue to Mosquito and Red Ant Noodle Bar — is one of Barcelona's most focused ramen operations. Broths simmer for 18 hours; noodles are made in-house using kansui alkaline mineral solution.
The Delekta Review
Three tare types — shio, shoyu, miso — at €8.25 each; gyoza at €5.95 Broths simmered 18 hours; noodles produced in-house using kansui (alkaline mineral solution) Drinks: BeerCat Brewery craft beer (Top Room exclusive) and Fentimans sodas
Standard ramen toppings: pork belly, soft-boiled egg (half), bamboo shoots, nori Gyoza — pan-fried dumplings called "the best in the city" by at least one critic Vegetarian ramen option also on the menu
Owner Gilles Brown is British — same operator as Mosquito (tapas) and Red Ant Noodle Bar Mission framed as 'spreading Asian cuisine across Barcelona' (per the group's own framing)
Long 15-seat bar with the kitchen at the far end — counter-only format
What the critics say
- Grasshopper Ramen Bar — Time Out Barcelona
- Grasshopper Ramen, El Born — Foodie in Barcelona
- Time Out Barcelona (Spanish) — Grasshopper Ramen Bar
- Yummy Barcelona — Grasshopper Ramen Bar
Visit
- Address
- 08003, Plaça de la Llana, 9, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 935 00 50 81
- Website
- instagram.com/grasshopperramen
Nearby restaurants in El Born
- Orvay — Mediterranean & Wine Bar, €€
- Fismuler — Market-fresh Mediterranean, €€€
- 7 Portes — Catalan Seafood & Rice, €€€
- Llamber — Asturian Modern, €€€
- Cal Pep — Classic Tapas Bar, €€€
More Ramen in Barcelona
- Shoronpo — Japanese Ramen & Shoronpo, Gràcia, €€
- Ramen-Ya Hiro — Japanese Ramen, Eixample, €€
- Kobuta Ramen — Ramen & Japanese Tapas, Sants, €€
- Koku Kitchen Ramen — Japanese Ramen, Barri Gòtic, €€
- Noru Bar — Contemporary Japanese Ramen, Poblenou, €€