Koku Kitchen Ramen
Japanese Ramen · Barri Gòtic, Barcelona · €€
Open since 2015
On Carrer d'en Carabassa in the Barri Gòtic since around 2015 — owners Mark Liston and Ross O'Doherty, chef Robert Johansson. Tonkotsu, miso and shio bowls; sister Koku Kitchen Buns on Carrer Comerç in El Born.
The Delekta Review
Ramen-led — homemade noodles, tonkotsu, miso, and shio bowls; rice noodles available as a wheat-free swap Hours: daily 13:00-16:00 and 19:30-23:30
Shio ramen with caramelized onion, toasted garlic, or smoked butter Duck gyozas Banoffee pie for dessert (a banana-and-toffee crossover)
Owners Mark Liston and Ross O'Doherty (both Irish), with chef Robert Johansson (Swedish) Johansson trained for a year at Tokyo's Oraga Noodles before opening Koku First opened around 2015; sister Koku Kitchen Buns followed at Carrer Comerç 29 in El Born
On Carrer d'en Carabassa in the Barri Gòtic — small ramen room with a terrace on the street.
Quoted in
“We don't want to confuse people. We serve Japanese food, but we aren't Japanese.” — Ricard Martín · Time Out Barcelona
What the critics say
- Koku Kitchen | Restaurants in El Gòtic - Time Out Barcelona
- Koku Kitchen - Barcelona Food Experience
- Yummy Barcelona — Koku Kitchen Ramen
Visit
- Address
- Carrer d'en Carabassa, 19, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 932 69 65 36
- Website
- kokukitchen.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
Nearby restaurants in Barri Gòtic
- Agreste Mar — Italian-Catalan, €€€
- Los Caracoles — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Can Culleretes — Traditional Catalan, €€€
- Bar La Plata — Tapas, €€
- Cafè de l'Acadèmia — Traditional Catalan, €€
More Ramen in Barcelona
- Shoronpo — Japanese Ramen & Shoronpo, Gràcia, €€
- Ramen-Ya Hiro — Japanese Ramen, Eixample, €€
- Kobuta Ramen — Ramen & Japanese Tapas, Sants, €€
- Noru Bar — Contemporary Japanese Ramen, Poblenou, €€
- Kanada-Ya — Japanese Tonkotsu Ramen, Eixample, €€