RíasKRU
Galician Seafood & Japanese · Poble Sec, Barcelona · €€€€
Awards: 1 Sol Repsol · Michelin Selection
The Iglesias brothers' merger of Rías de Galicia (30+ years of Galician seafood) and Espai KRU (avant-garde Japanese). Live seafood tanks, 800-label wine cellar, and chef Rafa Erbs. 1 Sol Repsol. Michelin Selection.
The Delekta Review
RíasKRU is the post-pandemic merger of two Barcelona seafood landmarks: Rías de Galicia, which spent thirty-plus years serving Galician shellfish to the city's establishment, and Espai KRU, the Iglesias brothers' avant-garde raw bar. The result is a dual-concept menu — one side classic Galician (percebes from Roncudo, grilled wild turbot, kokotxas al pil pil), the other Japanese-inflected (nigiri, tiradito, tuna carpaccio with avocado and horseradish). Chef Rafa Erbs, trained at Azurmendi and Enigma, bridges both worlds with technical confidence. A 3,500-litre live seafood tank greets you at the entrance. The wine cellar holds 800-plus references and 20,000 bottles. Two renovated floors, private dining, valet parking — this is serious seafood for serious occasions. Not cheap, but the goose barnacles alone justify the price if you understand what you're eating.
What the critics say
- RíasKRU – Guía Repsol (1 Sol)
- RíasKRU: tradición y modernidad – Los Foodistas
- RíasKRU fusiona la marisquería tradicional y moderna – Foodie Culture
- RíasKRU, marisquería tradicional y moderna – InfoHoreca
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Lleida, 7, Sants-Montjuïc, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 934 24 81 52
- Website
- riaskru.com
- Reservations
- Book a table
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