Sensato
Japanese / Omakase · Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona · €€€€
Awards: Michelin Selection
Open since 2021
Ryuta and Aya Sato's six-seat omakase counter in Putxet i Farró (Sarrià-Sant Gervasi), opened 2021 — Edomae sushi technique laid over Catalan product: gamba roja from Palamós dressed with head-juice and shell powder, calçots in tempura, miso ice cream to finish.
The Delekta Review
Single seasonal omakase only — counter-side service over roughly two and a half hours; no à la carte, no rolls-and-maki menu, no takeout Around twenty courses alternate otsumami and nigiri — Edomae technique built on Catalan product (gamba roja, calçots, cockle, dorada) under Ryuta's hand at the counter Menu around €95 (2026 Guía Repsol price); seasonal-product surcharges push the bill to €120–€150 before drinks at top of season
Red shrimp nigiri from Palamós, glazed with reduced head juice and dusted with toasted shell powder O-toro zuke — marinated tuna belly served with cured egg yolk, soy and black truffle, sometimes as a gunkan Cockle-broth jelly, clear and concentrated, set over fresh cockle with tomato and asparagus Calçots in tempura — local product passed through a Japanese frame, Aya's hot-side handiwork Ikura gunkan, maguro zuke nigiri, and unagi nigiri flambéed at the counter — the Edomae spine of the menu Miso ice cream to finish — Aya's pastry call, often paired with matcha truffle or a crunchy element
Ryuta Sato trained on the sushi counter in Tokyo, then spent fourteen years in Catalonia at Nomo, Sakura-ya, Aiueno and Sato i Tanaka — the last in collaboration with the Can Kenji crew — before opening Sensato in 2021 Aya Sato is co-owner and chef of the hot dishes and pastry — the half of the menu that bridges the sushi spine with the Catalan-product detours
Six-seat wooden counter only — no tables; a minimalist room designed by Kobfuji Architects with a Catalan-vault detail by Tatsuhei Taniguchi, deliberately quiet for watching hands work Service register is library-quiet — the chef's call carries every bite, narration is minimal
Address: Carrer de Septimània 36, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi (el Putxet i el Farró) — ten-minute walk from L3 Lesseps Service Tue lunch and dinner; Wed–Thu lunch only; Fri–Sat lunch and dinner. Closed Sun and Mon Reservations open the first Monday of each month for the following month — via WhatsApp to +34 654 53 18 65 or via TheFork link on the official site; €50 deposit per seat; seats disappear in minutes
What the critics say
- Sensato, 'omakase' de autor en Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
- Sensato | Macarfi
- Sensato – World of Mouth
- Restaurante Sensato, en Barcelona: nigiris con 3 meses de reserva
- Sensato — ComerJapones
- Restaurante Sensato (Barcelona)
- Sensato — barra de sushi
- Sensato — Le Cool Barcelona
- Restaurante Sensato — Muy Japones
- Sensato — OAD
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Septimània, 36, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 654 53 18 65
- Website
- sites.google.com/view/sensatobarcelona
- Reservations
- Book a table
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- El Pescadito de Mandri — Seafood / Fried Fish, €€€
- Barra Alta — Modern Spanish, €€€
- Bar Tomás — Tapas & Bravas, €€
- Tram-Tram — French-Catalan, €€€
- Vivanda — Fine Dining Catalan, €€€
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