Suru Bar
Japanese-Catalan Fusion · Eixample, Barcelona · €€
Awards: 50Best Discovery
Tiny Eixample hideaway from ex-Gresca chefs, built around a robata grill, open-kitchen counter seating, and an all-Catalan natural wine list praised for outstanding finds from small producers. Japanese-Catalan fusion done with conviction.
The Delekta Review
Three former Gresca chefs walked away from one of Barcelona's most respected kitchens to open a tiny Eixample bar with a robata grill and an all-Catalan natural wine list. The result is Suru Bar, and it's one of the most exciting things happening in the city right now. The cooking is where the Japanese obsession with texture meets Catalan product: tangy, citrusy shichimi-infused chicken hearts, crunchy chicken skin topped with smooth shrimp tartare, pork ear and chicken gizzard yakitori, plus more conventional Catalan-Japanese preparations coming off the binchōtan. The natural wine list — more than 100 labels, almost all from small Catalan producers — is what turns a great meal into a memorable evening. The counter seats facing the robata are the place to be; you'll smell the charcoal and watch every plate come together. Fair warning: smoke fills the small space, and the bill climbs fast when the wines are this interesting. 50Best Discovery recognition arrived quickly — the secret is very much out.
What the critics say
- Suru Bar - A Sneaky Secret — Barcelona Food Experience
- Suru Bar - Review - Eixample - Barcelona - The Infatuation
- Suru Bar, A New Modern Tapas Place in Barcelona
- Suru Bar – Observación Gastronómica
- Suru Bar – Foodie in Barcelona
- Suru Bar – The New Barcelona Post
Visit
- Address
- Carrer de Casanova, 134, Eixample, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Phone
- +34 690 80 01 57
- Website
- surubarcelona.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, €€€
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