Wonderful sushi establishment. Deserves to have more than 1 Michelin star. The food, atmosphere, presentation and service were all exceptional. Can't wait to dine here again! read more

Yeah this place's Michelin star is well deserved. We were so stuffed from the omakase but it was the best food ever. This is my second favorite sushi omakase for a reason. Love. read more

If I could've given Koy 6 stars I would have! Very low key recessed entrance with a small sign. Almost like they would not want everyone to find them here. You'll need your google map to guide you here since it's down a small alley with not much else next to it. I decided on the tasting menu. There are two. One takes about an hour to go through and the other around two hours. I went with the one hour choice. I was in foodie heaven! I took pictures of every dish served. All I can say is from start to finish this restaurant was out of this world. The cooks and supporting staff all worked in concert. A spectacular thing to witness. They open up for evening dining at 8:30 sharp. Not any earlier. Reservations are recommended, but you can take your chances like I did. All the food looked very select and fresh. It was a masterpiece of culinary skills to see how the plates were put together. I felt like I was on iron chef! Probably my best dining experience on all levels anywhere so far. The staff were very friendly and made sure they thanked me for coming as much as I totally thanked them for the experience. read more

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This is one of those places where you want to make sure to eat before they start racking up more Michelin stars. The decor and ambience is very nice, but not pretentious or unapproachable. We were seated at the sushi bar and the servers were attentive and accommodating. We opted for the extended tasting menu and this was truly one of the best meals of my life. Multiple times throughout the meal, I found myself thinking "I didn't know food could taste like this!" They also have an amazing sake list that is worth exploring. Each dish was presented and explained in a way that really showed how much time, effort, and passion each chef put into their food. This was truly a revelatory experience for me, the next time I'm in Barcelona, I will be back. You cannot find a better meal for the price. read more

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I went to Spain last month for my birthday so I decided to treat myself something nice. In a one Michelin star restaurant, I didn't feel the atmosphere is pretentious. The deco is contemporary and comfortable. The staffs are friendly and attending. I ordered from their tasting menu and I was in heaven. It was started with a cup of dashi and chips. They made the daishi in front of you with the coffee maker, not the mr coffee, it's the artisanal one. You don't see this everywhere. Then the appetizer start serving Scallop with truffle Shell fish sunomono Sashimi appetizer 3 types of ebi sushil Seafood tempura Crab tempura with sautéed mushrooms Mackerel sushi (the freshest Spanish mackerel I've ever taste) Tuna hand roll (the richness of the tuna is almost like chi toro) Chi toro sushi Anago sushi Dessert assortment I would definitely go there again whenever I visit Barcelona. read more

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Koy Shunka? Should be named Soy Nunca! Attention foodies and travelers looking for a high-end meal...Please read!!!!!! Having been to places with extremely high end Japanese menus (or just high-end in general) in this same price range from NYC to Melbourne, this fails on many levels. After having had Spanish tapas for 80% of our meals we opted for a "high end" Japanese restaurant which had an omakase menu. Granted...I did read the negative posts from other Yelpers...and naively disregarded them. "Oh they must just be ignorant" I thought. Well...look who was completely wrong and ignorant...me! We had such a good run from Yelp on our week long trip here. (Definitely go to La Flauta near the University.) First of all there are two different omakase menus (plus everything a la carte), which they won't let you order both at one table. If you are two or more and decide to do the omakase, you have to order the same menu for the table. My wife doesn't eat as much so she wanted the smaller menu (Koy) and I of course the larger (Gastronomic)...we settled on the "Gastronomic". They do "comp" your bill for those items you don't eat according to the waiter...(not really)...check your bill prior to payment. We were only partially comped (I cancelled the last two plates and was charged full rate of €118). My wife cancelled the last four plates and was comped €20. I really don't want to elaborate on the details of each dish because I've already wasted +2 hours and +€200, not including wine which was €45. Based on our experience, "Soy Nunca" is trying to be something it is not...and that's a high-end restaurant. While they execute certain items well with technique (foams, sashimi, etc), the overall taste is not there, when the price is. Case in point are the dishes towards the end of the meal...which were a lobster tempura something, and a Wagyu beef dish. Both are completely ruined with the preparation...the lobster is tempura fried and the Wagyu is "cooked" in a miso broth. I don't know how you mess up Lobster AND Wagyu, but "Soy Nunca" managed to do both along with most of its dishes we were served. I honestly was angry when leaving there...something I do not plan on when going to dinner. It's a waste of time and money. I would've rather gone to McDonald's...at least you know what your money is buying you! On the positive side, it's very clean, sashimi dish was good, staff is very attentive, good wine list, and bathrooms are impeccable. So if that's worth €100+ per person then by all means check it out. Can't speak on desserts because we cut our losses early due to the quality of the food. I hope this helps fellow Yelpers. Goodbye Barcelona...wish our last night was better. Will miss you. Please don't waste your money here...go spend it on some over priced, crappy paella on La Rambla...you'll feel better...trust me...and whatever you have leftover from that dinner; go buy a "Flamenco Dancer Magnet" for your refrigerator, or a €6 fan for your mother-in-law...either way you will feel more complete inside. read more

My first time in restaurant with Michelin Star and I sincerely hope that others are not like that. I summarize my story: 1. About a month ago I booked at the restaurant and requested a reservation for the long tasting menu (Gastro) which is about € 180. 2. On the website, they boast of being able to adjust the menu to any type of allergy (in my case the shellfish), which made me throw myself upside down to choose this restaurant for my girlfriend's birthday and it was also my mum's Christmas gift to me [go to a restaurant with Michelin Star at last !!] 3. In the reservation I ordered the long Gastro tasting menu and specified in the comments that I am allergic to shellfish, hoping that as they put on their website, they will adapt it for me (as they have already done in restaurants like Osaka, in Lima or Buenos Aires) 4. They got back to me almost immediately confirming that they had read about my shellfish allergy and that everything OK. 5. A month later, yesterday, when I arrive at the restaurant for my girlfriend's birthday, they tell me at the entrance that if I am allergic to shellfish I shouldn't choose the tasting menu and I should go to the regular menu instead since the tasting one is based on shellfish and it would be almost impossible to adapt it for me. BAD START 6. Although the staff was very friendly and sent 3 different people to solve my problem, finally and honestly they told me that it was best to go with the regular menu since they have no plan B prepared for shellfish allergies (although they claim on their website that they do and they confirmed it to me a month before via email). 7. I agreed to go with the regular menu and that my girlfriend stays with the Gastro tasting menu. 8. Here comes the best: after all this and being the restaurant literally empty at 8:30 pm, they tell me that since I am going to eat from the regular menu they have to move me from the bar, which is where you can see the magic happening (cooks preparing the dishes), and I have to go to the lounge inside. What?!?!?! I mean, after all the trouble and me fighting for the tasting menu that I was dying to eat, they tell me that even though my girlfriend was having the tasting menu and the restaurant was empty, I have to go to the lounge ??? Of course, I refused, to which they told me that they were going to consult it with I don't know who ... they finally accepted that I stayed at the bar (only imagine...). Only the fact that they had the courage to ask me that... Anyways... 9. The food was good but not VERY good and moreover if you have to pay a € 277 bill. My gf didn't like the Gastro tasting menu at all. It's true that some dishes are up to each one's palate, but the oysters, for instance, that she loves them, she couldn't even finish them. And it is not that she is any silly rich cock who throws food away, if she doesn't eat it, is because she really does not like it. Long story short, very friendly staff but with little common sense especially by asking me to get up from the bar. The restaurant is very expensive. If they sell it like a regular good Japanese restaurant, OK, if not, NO. read more

Reputation well deserved as fusion japanese. We got seated in front of who was perhaps the sous chef. We opted for the 2nd omakase course. Our amuse bouche was a trio that started with fried satoimo slices with foie gras dip, with deep fried baby squid in dashi broth and anchovy with apple drizzled liberally with yuzu We had an amazing dashi with shiitake mushroom broth. Followed by spanish caviar with yuzu gelli with mashed pink turnip Baby octopus with mirugai and razor clam with yuzu gelli, ? sauce and blanched green onions Nyumen with sea cucumber (best i ever had) and spanish asari (chef substituted the pork out for me). Broth was spectacular, dashi but tasted different from the shiitake soup. Semi grilled sashimi lobster with a round robin of dipping sauce as follows - lobster head foie with yuzu, toasted sesame seed, NOT kikkoman soy sauce, sea salt accompanied by rice cracker lobster and bits of blanced lobster Black truffle slices with chu toro, toro (diced and sliced) and maguro with uni and freshly grated wasabi Spanish beans tempura, with yuzu foam and grilled black cod Ama ebi and baby ebi with veggie and fish cake with ebi + yuzu dipping sauce Wagyu tataki with brown rice and fried nori We had to skip the sashimi course (would have been maguro agari, anago and a temaki). I was ready to exploded at this point. But we also had a 2 course dessert. Since dessert is reserved for a separate stomach - we had it Yogurt ice cream with yuzu Shunka tiramisu - dorayaki cake, green tea marscapone, chocolate craker and home made expresso ice cream that was so strong I thought it punched me in the face when I tasted it. read more

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It's the best sushi I've had not only in Spain, but in comparison to what is served in America & rivals what I've had in Japan. The nigiri is not cheap, but it's very reasonably priced for what you get. I highly recommend this place, and if your pockets are feeling deep, try the tasting menu as well, which is what my friend went with. I was perfectly happy sticking with nigiri for the entire meal, the quality of fish was top notch. My friend was raving about how good the prawns taste here, he says he is still dreaming about them and is haunted enough by the flavor that he's determined to search all restaurants in LA to find an adequate replacement, thus far he's claimed nothing has compared... So.. I guess word of warning, DO NOT eat the prawns unless you want all prawns to be ruined for you for the rest of your life. THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!! You ABSOLUTELY need to call ahead during lunch hours, slipping the hostess a 5 euro bill to sneak you onto the reservation list simply isn't going to work, take my word for it... HAHAHA... If you want to try to make the dinner. We tried to make dinner 3 times and it was a failure, finally settled for a lunch spot and it was great. I can see why this place has michelin stars. SPECTACULAR!!!! read more

What an amazing experience. Made reservations after ready several blogs that all pointed to this being an amazing find in Barcelona. I had my bucket list set to dine at a Michelin star restaurant and so happy that this was my first. I made reservations 2 months in advance to insure I would get in as I was only going to be in Barcelona for 3 days. I had one of the tasting menus and was totally impressed by the creativity and more so of the flavors. This is not an American typical sushi and I knew that but it was so much more that I expected. The food was all top quality and the presentations were over the top. I truly enjoyed every course and the fact they change your chopsticks with each course too. But the very best part of it all was the Waygu beef.... I'm still dreaming about it. read more

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I ordered the tasting menu; my wife and daughter ordered a la cart. Had a bottle of cava bubbles. in general it was a very pleasant meal with high quality food materials and attention to detail and both preparation and service. We came from California - this is hands-down better comparable to any Michelin rated restaurant in California in both quality, service and price. read more

A delicious and contemporary Japanese restaurant at Barrio Gótico. A great option for special occasions! The tuna tartar was great, as was the noodles. Oh, and save space for desert. They're awesome!! read more

Really great Japanese restaurant. Had one of the degustation menus. Unfortunately I don't remember everything I had but most of it contained raw or only partially cooked seafood. If you're not a fan maybe this isn't the place for you. The waiters were very friendly and the food was beautifully plated. I think this is a great restaurant for date night and also girls night out! read more

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I had an amazing dinner at Koy Shunta. Made the reservation same day though I dont think that is a common thing. I sat at a regular table but saw open kitchen table where you have a great view of the action in the kitchen. Everything I had was great. Truly outstanding. The service was attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. This is a fantastic restaurant. read more

I went there with a group of friends. The food and service were excellent. We had a menu a goof variety of the restaurants dishes (which I recommend if it is the first time you go) read more

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Best Sushi in Europe! I can't even begin to describe how delicious everything is at Koy Shunka. Presentation 10/10 Service 10/10 Food 11/10 #1!! You need to come here. read more

Koy Shunka - A custom made plate to look like the Japanese flag, WOW! - Japanese Near Me - Barcelona, B

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Not easy to find but turned out really good. Ingredients are so fresh, melting in my mouth. Ordered several sashimi and the taste, look and smell were always excellent. Rice and cut of the sushi are just perfect. Some dishes are a bit experimental. Not all of the chefs are actually Japanese but know their stuff for sure. Pricey it certainly is, but well worth every penny. read more

the worst sushi I have so far n I'm surprised how this restaurant got Michelin stars...the average-below level food comparing its overprice. Don't waste ur time in this poor restaurant. read more

Great fun and very good food that does not disappoint. We've been twice, and the best experience was when there was just 2 of us and we sat at the bar. We could watch our food being prepared and was served it by the chef who prepared it. When we went as a 4, we were seated at a table away from the kitchen. There is a wide variety of Japanese food, but both times we selected the tasting menu option with the wagu option. read more

Go Omakase or go home. The Japanese tapas in the beginning to middle of the meal were amazing. The sushi here sucked. Definitely worth trying if you like high end Japanese food. read more

I feel compelled to write this review to negate the bad reviews of the past. I have just completed an incredible tasting menu over a 2hr period - the food presented was nothing short of top quality, delicious and beautiful. Disregard the negative posts and make up your own mind! read more