Can Kenji

This restaurant is run by Japanese so the food is fresh, clean, and very authentic.

There is a sushi bar but it's just for eating. You cannot order sushi from the guys behind the counter which is kind of a bummer.

We ordered the daily lunch menu. This includes 1 appetizer and 2 plates. If you're really hungry then there's an options for 3 plates. It also includes a half order of sushi but I highly recommend to get the full order for an extra 5 euros.

The tofu and mushroom appetizer was very good. The tofu was very thick and creamy, not the type that you can buy at the store and it was topped with shemeji mushrooms and then based in some ponzu type sauce. Yum!

The noodles and iberica jamon was a bit surprising. It was served room temperature with some nice flavorful and smoky pieces of pork. Broth was flavorful but just a bit too salty.

Husband loved his mackeral stewed in miso broth and said it was totally comfort food. It came with golf sized pieces of taro and other vegetables.

The full order of sushi was HUGE and comes at the end. It included 5 pieces of nigiri sushi (1 amazing chutoro) and 3 maki rolls of maguro, tuna, and cucumber. This will fill you up!

Clean and tidy restaurant, nice service, and the food comes quickly. It's a bit pricey but worth it!

Came here when i was visiting Barcelona. We walked in without reservations, they were packed so we went to a bar and came back 45 mins later. We were actually a bit late and they saved the table for us. V nice of them, didnt expect that.

Anyway, we ordered the monk fish liver, green peas, philly roll, negihama, 1 order sake nigiri. OH and to drink, Had their sake and oyster special. Oysters were lovely

Highlights
Monkfish liver was huge - way bigger than in America (for once ;)). Flavor was nice as well, i'm not one to complain about big portions but after a while u get tired of liver. I took leftovers back to my parents. It came with a vinaigrette which cut the rich liver nicely. Green peas are mushed up into a rectangle cube - surprising. Fish/ rolls met my expectations. If i came back to Barcelona i wouldn't make it a point to come back here. Other than to try the horse tataki.

Surprisingly good! Went on a Saturday and waited 10 minutes for a bar seat. We got horse tataki, sardine tempura, udon with clam, sushi/roll combo, and vegetable tempura. Sardine tempura had a miso dipping paste and side salad that were excellent. A lot of people got the vegetable tempura so it's a popular dish. The quality of the fish is very good. They did not toast their seaweed for their sushi. The table next to us got uni which looked very fresh and I wish we had gotten it. I probably wouldn't eat the horse or udon again.

Food was mediocre and service was decent (there was only one server who understood English).

My husband and I were the first ones to arrive. We had to wait outside cause the kitchen wasn't officially' open for service.
After a few days in Barcelona, we realized that everything here was pretty much tapas style so we ordered a bunch of dishes.

Nothing was mind-blowing good. We only had one problematic issue. DO NOT order the Uni. If you look at my picture, an Uni shouldn't have dark spots like that. Even looking at it we could tell the Uni was previously frozen.
Waitress came over and asked why we didn't eat the Uni and we explained to her that it shouldn't be this color. I saw her walk to the chef and talk to him. She comes back and tells us that the chef said it was 'fresh'. We politely told her we're not going to eat it, but we'll pay for it.

One of the best Japanese restaurants with affordable price! The house specialty of 3 tonyina nigiri (€6) is a MUST-ORDER! The toro is fresh and will melt in your mouth! The beef tongue with asparagus has great texture and flavor. The 9 pieces sashimi is fresh and comes with thick slices. The doriyaki with red bean fillings is just as authentic as the one in Japan, although it's a bit dry. The only thing that I don't
recommend getting here is the matcha cocktail which is the combination of matcha liquor and milk. Definitely come here if you are craving for some fresh, delicious, authentic and affordable Japanese cuisine!
*Definitely make reservation because the place is small and will be full within 10 minutes after it opens!

This is probably the best and most authentic Japanese restaurant in town. Proof is that i never saw so many japanese eating in a japanese restaurant.

The service is friendly and efficient and prices more than correct for what you get.

Important, you must book a table because it's always full, even on week days

I will go back for sure

We tried to go here to eat since my daughter was craving ramen. We walked for a good 25-30 minutes found the place and opened the door only to be told they were closing. Mind you, we got there about 13:00-13:30 on a Tuesday and their posted hours said they were open until 15:30 so heavily disappointed. Make sure you check if they're actually open or not BEFORE you make the trek to visit. Still don't know the quality of their food...reviewing solely on customer service.

Fantastic place for sushi and Japanese food. There are some incredible fusion food. Price is very accurate to the quality. Normally very busy place. The staff is very friendly. This is my fourth time here and you will never get disappointed

This sushi was awesome. Came here without a reservation but luckily we were able to squeeze by the sushi bar on the restaurant's little stools. The sushi was incredibly fresh, flavorful and masterfully crafted.

We ordered a few appetizers to share and they were fine for sharing - we ordered 4 to split among the 7 of us which seemed to work pretty well. The duck spring rolls were really good - crunchy, some vegetables inside and the duck was well prepared. We also got the duck and scallions cooked in miso which was small morsels of duck in a light miso broth.

For sushi I ordered the sushi assortment which was about 15 euros and had a tuna roll, various futomaki and other rolls and 6 pieces of really, really good sushi. Under the tuna there was tucked a shiso leaf which really brought out the flavors of the fish, the salmon was perfectly seasoned, etc., and the amount of food was worth the price. Next time I will probably just get more sushi as it was so tasty.

The service was efficient and friendly. They were pretty diligent about getting us more cava and water and happy to help us split the bill.

After you have all the paella, boutifara, cheese, and hams of all different parts of the pig, it can get a bit tiring. That's why I love Can Kenji. We come here at least once every time we visit (which is about 5+ times a year).

Though I would personally never order the sushi because it's quite boring, the other menu items are creative and delicious. I highly recommend the monk liver tofu! It's better than foie gras. And speaking of foie gras, they also make a delicious burger topped with it. There really is a strange harmony in home-cooked Japanese meals and Mediterranean cuisine. Reservations are highly recommended, unless you get there early, which in Spanish time is 8pm and if you don't mind sitting at the bar.