Kenji

Was craving for something other than pintxos and this place didn’t disappoint! Every dish we ordered either tasted fresh or cooked well. Highly recommend!

You won't believe it when I say this, but this was some of the best sushi I've had outside Japan. Basque people prize fresh local seafood, so of course this makes sense, but I was all suspicious of it until reading Japanese-lang blogs.nnIt's a fantastic change of pace from the traditional Basque pintxos (the ethos of bite-size fresh ingredients, meant to be consumed quickly and moving on, being very similar to Edo-mae sushi, did you notice?), and I can recommend it strongly to visitors and residents alike.nnKenji Takahashi, the owner/chef started out by running Kenko Sushi as a take-out counter at San Martin Market (still there), after having worked for years in the kitchen of better bars in town. Business must be OK, because now he's got this stand-alone sushi bar opened up, along with Punta Sal in Gros (Japanese-Peruvean restaurant we never got to try, sounds like Nobu).nnAnyway, some of the menu items are generic crowd-pleasers, but sushi enthusiasts owe it to yourselves to try my highlights:nnCaballa - Horse Mackerel (local)nLangoustine - Striped red prawns (local)nToro - Fatty tuna of course (Mediterranean)nNegi-toro - Same, in gunkan (battleship) formnnFor non-fish eaters, their thin-skin gyoza recipe is Mrs. Takahashi's grandmother's recipe. She lived in Taiwan during the war and learned it growing up.nnCaña of Kirin is a fine start, but they serve Kubota Senju sake at pretty reasonable prices.nnAll told not cheap, but quite good value at global levels and the casual bar vibe can't be beat. Excellent place to either start or finish your Parte Vieja crawl!

Great sushi on nice location. upon arrival staff could be a bit more friendly as the menu was just dropped on our table. But they made up for this during the evening. 10% surcharge for eating outside this I find at bit unnecessary.

Possibly the best sushi in the city. You'll have to wait until winter for uni (sea urchin)

Fish was pretty good, with all the surrounding top quality pintxo bars, a step down in quality but if really craving sushi, not bad