Sensato

Having built his reputation at Sato i Tanaka, chef Ryuta Sato opened Sensato as the purest possible expression of his vision: a six-seat counter, reservations by WhatsApp only, and a menu that changes with his own creative impulse and the quality of the fish available. The Gràcia neighbourhood location and the domestic scale of the restaurant create the sensation of being a guest in a Japanese chef's home rather than a paying customer in a restaurant. Michelin-listed, the restaurant has been praised by Tripadvisor reviewers as 'in the top three Japanese in Barcelona' and by Barcelona Food Experience as one of the city's most compelling recent Japanese openings. The physical simplicity of the space concentrates all attention on the food and the chef — exactly as Ryuta Sato intends.