Barcelona
Restaurant review -
A little known Japanese Restaurant serving superb Sushi
Nagano
Japanese 67
Av Paral-lel 
Metro Paral-lel (Green
Line, L3)
Restaurant is about 5 mins walk from the metro stop.
Barcelona
is on the shores of the mediterranean sea making sea food a specialty.
This could explain why Barcelona has seen a fair number of new Japanese
restaurants appearing around the city. The basic ingredients for
Sushi is readily available here - freshly caught fish.
 This
month I went to the Nagano Japanese restaurant with some Catalan
friends seen in the pictures to the right. The Nagano serves excellent
sushi and because the tourists don't know about this place (yet)
you'll get great service, fabulous food at unbelievably low prices.
Ambiance
 Perhaps
one reason why the tourists haven't found this restaurant yet could
be that it's on Av Paral-lel which has very little in the way of
tourist attractions apart from Placa Espanya at one end and Colon
at the other. Av Paral-lel is a busy uninteresting road - but the
good news is the Av Paral-lel metro stop is only 10mins from the
very heart of the city centre so you won't have far to go. And if
all you are interested in is enjoying fine Japanese cuisine does
it really matter what road it's on once you're in the restaurant?
 The
first thing I noticed about the interior of the Nagano is the attention
to detail. You get a real feeling of entering the orient when you
go through the doors. The lighting and surroundings are a perfect
setting to enjoy sushi. If you book in advance you can even reserve
the small part of the restaurant that has floor seating.
During the weekends and evenings for weekdays
you pay the standard rates for dishes however if you go at lunch time
during the weekdays the price for your meal will be roughly half price.
This promotion is popular in Spain and is called Menu del Dia (Menu
of the day) It is obligatory for restaurants in Spain to offer a menu
del dia. As an e.g. the price of a standard course at the Nanago is
around 13 Euros However the same meal as menu del dia is only 7.8
Euros.
If, however you want to sample a restaurant's finest cuisine it's
recommended to eat out in the evening. Most restaurants cannot afford
to provide their finest cuisine at menu del dia prices.
 I
ordered a fixed menu that had miso soup as
the starter - it was delicious! For the second dish we had a Japanese
salad. The salad comes with a traditional Japanese salad dressing
that is quite sweet. This was already on our salad when it was served.
One of my friends found it a little too sweet for her tastes. I
recommend that your request that the salad be served without
the dressing so that you can add it separately.
The
next courses were salmon for me and sushi dishes for my friends
Eva and Loli.
 For
drinks we tried out the Japanese beer - which was particularly refreshing.
By
the time we had finished our courses we were feeling quite satisfied
and really didn't need a dessert.
All
in all we had a really great meal and the price was around 15 Euros
per person including the drinks which is excellent. A similar meal
like this in London would cost around 60 Euros.
Summary
If
you want to try some fresh sea food, Japanese style and at an affordable
price, I can highly recommend the Nagano.
Nagano
67
Av Paral-lel
Metro
stop Paral-lel (Green Line, L3)
Restaurant is about 5 mins walk from the metro.
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