Grasshopper

Fantastic ramen and reasonable prices. Truly wonderful! We ordered almost everything on the menu including the mochi ice cream which is homemade.

Was pleasantly surprised with the overall taste of their ramen done right. There were four of us and we tried the shio, shoyu, & miso. The miso had bacon bits so a bit funny but it went well. The noodle were done al dente and held up well in the hot broth. Extra noodle were done well but would have been perfect if they would add a bit of broth in the extra noodle bowl. The gyoza were done right as well and very flavourful. I would have given them a full 5 stars for the high quality so far away from Asia. However, the one star off was for the bugs on the wall that they didn’t seemed to mind.

This place was wonderful. The ramen is delicious and the service is good. They have a selection of craft beers to choose from as well. The prices were a little high for a bowl of ramen but the pork melts in your mouth and the eggs are perfectly cooked!

Best ramen in Barcelona! Well only tried two places but couldn’t imagine it tasting better elsewhere around. So tried this place after dinner, yes I’m a food lover and consume prob way too much food but since I wasn’t hungry and tried this place and liked it, that means this place has to be good right? Lol so being Asian and loving Asian food, it was damn good. Tried the miso broth (can’t remember exactly what the name of it was) but it had all the ingredients and bamboo shoots and etc, also got a side of kimchee to eat and throw in the ramen and it was pretty good, (being Korean I can’t say it compares to actually Korean kimchee) but did more than the job! So being far away on vacation or even if I was home in Los Angeles trying ramen, it’s a def good place to have ramen!

So it seems ramen hasn’t really taken off in Barcelona (the way it has taken off in New York). This was the only ramen restaurant we’ve spotted during our random walk in the city. With its closed door and minimum signage it was very easy to miss.
While it wasn’t the tastiest bowl of ramen that we have ever tried, kudos to them for keeping it as authentic as possible. Broth didn’t scream flavors, but had minimal quantity of MSG. The slices of pork were soft and juicy. The whole wheat noodles were a nice counterbalance to the oilier broth, and brought out its subtler flavors. The 2 sides we ordered were chunks of fried mackerel and fried tofu with cheese inside. Both very well executed.

A alguna mente brillante un día se le ocurrió que fusionar la cerveza artesanal (craft beer en el argot hipster) con cocinas como la oriental o la italiana, hasta hace poco más relacionado con el concepto fast food, iba a funcionar. Y funcionó. Están proliferando pizzerías y orientales que recurren a la cerveza artesanal local para ensalzar la autenticidad del restaurante. Realmente lo consiguen porque asimilas el toque artesanal de la cerveza con, en este caso, el plato de ramen que tienes delante. ¨Ni se os ocurra pensar que esos fideos con caldo los vende en el Caprabro Gallina Blanca, mejor pensar que es una receta tradicional que cualquier abuelita japonesa que se precie, los cocina cada día para sus nietos y su amigo el gato cósmico azul¨ Y claro así sabe mejor.
Más allá del análisis conceptual, Grasshopper es un lugar muy del estilo que sus hermanos Red Ant, Mosquito. Lugares pequeños económicos con cocina oriental de buena calidad, sin pretensiones, a buen precio y acompañada por cerveza tradicional. Es perfecto para una cena en grupos reducido o para comer solo y, claro está, para amantes de lo oriental. Quizá Grasshopper es el más feo de los 3 pero el más auténtico. Una barra única, unos taburetes incómodos y unos ramen. En 30 minutos estás en la calle. Comer como en Japón es posible en Barcelona.
Por qué le pongo 3 estrellas?. El ramen es el protagonista absoluto del lugar y me decepcionó. He probado Ramen en Japón y en Barcelona (Koku Kitchen y Yahiro) y está claramente por debajo. La calidad de los productos es media-​baja. La carne del ramen y la pasta no son de primera y eso se nota. El caldo tampoco es gran cosa. Por lo tanto Grasshopper será para mi un lugar al que volver si tengo alguna urgencia oriental pero si no, hay lugares mejores. Para rematar la cerveza sale demasiado cara de 3,5 a 5,5 euros me parece un abuso por muy artesanal que sea.

We had an amazing bowl of ramen and some goyza. It’s inexpensive and delicious! The small atmosphere makes it fun!

Probablemente de los mejores bowls de ramen que he probado en toda Barcelona. Perfecto para ir en invierno ya que el ramen te va a calentar por el resto de la noche! El local es solo una barra, así que es mejor ir en parejas o en grupos pequeños para poder pasarlo bien y no molestar mucho a las personas que estén al lado. Grasshopper cuenta con 4 tipo s de ramen, algunas tapas como kimchi y gyozas, y el postre perfecto para cualquier restaurante japonés: mochis! Grasshopper también es el distribuidor exclusivo de BeerCat: una cervecería artesana catalana y por ende podrás disfrutar de una buena diversidad de cervezas artesanas! Totalmente recomendado :)