Tercera vez en Kuma, y tercera experiencia sensorial… Su menú degustación de 20 sobre 10 En especial su carabinero, la cigalita y el salmón noruego con el toque de lima. Cualquier celebración se merece este lugar. Un aplauso muy merecido a todo su equipo🙌🏻

ESPECTACULAR. Local muy bonito, personal muy amable y te ayudan a escoger explicándote muy bien los platos. La comida, sin palabras! espectacular!. Pedimos a la carta (nos ofrecieron también el menú y les dijimos que a la carta, y no nos insistieron, como dice la gente) y todo estaba delicioso, hecho con mucho mimo y muy bien presentado. La vajilla muy bonita. Volveremos para probar más platos.

Una experiencia digna de repetir tantas veces se pueda. ¡Menuda exquisitez! Y el vino nos encantó, muy recomendable. Volveremos pronto

Fabuloso. Tomamos el menú degustación, que consiste sobre todo en nigiris de todas las variedades imaginables, todos deliciosos. También un tartar de atún con trufa maravilloso. Los postres también ricos. Un poco caro pero es un capricho que no defrauda

Jack Djemal

A very high quality Japanese restaurant. The service was good. The tuna sashimi was delectable, and clearly super fresh, and so tender.

g. daveo

Absolutely exquisite. Probably the best sushi restaurant i have been to. Everything was delicious. Highly recommend, and will be back.

RJ K

The tasting menu is a true delight: top-quality produce, carefully curated flavors, and impeccable presentation. The atmosphere is good, and the service is fine. They also have a good selection of sparkling wines.

James C

For me this should be more than 1 Sole or most truly deserve a star, if not a biband. A truly amazing meal. The true fusion of cuisines, rather than a more timid approach of just alternating basque Vs Japanese dishes, was really impressive. Every dish is genuinely inventive in it's construction and everything comes together; the concept, quality of ingredients, service, interior and pacing. Particular highlights: sea bass sashimi in bilbaina sauce, squid, tuna tartar and the mochi cheesecake. My only possible question could be on the rice which, whilst not to our own personal preference, may well have been intentional given all elements of the meal felt intentional. I really could not give this anything less than 10/10. Exceptional.

Will Garcia de Quevedo

Had lunch at this Michelin recommended Japanese restaurant in Bilbao. Incredible! The sushi is extremely fresh and those ingredients really shine here! The menu is relatively simple (no maki rolls here), but the nigiri, tartare, tempura is so delicious! We had the tasting menu and each plate was better than the next. The tuna tartare was seriously one of the best I've had and surprisingly the tempura fried eggplant was spectacular! On top of that, the service was perfection (very attentive) and the owners were lovely. Definitely would recommend this restaurant 100%!

+16

Kami

The restaurant is beautiful ⭐️ The food is tasty ⭐️ People are kind ⭐️ People cook in front of you ⭐️ quiet atmosphere ⭐️

Tomoya Yasuda

I'm a Japanese in food industry. Amazed by the quality of sushi, especially tuna. Prices are increadibly reasonable for sushi on this quality, if you're familiar with sushi and it's quality.

Caitlin R

Came here for dinner with my friend and it was absolutely delicious. This was my first real time eating raw fish. And it was divine. We ended ordering whatever our waitress had told us to. (We fish, but no meat) and one of the rolls came out with meat on it and they exchanged it for us without hassle. I highly recommend coming here.

Adrian Ruch

Some of the best Japanese food I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. Prepared to perfection. Service is very attentive and competent, good pace and suggestions for wine pairings were exquisite. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Price point is very reasonable (particularly also on wines). Will definitely go back.

+1

Marialena Filippidi

Amazing Japanese fusion cuisine. We sat at the bar because we could see the chefs preparing everything. The service was amazing and they had staff speaking English to explain the menu , because with the QR you only get a Spanish version and the printed one is pre covid. Highly recommend to book in advance Our favorites were the tuna tartar with the truffle and egg and the lobster nigiri

+4

Marc-André (M-A)

I'd say we enjoy going out to eat and discover good places. And we've both traveled enough to distinguish the good from the not so good places. The experience we had at Kuma was, however, hands-down phenomenal. The place has a soothing and quiet interior. Service was very attentive, knowledgeable and kind, never obtrusive or negligent. We felt really welcome from the first minute. And the food: Awesome little bites - we opted for the tasting menu that was carefully selected by our host. Many tastebud explosions, fresh and local ingredients and creations and in the end a very satisfying quantity-quality experience were exceptional. We are extremely grateful that we found this gem. If you can: go there. If we come back to Bilbao, we will certainly not miss the opportunity to return.

Yuliya Vladkovska

The best place in town, very high quality food. Nicely decorated plates, good location and atmosphere. To see chef cooking in front of you- is another touch of excellence. Sashimi pieces- just wow, sushi rolls- super rich and wasabi made by chef is heaven! Excellent service and attention. To be booked very much in advance! Can’t wait to come back!!

+8

snails snails

Just arrived in Bilbao for the weekend and our first experience was in this restaurant. I had previously seen photos of their dishes so I was looking forward for it. We didn't even need to see the menu, the service and attention made it all seem agreeable all the fishes served were fabulous and the presentation fantastic. Definitively to repeat. And we got to meet the chef Daniel a young and very nice raising star.

Had lunch at this Michelin recommended Japanese restaurant in Bilbao. Incredible! The sushi is extremely fresh and those ingredients really shine here! The menu is relatively simple (no maki rolls…

Had lunch at this Michelin recommended Japanese restaurant in Bilbao. Incredible! The sushi is extremely fresh and those ingredients really shine here! The menu is relatively simple (no maki rol…

The Kuma is a very nice contemporary restaurant, not too big! We enjoyed a wonderful Degustation Menu with very fine Sushi creations!

The Kuma is a very nice contemporary restaurant, not too big! We enjoyed a wonderful Degustation Menu with very fine sushi creations!

The wild alaskan salmon sashimi was unbelievable good. But also the other dishes were from high quality and prepared with love and care. For sure a place to remember.

Pedimos el menú degustación y fuera de carta un para de platos más como la anguila y el wayu ….. a mi parecer la anguila no fue un acierto pero el wayu sí que fue una maravilla de bocado e incluso lo introduciría en el menú y sacaría el bocado de stick tartar de vaca ya que sabe mucho a frito con el arroz presentado de esa manera … por otro lado creo que se les pasaron servir en el orden correcto los extras y salieron a lo último y eso que les dijimos…. Cuiden más estos pequeños detalles! Tenéis que estar a la altura de la estrella en estos detalles tmb!

Por fin nos animamos a probar uno de esos sitios que siempre están en las quinielas cuando se habla de buen japonés en Bilbao. Ambiente sobrio, elegante, sin distracciones: aquí el protagonismo lo tiene el producto. Fuimos directos al menú degustación. En general, todo muy bien elaborado, aunque es cierto que algunos platos destacaron mucho más que otros. Cuando el nivel sube tanto, se notan más los altibajos. Los nigiris de carabinero y cigala fueron lo mejor de la comida: potentes, precisos, deliciosos. El de vieira, tanto nos gustó que cayó dos veces. Y para rematar, pedimos unos langostinos. Buen servicio, técnica afinada y respeto absoluto al producto.

La comida estaba increíble, sí que me sobraban los de huevo. En mi opinión no tan rico y no pintan mucho. Lo demás espectacular

He tenido la oportunidad de visitarlo en 3 ocasiones, y mi percepción hacia este restaurante era muy buena. En la tercera ocasión no sé que ocurrió, parecía como si el concepto del lugar había cambiado mucho. La cantidad de mesas aumentó, Dani el dueño no estaba, pero sobre todo la calidad de la comida bajó y eso me sorprendió mucho. Quiero dar una oportunidad más a este sitio que me parecía impresionante. Espero estar equivocada y siempre siga teniendo el Nivel con el que lo conocí.

Decidí probar el menú que ofrece Kuma por el precio de 110Eur. En mi opinión, creo que está un poco overprice, no sé si por falta de competencia en Bilbao o por la disponibilidad de la gente de pagar ese precio. En general el menú está bastante guiado hacia nigiris. Creo que por ese precio el nigiri de Wagyu debería estar incluido a menos que el la calidad del Wagyu no sea tan bueno como para ser incluido. Como primera experiencia si recomendaría el menú pero para ocurrencias no lo recomendaría, le falta balance y variedad. Creo que deberían separar el menú con un enfoque exclusivo a nigiris con un precio de approx 80eur pp y desarrollar otro menú más generalista y mucho más balanceado que desarrolle un poco más la experiencia. La calidad del pescado es increíble, especialmente el nigiri de cigala.

Nadjia D.

Fancy, elegant and tasty food. We enjoyed three kinds of oysters to start, they were a bit hit and miss. What was definitely worth every bite are the tuna tartare - either the spicy or black truffle version- and the Norwegian Salmon nigiri ! Our waitress was friendly and kind, but some of the male staff were not and looked down on their customers. Must book in advance, especially for the weekends and it only opens at 9pm, not 8pm as indicated online.

Jon Ander MB

You can choose either traditional Japanese cuisine or basque-japanese fusion.

+7

Nice setting, cosy and modern at the same time. Decorated with taste. The food is very tasty and presented with creativity and style. A perfect fusion of sushi/Sashimi with Basque flavours, freshl…

Nice setting, cosy and modern at the same time. Decorated with taste. The food is very tasty and presented with creativity and style. A perfect fusion of sushi/Sashimi with Basque flavours, fres…

Fuimos el sábado a probar el menú degustación de este restaurante y la verdad que nos gustó bastante, se nota la calidad de las materias primas. Como sabor es un auténtico 10, lo único hubo dos detalles que deslucieron la experiencia: 1. En el restaurante hacía frío, pero supongo que sería porque al tener cocina abierta y trabajar con pescados, debe estar a temperatura baja para que los alimentos estén en óptimas condiciones 2. Cuando hicimos la reserva (con bastante antelación) informamos de que soy alérgica a la proteína de la leche, y aunque pude tomar todos los platos, para el postre no me dieron ninguna alternativa, me dijeron simplemente que no podía comer ninguno, por lo que me quedé sin postre. Me pareció un detalle feo ya que el menú no es nada barato y encima me dejan sin postre… pero bueno Por todo ello, aunque el sabor es un 10, a la experiencia le tengo que dar un 6.

H

Tuna was of good quality, especially the tartar. Everything else was not particularly memorable. The wakami salad they serve was not good nor correctly done. We also ordered multiple items and they didn’t have enough fish so we had to cancel half our order. I also agree with the comments about the service as it was all over the place

jon echebarria

Best Japanese restaurant in Bilbao when it opened a few years ago. We used to be regular clients. Quality of service is not what used to be. Some dishes need a new twist. Quality and presentation of dishes is good but not top notch as years ago. I would like to see other dishes from the Japanese cuisine being offered including some hot plates. A quality teppanyaki grill will bring the experience to another level. Jon//London

Roel Vermeulen

Upper-class sushi restaurant with very original menu items presented in an original way and in a classy interior. It comes with a price though as we paid over 100 EUR for a small selection of sushi's, not including wines. It's not a place to still your hunger and we left a bit hungry still. The waiters were friendly and explained the items on the menu, but I found they used overly complicated vocabulary that didn't help me choose and with a smug, arrogant attitude. I wouldn't only return for special celebrations as I love the sushi they serve, but not something I think is worth the price on a more regular basis.

Roger

My wife and I just had dinner at Kuma. Quality of the food is indeed very good, but in no relation to the price. Its extremely expensive for what you get in return. An example: 2 small bites of Nigri Wagyu (high end beef) at 24,20 EUR, 10 slices of salmon at 30 EUR etc. The service itself is so, so. Simply not worth it! First time, last time.

Grace Morgs

We arrived without a reservation around 9.30pm to a pretty empty restaurant (could only see 4-5 tables occupied). We were told that the restaurant was full and couldn't accept us. I can't help but think that they judged us on our outfits (we'd been out sightseeing all day and were dressed casually), and lied about the restaurant being full. I hope this isn't true, but when the restaurant is 70% unoccupied and yet you are still told it's full, you can't help but wonder.