Kaido Sushi Bar

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Kaido Sushi Bar, Valencia – Michelin-Starred Japanese-Mediterranean Omakase

Kaido Sushi Bar, Valencia

Ten seats. That is the entire restaurant. Kaido Sushi Bar, on Calle Chile in Valencia, is built around a single counter where chef Yoshikazu Yanome and his team serve a small number of guests each service. The space is intimate by design—every detail, every ingredient, every moment is meant to be savoured.

The cooking is a precise fusion of two worlds. Yanome, a Japanese-born chef trained at the All Japan Sushi Association, brings the rigour of Edomae sushi—the traditional Tokyo-style technique of ageing and seasoning fish. He pairs that with the best of the Mediterranean, sourcing seasonal products from the waters and land around Valencia. The result is a tasting menu that feels both deeply traditional and distinctly local.

Yanome’s credentials run deep. After more than a decade cooking in Japan, he moved to Spain, working at Zenart in Málaga before joining the Tastem group in Valencia. He was named best sushiman in Spain and placed fifth in the global Sushi Challenge. In 2024, the Japanese government appointed him a goodwill ambassador for Japanese cuisine in Spain. His kitchen team, led alongside Ochiai Kohei and Alvaro Alvarruiz, works with a philosophy they call Ichigo-Ichie—treasuring each encounter as a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

This dedication earned Kaido Sushi Bar a Michelin star in 2026, a recognition of the high-quality cooking delivered from that small counter. The menu changes with the seasons, always honest, always at the vanguard of sushi craftsmanship. Reservations are required and often scarce—a testament to the restaurant’s singular focus on an unforgettable experience.