Umai

An excellent example of Asian cooking in Girona. When Umai opened its doors, there were few other restaurants of this kind in the city. This is the story of a chef of Mexican origin and his Chinese wife, who decided to create a restaurant featuring Oriental cuisine with a sushi bar. The chef had the opportunity to work at different places in Tokyo for four years, where he learnt to create top sushi. As well as Japan, Umai takes a culinary tour of south-east Asia, via India, Malaysia, Korea and China. As such, on the menu you'll find sushi but also other, less well-known creations like 'yukhoe', Korean-style veal tartare. Just next door, and connected via a terrace, is Izakaya, where there is a more informal style of cooking, for instance with dishes created with 'robatayaki', a typical Asian way of cooking using coal embers. The well-priced set menu of the day allows you to choose between various options from its range of dishes, and they also do tasting menus.