The TripAdvisor 2026 awards have already awarded the best of the best in each category and Spain has high places. The second best restaurant in the world is in Palma de Mallorca and it is also the best Japanese restaurant on the entire planet. It's called Izakaya High Japanese Cuisine and, according to experts, “it's an experience that takes traditional Japanese food to the next level, with dishes ranging from uramaki and sashimi to tempura.”
Head Chef of Izakaya, Carlos Piedrabuena.
As indicated on the traveler's website, Izakaya is a high-end Japanese restaurant on the Paseo Marítimo in Palma de Mallorca, with an elegant and relaxed atmosphere where sushi dishes, dumplings and sashimi have become the main attraction, making it the best japanese of the entire world. Yes, above the restaurants that are in Japan itself.
This restaurant has merged two concepts to achieve its success. First of all, they start from the idea of izakayas traditional Japanese, traditional taverns where you can drink and have tapas in the Japanese style. However, they have taken it to the most exclusive extreme, with a team of chefs specialized in haute cuisine.
At Izakaya you can eat à la carte, with dishes ranging from 9 euros to 40 euros, a little more if we talk about meats. In addition, they have several tasting menus that range from 35 euros to 115 euros, very affordable for the best sushi in the world. In them, diners put themselves in the hands of chefs Carlos Piedrabuena, Masahide Ozawa and Karol Kopper.
If you don't like sushi, it's also a must-try. Their menu covers many alternative options, such as adámame, eggplants, gyozameat and fish tartare, mushrooms, wontons, tempura, miso soup, meat and fish of all kinds and incredible desserts. If before we thought it looked bad, now we confirm that it is one of the best in the world.
