{"id":87870,"date":"2017-06-26T11:45:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=87870"},"modified":"2017-06-26T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T09:45:22","slug":"udon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/udon\/","title":{"rendered":"UDON: great Asian noodles in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are a fan of\u00a0<strong>Asian food<\/strong> and you live in Barcelona, chances are you have already walked past a\u00a0<strong>UDON<\/strong> or even already had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/meal-cost-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meal<\/a> in one.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/udon.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>UDON<\/strong><\/a> is a chain of bars and restaurants that specialize in\u00a0<strong>Asian noodles<\/strong>. They opened their very first restaurant in Spain the beginning of 2004, introducing a concept that was until then, unknown in the country, despite having over 400 years of history in its country of origin, Japan. Today, they have over 40 restaurants all over Spain, offering a quick, casual dining experience while also offering balanced and nutritious meals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/best-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best restaurants by neighborhood<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/udon\/#Why_the_focus_on_noodles\" title=\"Why the focus on noodles?\">Why the focus on noodles?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/udon\/#A_peek_at_UDONs_menu\" title=\"A peek at UDON&#8217;s menu\">A peek at UDON&#8217;s menu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/udon\/#Where_to_find_UDON_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Where to find UDON in Barcelona?\">Where to find UDON in Barcelona?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_focus_on_noodles\"><\/span>Why the focus on noodles?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88189\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88189\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/3corral-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Udon<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UDON<\/strong> decided to focus on\u00a0<strong>noodles<\/strong> because they represent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">health-conscious choice<\/a> in the world of fast food.<strong> Noodles<\/strong> are a good source of carbohydrates that are easily used up by the body in the production of energy, which is reflected in the health of the Japanese people who consume\u00a0<strong>noodle<\/strong> very frequently in their diets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To help make their meals even healthier,\u00a0<strong>UDON<\/strong> uses only the best and freshest ingredients, also betting on produce that have been grown using ecologic methods and which don&#8217;t have to be brought from very far.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every meal at <strong>UDON<\/strong>\u00a0is prepared on the spot, to guarantee the best taste and nutritional value.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_peek_at_UDONs_menu\"><\/span>A peek at UDON&#8217;s menu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_88188\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88188\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1miso-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Udon<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UDON<\/strong> has a large menu composed of various delicious <strong>Asian items<\/strong>, including Pork Yakisoba, with shiitake mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, chasu, yakisoba salsa and flour chips; Vegetable Tempura; Karee Gyudon, with yellow curry rice, beef, onion, carrots, dashi and onions; Miso Ramen, with chicken broth made with soy and miso, slices of marinated pork, seaweed, wakame, soft boiled marinated eggs, nori, and onions; and Chicken Thai Fingers with semi-spicy sauce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of their dishes are only available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurants-pintor-fortuny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">restaurants<\/a> while others can be ordered over the phone for home delivery. You can also use the\u00a0<strong>UDON app<\/strong> to make your order and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-apps-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pay<\/a>. You will receive your food at the address you provide them with, roughly about 45 minutes after the order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/thai-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tasty Thai in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_UDON_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Where to find UDON in Barcelona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UDON<\/strong> is a very popular <strong>Asian food chain<\/strong> in Spain and it has many locations in Barcelona. You can find it at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Diagonal+Mar\/@41.409954,2.2144533,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a357358e9543:0xd24295e8243bcbc0!8m2!3d41.409954!4d2.216642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Diagonal Mar mall<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Centre+Comercial+Gl%C3%B2ries\/@41.4050329,2.1888455,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a323781f11ed:0xd7a15aeddffc7581!8m2!3d41.4050329!4d2.1910342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gl\u00f2ries mall<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Arenas+de+Barcelona+Multicines\/@41.376246,2.1475773,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a279524e7e6b:0x3b328c8923585f7b!8m2!3d41.376246!4d2.149766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Arenas de Barcelona mall<\/a>,\u00a0among other locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"87870\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are a fan of\u00a0Asian food and you live in Barcelona, chances are you have already walked past a\u00a0UDON or even already had a meal in one.\u00a0UDON is a chain of bars and restaurants that specialize in\u00a0Asian noodles. 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