UDON Bilbao Abando — Restaurant in Bilbao

I recently visited UDON in Bilbao Abando, and I was absolutely blown away by the experience! The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, and the staff was incredibly friendly and attentive. The food was fantastic fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. I had the ramen, and it was rich, comforting, and perfectly balanced in taste. The noodles were perfectly cooked, and the broth was just the right level of savory. I also loved the variety of options available, from sushi to delicious rice dishes. The overall dining experience was exceptional, and I’ll definitely be coming back for more. Highly recommend it to anyone craving authentic Asian cuisine in the heart of Bilbao! I had an amazing dining experience at UDON Restaurant, and I want to give special thanks to Ianne for the outstanding service and warm accommodation. From the moment we arrived, she made us feel welcome with her friendly smile and...

Restaurant seems a little under staffed for a Monday evening. Our hostess is very friendly, but she doesn't seem to cope between getting deliveries out and clients in the diner.

We started with some Asian style tapas, which was quite nice. All food was prepared quickly and tatsed good.

After these bites we decided to eat some more, but unfortunately the salad of choice wasn't available and neither was the ice tea.

My wife was halfway through here bowl of soup when my salad finally arrived. It was a simple salad with an extreme overload of dressing, maybe to masquerade that the ingredients of the salad were not all that.

First time, since I don't know how long, that I didn't even bother thinking about leaving a tip. I was going to give a 2 star review just because of the way they succeeded in screwing up a simple salad, but the tapas were more than okay for a 2.

Would I recommend? No,...

TLDR: Spanish take on Ramen, not remotely close to Japanese quality. Not recommended.

One of the rules would be to never try Asian food in Europe.

We broke this rule as we wanted to have some nice Ramen, and the other two options Shimoji and Oh Taku where closed.

The rule stands firmly in place. It was a Spanish take on ramen with "chain efficiency".

Not what we were looking for, perhaps for the locals this is more than sufficient but stay away if you expect something Japanese.

Soup was just bland, had the correct "color" but that was about it. The texture of the noodles seemed factory made.

I can make better tonkotsu broth and rameb, and I am...