Fodor's Choice: The Best Restaurants in Bilbao and the Basque Country
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Fodor's Choice Bilbao and the Basque Country Restaurants
| Name | Price/ Cuisine |
Location |
Arbolagaña
On the top floor of the Museo de Bellas Artes, this elegant space... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary |
Bilbao |
Arzak
Renowned chef Juan Mari Arzak's little house at the crest of... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
San Sebastián |
Café Iruña
The Iruña (Pamplona in Euskera), an essential Bilbao haunt... |
$ Cuisine, Cafe |
Bilbao |
Casa Rufo
Charming and cozy, this series of nooks and crannies tucked into... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
El Perro Chico
The global glitterati who adopted post-Guggenheim Bilbao favor... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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Etxebarri
Victor Arguinzoniz and his development of innovative techniques... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Axpe |
Guria
Guria's founder, the late Genaro Pildain, learned cooking from... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
Kiskia
A modern take on the traditional cider house, this rambling tavern... |
$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
Martín Berasategui
One of the top four restaurants in San Sebastián (along... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
San Sebastián |
Mugaritz
This farmhouse in the hills above Errenteria 8 km (5 miles) northeast... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
San Sebastián |
Txulotxo
Picturesque and friendly, this unusual restaurant sits like a... |
$$$ Cuisine, Seafood |
Pasajes de San Juan |
Zuberoa
Working in a 15th-century Basque farmhouse 9½ km (6 miles)... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
San Sebastián |
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