Bilbao and the Basque Country Restaurants

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  • 1. Arzak

    $$$$ | Alto de Miracruz | Spanish

    One of the world's great culinary meccas, award-winning Arzak embodies the prestige, novelty, and science-driven creativity of the Basque culinary...Read More

  • 2. Casa Cámara

    $$$$ | Seafood

    Four generations ago, Pablo Cámara turned this 19th-century fishing wharf on the Pasaia narrows into a first-class seafood restaurant with lovely...Read More

  • 3. Casa Rufo

    $$$ | El Ensanche | Spanish

    Charming and cozy, this centenarian Bilbao institution is essentially a series of nooks and crannies tucked into a fine food, wine, olive oil...Read More

  • 4. Etxebarri

    $$$$ | Spanish

    Of all the three-Michelin-star outposts in the Basque Country, Victor Arguinzoniz's Etxebarri may be the most exclusive, since it only opens...Read More

  • 5. Martín Berasategui

    $$$$ | Lasarte | Contemporary

    Basque chef Martín Berasategui has more Michelin stars than any other chef in Spain, and at his flagship in the dewy village of Lasarte–Oria...Read More

  • 6. Alameda

    $$$$ | Spanish

    The three Txapartegi brothers—Mikel, Kepa, and Gorka—are the star chefs behind this restaurant, which opened in 1997 after the brothers'...Read More

  • 7. Asador Guetaria

    $$$$ | El Ensanche | Spanish

    With a wood-paneled dining room decorated with antiques, this family operation is a longtime local favorite for top-quality fish and meats cooked...Read More

  • 8. Azurmendi

    $$$$ | Spanish

    This award-winning, highly ranked restaurant, a 10-minute drive from town, is constantly lauded for its envelope-pushing cuisine and industry...Read More

  • 9. Baserri Maitea

    $$$$ | Spanish

    In the village of Forua, about 11 km (7 miles) south of Mundaka and 1 km (½ mile) northwest of Gernika, this restaurant is in a stunning 18th...Read More

  • 10. Bergara

    $$$ | Gros | Spanish

    Winner of many a miniature cuisine award (don't miss the prawn-filled txalupa tartlet), this Gros neighborhood standby offers a stylish take...Read More

  • 11. Cachetero Comidas

    $$$$ | Spanish

    A Calle del Laurel standby, this refined taberna with wood-paneled walls serves Riojan specialties like cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig...Read More

  • 12. Etxanobe

    $$$$ | El Ensanche | Spanish

    This legendary nueva cocina vasca restaurant relocated to a larger space in 2018 to accommodate two distinct concepts, La Despensa del Etxanobe...Read More

  • 13. Europa Restaurante

    $$$$ | Spanish

    Pamplona's finest restaurant, in the hotel of the same name, the Europa offers refined, Michelin-starred Navarran cooking with reasonably priced...Read More

  • 14. Jolastoki

    $$$$ | Neguri | Spanish

    If you find yourself in Getxo, the beach town north of Bilbao where the Puente de Vizcaya is located, treat yourself to a meal at this graceful...Read More

  • 15. Kokotxa Restaurante

    $$$$ | Parte Vieja | International

    This simply decorated award-winning restaurant in the heart of the parte vieja hinges on chef Daniel López’s clean, innovative cuisine, which...Read More

  • 16. Mugaritz

    $$$$ | Spanish

    This bucolic farmhouse in the hills above Errenteria, 8 km (5 miles) northeast of San Sebastián, is a veritable laboratory of modern cooking...Read More

  • 17. Restaurante Astelena 1997

    $$$$ | Parte Vieja | Spanish

    Chef Ander González has transformed the narrow stone rooms of a defunct banana warehouse into one of the finest spots for modern Basque dining...Read More

  • 18. Restaurante Portuondo

    $$$$ | Spanish

    Sweeping beach views, aromas of fresh fish cooking over hot coals, a comfortable country dining room—these are just a few of the reasons Portuondo...Read More

  • 19. Zaldiarán

    $$$$ | Contemporary

    There's some tacky plating—think sorbet served in martini glasses— but worthwhile are the contemporary interpretations of classics, such as...Read More

  • 20. Arbolagaña

    $$$$ | El Ensanche | Contemporary

    On the top floor of the Museo de Bellas Artes, this elegant space has bay windows overlooking the lush Parque de Doña Casilda. A devotee of...Read More

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