Restaurants in Basque Country
The Basque coast has a number of good restaurants, but we've chosen the ones that, we think, will truly enhance your trip.
Gure Txokoa
Joxe Mari Mitxelena and Elena Aizpurua took over this Basque classic restaurant in 2003 and built it into a dining destination in Zarautz. The menu on any given day depends on what’s in the market, and the couple emphasizes seasonal dishes that employ garden vegetables. Even basics…$$Bermeo and ZarautzRestaurante Elkano
This legendary seafood grill, created by Pedro Arregui, was a pioneer in cooking all manner of fish outdoors over a wood fire. He recalls the exact date in 1968 when he grilled the first whole monkfish and immediately proceeded to try lobster, Norway lobster, and other fish,…$$$GetariaRestaurante Jokin
The stone wharves of the harbor at Bermeo look so much like a Hollywood idea of a fishing village that it should make you hungry. If it does, Jokin can sate that desire. Start with the big gambas (prawns) wrapped around balls of rice and minced shrimp, or a cup of marmitako, the…$$Bermeo and Zarautz
