2024

AL MARGEN

World cuisine restaurant €€

"Taste is revealed in simplicity". That's how we might sum up the cuisine of two Basque chefs, Adrian Leonelli and Pablo Valdearcos, behind this small restaurant in the center of Bilbao. Nestled on a bend in the Nervion, the restaurant's sober interior is not lacking in thoughtful decorative details. But it's above all to taste a cuisine that's straightforward, well-balanced and that highlights the specificity and quality of each product that people come here. Locals and visitors alike flock here, especially for the very affordable tasting menu. Good wine list.

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 Bilbao
2024

LOS FUEROS

Spanish restaurant €€
Closed - Open to 19h30

It's in the Casco Viejo district that we find this well-known address for Bilbao locals: Los Fueros, a Basque institution. Chef Paul brings a modern twist to his traditional heartfelt cuisine. On the menu of this two-level tavern with terrace, you'll find classic Basque specialties such as shrimp a la plancha, fish and seafood soup, "euskal txerri" pork costilla or bacalao pil-pil! Save room for dessert, they're all stunning! A typical address to try!

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 Bilbao
2024

GARENA

World cuisine restaurant €€€

A former caserio surrounded by landscapes with a strong character, this is the setting in which young chef Julen Baz, as star-studded as he is stylish, officiates. There are two options here: the tavern, casual and bistronomic; and the restaurant, upstairs, with its dozen or so valley-facing tables. The 14-course fine-dining menu is a sensory and temporal voyage through Basque culture. The menu features ultra-fresh local produce grilled or stewed and eaten with explosive concentration. Exceptional wines.

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 Parc Naturel De Gorbeia
2024

TXISPA

World cuisine restaurant €€€

The herb-planted garden surrounded by green valleys sets the mood: in 2023, Tetsuro Maeda, Japanese chef and connoisseur of Basque aromas, opened a stunning gourmet canteen in a four-century-old caserio . Subtlety, simplicity, a balance of flavors, the man has the genius to take local produce into the realm of Japanese gastronomy, not without a touch of humor. We start with amuse-bouches in the kitchen, then a choreographed parade of perfect plates begins in the dining room. A meal that leaves you lined up.

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 Parc Naturel D'Urkiola