Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Basque Country

Situated in front of the Zurriola beach, this bakery is the meeting point for those who worship good bread. Excellent cakes and madeleines at the counter (including an absolutely divine brownie!), coffee prepared according to the rules of the art, and above all beautiful country bread balls make the reputation of the place. In the basement, the "Bistro" area is popular with local hipsters for brunch and delicious sandwiches. Several addresses throughout the region, including in Irún (Colon Ibilbidea, 50) and Zarautz (Zigordia Kalea, 12).

Since 1886, this pastry shop has been a reference in San Sebastián, with five establishments throughout the city (the Parte Vieja is the most famous!). Today, the third generation of the Otaegui family continues to delight gourmets with its traditional Otaegui panchineta, a cake made of puff pastry and cream, covered with small pieces of toasted almonds. The house is also famous for its homemade turrón, huesos de santo (literally "saint's bones", made from marzipan), Russian cake and Basque cake.

Since 1860, this establishment has been offering ice cream, turrón andorchata (a Valencian drink made from tigernut juice) to gourmets. Founded by a family from the village of Jijona, the birthplace of turrón, the establishment is now run by the sixth generation. In addition to a wide variety of turróns, it offers many other sweets during the winter: polvorones (crumbly cookies), marzipan figures, candied fruit, chocolates and cavas... In the summer, you can enjoy their homemade ice creams with multiple flavors.

Traditional house founded in 1924, famous for its famous tiles (tejas) and cigarettes (cigarillos) from Tolosa, sold in pretty metal boxes. It was Luis Eceiza, son of the founder, who imagined these delicious biscuits for the restaurant Asador Julian! You can also try the "bombas", a kind of doughnut filled with custard or whipped cream, which the locals enjoy for breakfast and snacks. The house also offers a fine selection of turrones, most of which are chocolate-based!

For more than 100 years, this tea room has been delighting gourmands at breakfast or snack time. Try the house's speciality, carolinas, a delicious meringue pastry.

Halfway between Güeñes and Galdames, on the heights of the town of Humaran, this is a golden address to buy delicious Basque cakes made entirely by hand. Here, everything is baked over a wood fire! The products are sold on the spot at weekends, but also at local markets - especially at the Gure Lurreko Merkatua market on Saturdays in Balmaseda - or distributed in the local bakeries. In addition to its famous Basque cakes, the house also prepares delicious madeleines, nut cakes, chocolate cakes, etc.

With a dozen shops in the region, this 1886 confectionery is simply a must! It was Manuel Goya who opened the very first establishment on Mateo Moraza street in Vitoria. At that time, confectioners used to make sweets, but also candles, as both products had a common raw material: honey. Among the specialities: vasquitos and nesquitas, delicious sweets sold in pretty metal boxes, but also good homemade jams.

Just a stone's throw from the Teatro Arriaga, a pretty retro décor for a sweet break based on home-made biscuits and cakes. Among these sweets, classic or international recipes, refined pastries and a fine selection of Basque specialities: tiramisu, scones, bollos de mantequilla (typical Bilbao brioche), Basque cake, cheese or carrot cake... All to be enjoyed in a pretty stone setting with coffee, hot chocolate or fresh fruit juice. Unmistakable: the hojaldre (puff pastry cake)!

The first Martina pastry shop in Zuricalday dates back to 1830. It is therefore today the oldest artisan pastry shop in the Basque Country. The sixth generation of the family now runs the four eponymous shops and continues to delight gourmets with its famous bollos de mantequilla (brioche with custard), cakes and other varied delicacies (macaroons, financiers, cupcakes, etc.). Other specialities from Bilbao include the Carolina (tartlet topped with a meringue-chocolate cone) and the bollo suizo (sugar brioche).

Since 1852, this pastry shop is an institution of the city. Its decoration, which has remained practically unchanged for a hundred years, preserves beautiful pieces of furniture such as this superb Carrara marble counter. A wide variety of cakes and chocolates have been delighting Bilbao's people for generations, but the house's great specialty is the chocolate truffle, whose traditional preparation has remained unchanged for decades. Sold in boxes and assortments, it is a good souvenir idea for your greedy friends!

Just across the street from the Arriaga Theatre, this delightful tea room is the successor to the historic El Tilo café, a meeting place for artists for over a century. Decorated with Belle Epoque frescoes, this gourmet address is famous for its cupcakes with multiple flavours: chocolate, red velvet, red fruits, Oreo (biscuits)... Its huge slices of pumpkin, cheese or speculoos cake are also to be enjoyed. An excellent address for breakfast or a gourmet break at the entrance of the Casco Viejo, in an old-fashioned setting!

The prestigious pastry shop from Saint-Jean-de-Luz has been treating Donostiarras since the summer of 2017, with the opening of this branch in the Plaza de Euskadi, opposite the Santa Catalina Bridge. As in the 1895 mother house, Basque delicacies, turrón and chocolates are served here. Among its specialities: the divine muxus, soft sweets made from crushed almonds, similar to macaroons; the kanougas, delicious soft and melting caramels; but also the Basque cake with almond cream or black cherries!