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Best Restaurants in Basque Country
308 restaurants analyzed out of 8066 identified · Spain
San Sebastián is one of the world's great food cities - the pintxos bar tradition in the Parte Vieja provides the world's best casual eating experience, alongside Michelin-starred restaurants that draw international visitors specifically to eat. The surrounding Basque coast adds seafood villages and surf-town dining. Prices are expensive for Spain but accessible relative to equivalent quality elsewhere in Europe.
Basque Country has 308 analyzed restaurants. Some of the strongest areas for dining are Casco Viejo, Abando, Parte Vieja. Top cuisines include Spanish, Basque, Japanese.
Top Restaurants in Basque Country
- ELKANO A · Basque seafood grill, Spanish · Getaria
- The Artist Grand Hotel of Art A · Modern Basque, Spanish · Abando
- Restaurante La Viña De Henao Casa De Comidas A · Basque, Spanish · Abando
- Gastronomía Bilbao A · Basque small plates, Spanish · Abando
- Alameda A · Modern Basque, Spanish · Antiguo
- Laia Erretegia Jatetxea A · Basque grill, Basque · Arkolla
- Rekondo A · Basque, Spanish · Antiguo
- Lolén bar A · Latin-influenced Spanish small plates, Spanish · Amara
- Balearri Getaria- Jatetxea A · Basque seafood grill, Spanish · Getaria
- Zazpi A · Modern Basque, Basque · Parte Vieja
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Basque cooking at its most unpretentious, with an Asian contingent that surprises for a city this size
More Michelin stars per capita than almost anywhere on earth, and the bar snacks are just as serious
Basque seafood and French border influence combine here in ways the rest of the region cannot replicate
Proper Basque pintxos bars and destination restaurants, priced for the people who actually live here
Whole fish over open coals, caught that morning - this is Basque coastal grilling at its most serious
Serious Basque cooking just 20 minutes from San Sebastian, without the city crowds or prices
Basque and Spanish cooking at prices San Sebastian's centre stopped offering years ago
A small town near San Sebastian that locals quietly treat as a dining destination in its own right
Border-town dining with serious Basque credentials and none of the tourist queues
Pintxos bars here serve locals, not tourists, and the prices reflect exactly that
Serious Basque cooking just outside San Sebastian, where locals come when the occasion demands it
Basque coast dining at its most traditional, where the catch of the day shapes the entire menu
Tried and True
Grade Distribution
A24 restaurants
A-80 restaurants
B+123 restaurants
B52 restaurants
B-12 restaurants
C+7 restaurants
C7 restaurants
C-1 restaurants
D1 restaurants
F1 restaurants
Price Distribution
budget41 restaurants
expensive101 restaurants
extremely_expensive18 restaurants
moderate103 restaurants
very_expensive45 restaurants
Cuisine Strengths
- Spanish — 148 restaurants, 61 rated A- or higher
- Basque — 52 restaurants, 24 rated A- or higher
- Japanese — 9 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
- Contemporary — 3 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
- Pizza — 7 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
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