Expensive Restaurants in Bilbao and the Basque Country

Restaurants Overview
Name	Price/ Cuisine	Location

Akelare On the far side of Monte Igueldo (and the far side of culinary...	$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary	San Sebastián

Arbolagaña On the top floor of the Museo de Bellas Artes, this elegant space...	$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary	Bilbao

Arzak Renowned chef Juan Mari Arzak's little house at the crest of...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	San Sebastián

Asador Emilio The Castilian rustic decor here includes a coffered wood ceiling...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Logroño

Bermeo Named after and decorated in the style of the coastal fishing...	$$$$ Cuisine, Seafood	Bilbao


Bistro Guggenheim Bilbao Complementing the Guggenheim's visual feast with more sensorial...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Bilbao

El Portalón With dark, creaky wood floors and staircases, bare brick walls...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Vitoria-Gasteiz

Etxanobe This luminous corner of the Euskalduna palace overlooks the Nervión...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque	Bilbao

Etxebarri Victor Arguinzoniz and his development of innovative techniques...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Axpe

Europa Generally considered Pamplona's best restaurant, the Europa...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Pamplona

Gorrotxa Carmelo Gorrotxategui's cooking mixes Basque, French, British...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque	Bilbao

Gure Kide The former Goizeko Kabi has become Gure Kide under the direction...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Bilbao

Guria Guria's founder, the late Genaro Pildain, learned cooking from...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque	Bilbao

Jolastoki This graceful mansion, the setting for one of Bilbao's finest...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Bilbao

Josetxo This warm, family-run restaurant in a stately mansion with classically...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Pamplona

Martín Berasategui One of the top four restaurants in San Sebastián (along...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	San Sebastián

Matxinbenta Mixing Basque cooking with an international flair, this cozy...	$$$$ Cuisine, Eclectic	Bilbao

Mugaritz This farmhouse in the hills above Errenteria 8 km (5 miles) northeast...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	San Sebastián

Ni Neu Chef Mikel Gallo's Ni Neu ("Me, Myself" in Euskera) occupies...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	San Sebastián

Public Lounge For designer cuisine in a designer setting, this new Guggenheim-inspired...	$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary	Bilbao

Yandiola Now installed in the Philippe Starck-designed Alhóndiga...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque	Bilbao

Zortziko An ultramodern kitchen contrasts with this restaurant's historic...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	Bilbao

Zuberoa Working in a 15th-century Basque farmhouse 9½ km (6 miles)...	$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish	San Sebastián
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