Fine Dining in Bilbao

Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao

• ★ 4.7
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Creative
• €€€€

Nerua at the Guggenheim Bilbao serves Josean Alija's local cuisine, which begins at the vegetable gardens, in the sea and in the farms of its surroundings.

Mina

• ★ 4.7
• 1 MICHELIN star
• €€€€

Mina at Calle Ercilla 37 moved from Marzana to a larger venue in Indautxu, where chef Álvaro Garrido lets customers see the whole creative process.

Zarate

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star

Zarate runs a paced menu at C/Alameda San Mamés 28 in Bilbao: guests arrive at 13:45 or 20:45, the menu starts 15 minutes later, with a pause midway.

Boroa

• ★ 4.5
• 1 MICHELIN star

Boroa Jatetxea sits in a 15th-century farmhouse restored with scrupulous respect for its original architecture, at San Pedro de Boroa 11 in Amorebieta-Etxano.

Ola Martin Berasategui

• ★ 4.5
• 1 MICHELIN star
• €€€€

Ola Martin Berasategui has no set menu: three menus change with the seasons and you choose yours before you come, under a Michelin star and a Repsol Sun.

Atelier Etxanobe

• ★ 4.4
• Creative
• €€€€

Atelier Etxanobe is a gastronomic restaurant at Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8 in Bilbao, heir to the mythical Etxanobe, open Monday to Saturday.

Azurmendi

• ★ 4.9
• 3 MICHELIN stars
• €€€€

Azurmendi is Eneko Atxa's 3 Michelin star restaurant at Barrio Legina in Larrabetzu, designed and built with sustainability as a fundamental priority.

Asador Etxebarri

• ★ 4.9
• 1 MICHELIN star
• Spanish

Asador Etxebarri at Plaza de San Juan 1 in Axpe has only a midday service, either a tasting menu or à la carte for the whole table, for parties of 2 to 6.

Eneko

• ★ 4.6
• 1 MICHELIN star
• €€€€

Eneko is Eneko Atxa's one-star restaurant in Larrabetzu, 15 minutes from Bilbao, with a single tasting menu called Sutan, the Basque for fire.

La Despensa del Etxanobe

• ★ 4.3
• Traditional Cuisine
• €€€

La Despensa del Etxanobe shares its kitchen with the Etxanobe Atelier and is more informal, with exposed brick walls and an original iron structure.

Bascook

• ★ 4.3

Bascook, from chef Aitor Elizegi, serves dishes made with soul in a former salt warehouse on Calle Barroeta Aldamar, in a calm, dimly lit room.

Andra Mari

• ★ 4.4
• 1 MICHELIN star
• €€€€

Andra Mari in Galdakao was established by the Asúa family in its own farmhouse, with views of the Ibaizábal river valley and a visitable wine cellar.

Restaurante Zapirain

• ★ 4.0

Zapirain, at Juan Ajuriaguerra 22, keeps the essence of the first Zapirain opened in Lekeitio over 50 years ago, with respect for the best product of the sea.

Kuma

• ★ 4.4
• Japanese

Kuma is a Japanese restaurant at Ercilla 8 where Daniel Lomana and his team fuse the most traditional Japanese cooking with a renewed, original touch.

Restaurante Aitor Rauleaga

• ★ 4.0

Order The spoon dishes, the house's special touch, among seasonal produce and traditional recipes.

Aitor Rauleaga's restaurant, at Colón de Larreátegui 9 beside the Jardines de Albia, serves honest, tasty and timeless cooking where the product is king.