Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Bilbao.

Top tables

Mina 1 ★ ★ 4.7

BasqueChef Alvaro Garrido€€€€€95-145Mon closed; Tue-Sat 14:00-14:45, 21:00-21:45; Sun closedBook 2-3 weeks ahead

Mina has held one Michelin star since 2013 for Alvaro Garrido's modern-Basque tasting menu, now a 25-cover Indautxu room on Calle Ercilla. Family-friendly.

Calle Ercilla 37, 48011 Bilbao Book →

Zarate 1 ★ ★ 4.6

BasqueChef Sergio Ortiz de Zarate€€€€€90-130Mon closed; Tue-Sun 13:30-16:00; Fri-Sat also 21:00-22:30Book 2 weeks ahead

Zarate in Bilbao's Indautxu holds one Michelin star for Sergio Ortiz de Zarate's whole-baked Cantabrian fish, sea bass and turbot served plainly.

Calle Licenciado Poza 65, 48013 Bilbao Book →

Ola Martin Berasategui 1 ★ ★ 4.5

BasqueChef Raul Cabrera€€€€€110-185Mon-Tue closed; Wed-Sat 13:30-14:30, 20:30-21:30; Sun 13:30-14:30Book 2-3 weeks ahead

Ola Martin Berasategui in the Tayko hotel by the Nervion in Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Raul Cabrera's reading of the Berasategui canon.

Calle Ribera 13, 48005 Bilbao Book →

Atelier Etxanobe 1 ★ ★ 4.4

BasqueChef Fernando Canales and Mikel Poblacion€€€€€110-160Mon 13:00-15:00, Mon 19:00-22:00, Tue 13:00-15:00, Tue 19:00-22:00, Wed 13:00-15:00, Wed 19:00-22:00, Thu 13:00-15:00, Thu 19:00-22:00, Fri 13:00-15:00, Fri 19:00-22:00, Sat 13:00-15:00, Sat 19:00-22:00Book 3 weeks ahead

Atelier Etxanobe in Bilbao's Abando is a 20-cover Canales-and-Poblacion gastronomic room in a former glass factory holding one Michelin star.

Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao Book →

Azurmendi 3 ★ ★ 4.9

BasqueChef Eneko Atxa€€€€€295Mon closed; Tue-Thu 13:00-14:30; Fri-Sat 13:00-14:30, 20:00-21:15; Sun closedBook 6-10 weeks ahead

Azurmendi in Larrabetzu 20 minutes from Bilbao holds three Michelin stars for Eneko Atxa's sustainable-Basque tasting menu and kitchen garden.

Barrio Legina, 48195 Larrabetzu Book →

Asador Etxebarri 1 ★ ★ 4.9

Argentine parrillaChef Bittor Arginzoniz€€€€€300Mon-Tue closed; Wed-Sun 12:30-13:00Book 6-12 months ahead

Asador Etxebarri in Axpe near Bilbao holds one Michelin star and ranked No. 2 on The World's 50 Best 2025 for Bittor Arginzoniz's wood fire.

Plaza de San Juan 1, 48291 Axpe Book →

Eneko 1 ★ ★ 4.6

BasqueChef Eneko Atxa€€€€€95-130Mon-Tue closed; Wed-Thu 13:00-15:15; Fri-Sat 13:00-15:15, 20:30-21:15; Sun 13:00-15:15Book 3 weeks ahead

Eneko Atxa's one-star bistro in Larrabetzu near Bilbao sits beside his three-star Azurmendi, with a shorter Basque tasting at half the price.

Barrio Legina, 48195 Larrabetzu Book →

La Despensa del Etxanobe ★ 4.3

BasqueChef Fernando Canales and Mikel Poblacion€€€€€55-95Mon 13:00-15:15, Mon 19:00-22:15, Tue 13:00-15:15, Tue 19:00-22:15, Wed 13:00-15:15, Wed 19:00-22:15, Thu 13:00-15:15, Thu 19:00-22:15, Fri 13:00-15:15, Fri 19:00-22:15, Sat 13:00-15:15, Sat 19:00-22:15Book 1 week ahead

La Despensa in Bilbao is Etxanobe's Michelin-Guide bistro side beside the Atelier, with a Bilbao tasting menu and traditional Basque a la carte plates.

Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao Book →

Bascook ★ 4.3

BasqueChef Aitor Elizegi€€€€€50-85Mon closed; Tue-Wed 13:00-15:30; Thu-Sat 13:00-15:30, 20:30-23:00; Sun closedBook 1 week ahead

Aitor Elizegi's Bascook in a former Bilbao salt warehouse runs a modern-Basque kitchen with the Bilbao 7 Cucharas old-recipes tasting menu set.

Calle Barroeta Aldamar 8, 48001 Bilbao Book →

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Editor picks in Bilbao include Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao, Mina, Zarate, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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