La Despensa del Etxanobe ★ 4.3
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.
Eneko is a fine-dining restaurant in Bilbao.
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.
Address: Barrio Legina, 48195 Larrabetzu, Bilbao
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.
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.
Andra Mari in Galdakao near Bilbao holds one Michelin star for traditional-Basque cooking with valley views, a family-run gastronomic farmhouse.
Nerua at the Guggenheim in Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Josean Alija's seasonal-product tasting menu drawn from gardens, seas and farms.
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.
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.