17 splurge places in Bilbao, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Bilbao. All Bilbao food.
Azurmendi ★ 4.9
Barrio Legina, 48195 Larrabetzu
Azurmendi in Larrabetzu 20 minutes from Bilbao holds three Michelin stars for Eneko Atxa's sustainable-Basque tasting menu and kitchen garden.
Asador Etxebarri ★ 4.9
Plaza de San Juan 1, 48291 Axpe
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.
Mina ★ 4.7
indautxu · Calle Ercilla 37, 48011 Bilbao
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. Priced at €€€€.
Tip: Two services, lunch and dinner, menu only. Book three weeks ahead; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao ★ 4.7
Avenida Abandoibarra 2, 48001 Bilbao
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 ★ 4.7
Calle Ercilla 37, 48011 Bilbao
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.
Zarate ★ 4.6
indautxu · Calle Licenciado Poza 65, 48013 Bilbao
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.
Tip: Book two weeks ahead for dinner; lunch midweek is the calmer service. Closed Sunday night and Monday.
Zarate ★ 4.6
Calle Licenciado Poza 65, 48013 Bilbao
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.
Eneko ★ 4.6
Barrio Legina, 48195 Larrabetzu
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.
Boroa ★ 4.5
amorebieta · San Pedro de Boroa 11, 48340 Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia
Boroa in a 15th-century Bizkaian farmhouse 20 minutes from Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Javier Gartzia's tradition-and-avant-garde Basque cooking.
Tip: Twenty minutes by car from central Bilbao; closed Sunday night and Monday. Book the farmhouse upstairs room for the quietest seating.
Ola Martin Berasategui ★ 4.5
casco-viejo · Calle Ribera 13, 48005 Bilbao
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays plus Sunday dinner; book two weeks out.
Boroa ★ 4.5
San Pedro de Boroa 11, 48340 Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia
Boroa in a 15th-century Bizkaian farmhouse 20 minutes from Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Javier Gartzia's tradition-and-avant-garde Basque cooking.
Ola Martin Berasategui ★ 4.5
Calle Ribera 13, 48005 Bilbao
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.
Atelier Etxanobe ★ 4.4
abando · Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao
Atelier Etxanobe in Bilbao's Abando is a 20-cover Canales-and-Poblacion gastronomic room in a former glass factory holding one Michelin star.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book three weeks ahead for the smaller dining room.
Atelier Etxanobe ★ 4.4
Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao
Atelier Etxanobe in Bilbao's Abando is a 20-cover Canales-and-Poblacion gastronomic room in a former glass factory holding one Michelin star.
Andra Mari ★ 4.4
Barrio Elexalde 22, 48960 Galdakao
Andra Mari in Galdakao near Bilbao holds one Michelin star for traditional-Basque cooking with valley views, a family-run gastronomic farmhouse.
La Despensa del Etxanobe ★ 4.3
Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 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.
Bascook ★ 4.3
Calle Barroeta Aldamar 8, 48001 Bilbao
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.