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Guggenheim Restaurant
The Guggenheim Restaurant is located inside the world-class Guggenheim Museum, and it prides itself on being one of the city's very best eateries. Serving traditional Basque cuisine using the freshest local produce, diners can enjoy innovative dishes that have been expertly prepared by chef Josean Martínez, such as the mouth-watering perfumed 'euskal oiloa' chicken (Basque breed organic chicken) with rosemary and lime leaves, or the decadent pure chocolate with coffee ice cream and a hot marzipan sand. Bookings recommended. Open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and Wednesday to Saturday for dinner.
Address: Avda. Abandoibarra 2
Telephone: +34 944 23 9333
Email: info@restauranteguggenheim.com
Website: http://www.restauranteguggenheim.com
Restaurante À Table
This stylish restaurant, located in Bilbao's Old Quarter, specialising in unique and innovative union between classic Basque and French cuisine is warm and cosy with interesting and quirky artwork adorning the walls. With an elegant wine list encompassing local Basque and Spanish wines as well as French imports, diners can sip on the region's finest harvest while sampling sumptuous French dishes like duck breast filled with foie-gras and frogs legs with Dijon mustard before diving into the veal tripe Biscayne style. Reservations recommended. Open Wednesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Closed the first two weeks of August.
Address: Dos de Mayo 18
Telephone: +34 944 15 4766
Email: sugerencias@restauranteatable.com
Website: http://www.restauranteatable.com
Aretxondo Restaurant
Located in a quaint and charming country house just outside the city centre, Bilbao's Aretxondo Restaurant has a unique and distinctive character with modern and inventive twists on traditional cuisine. A popular venue for events, weddings and other special occasions, it boasts and extensive wine list, knowledgeable waiters simply heavenly food. Try the sautéed prawns with potato guacamole, tomato and condensed grapefruit, or the log on entrecote in fine herbs and black pepper, and end off with the mango cheesecake with mango ice cream and spices - deliciously light and decadent! Open daily for dinner, lunch on Fridays and Saturdays. Closed Mondays, the first two weeks in January, Easter week and the first two weeks in August.
Address: Bº Elexalde, 20. (Galdakao)
Telephone: +34 944 56 7671
Email: aretxondo@restaurante-aretxondo.com
Website: http://www.restaurante-aretxondo.com
Etxanobe
Clean white linen tablecloths juxtaposed by the colourful and almost garish artwork on one of the walls creates a somewhat classic meets contemporary feel to this popular Bilbao eatery. Run by owner and chef, Fernando Canales, Etxanobe is located on the top floor of the Palacio Euskalduna and delivers innovative and intelligent dishes that tantalise and haunt the taste buds. Try the boneless suckling lamb with sweetbread or the Muscavado pudding with cinnamon and rice. Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Bookings recommended.
Address: Avda Abandoibarra, 4
Telephone: +34 944 42 1071
Website: http://www.etxanobe.com
Zortziko
The Michelin-starred Zortziko boasts a formal atmosphere and an air of grandeur and is, deservedly, one of Bilbao's finest eateries. Three distinctive and classy dining rooms, each with its own theme creates the ultimate sophisticated yet contemporary dining experience. Try the Bisket of rock fish or the Fricadellede chicken with pistachios, and for those with a sweet tooth, the chocolate sponge, Malden salt and oil Hojiblanca is pure indulgence. Reservations recommended. Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Closed Sunday and Mondays and the second fortnight in August and the first two weeks in September.
Address: Calle Alameda Mazarredo, 17
Telephone: +34 944 23 9743
Website: http://www.zortziko.es
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