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prepared with fresh seasonal
DK Choice produce. Try the crab salad, or
VILLAVICIOSA: El Verano € the roast pigeon with foie gras.
Seafood
Lugar Cabriton, Argüero, 33300 BILBAO: Mina €€€
Tel 985 99 91 09 Closed Mon Contemporary Spanish
dinner; Tue Muelle Marzana, 48003
Although a little off the beaten Tel 944 795 938 Closed Sun dinner,
track, this simple family-run Mon & Tue
restaurant is well worth the A light and airy modern restau-
effort. It has a reputation for rant by the river, Mina offers
its beautifully fresh seafood. creative cuisine prepared with
Ask the friendly staff for fresh seasonal produce. Dishes
recommendations, or go for the might include aubergine with
superb octopus and potato stew. red tea, or Cantabrian hake
roasted with langoustines.
BILBAO: Nerua (Restaurante
Guggenheim Bilbao) €€€
Stark styling and fabulous views at Nerua, The Basque Country Contemporary Spanish
in the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao C/Abandoibarra 2, 48001
ALAIZA: Señorío de Alaiza € Tel 944 00 04 30 Closed Sun dinner;
SANTANDER: La Bombi €€ Traditional Spanish Mon; Tue dinner; 2 weeks in Jan
Seafood C/Alaiza 1, 2 km de Salvatierra– With its own separate entrance in
C/Casimiro Sáinz 15, 39003 Agurain, 01207 the Guggenheim, this beautiful
Tel 942 21 30 28 Tel 945 31 26 28 Closed Tue–Thu restaurant offers imaginative,
In the Puertochico area, this dinner; Mon; Sat–Sun dinner in winter award-winning dishes such as
charming restaurant serves Basque classics like marmitako aubergine with miso and white
seafood fresh from the harbour. (fish stew) and cod al pil-pil (with bean broth, or foie gras with
Try the scrambled eggs with sea a herb sauce) are served in a artichokes and black olives.
anemones and wild turbot. 19th-century stone house that
also doubles as a wine museum. GERNIKA-LUMO:
SANTANDER: Posada del Mar €€ Book ahead. Boliña El Viejo €
Traditional Spanish Traditional Spanish
C/Castelar 19, 39004 AZPEITIA: Jai Alai € C/Adolfo Urioste 1, 48300
Tel 942 21 30 23 Closed Sun (Jun–Sep) Traditional Spanish Tel 946 25 10 15 Closed Tue & Sun
Pick your dinner from the choice Elosiaga Auzoa 393, 20730 dinner
of seafood displayed on ice. Try Tel 943 81 22 71 Closed Sun–Wed Classic country cooking is
the gratinéed spider crab or go dinner; 3rd Sun of month available at this family-run
for the classic fried calamari. This country eatery serves grilled tavern. Try the white beans, a
fish and meat in a rustic dining popular local dish, and the fish
SANTANDER: El Serbal €€€ room that is always packed with soup, or the meatballs. Finish up
Contemporary Spanish locals. Good set lunch menu. with the flan (crème caramel).
C/Andrés del Río 7, 39004
Tel 942 22 25 15 Closed Sun dinner; BILBAO: Victor €€ GERNIKA-LUMO: Zallo Barrí €€€
Mon Traditional Spanish Traditional Spanish
Come here for superb Cantabrian Plaza Nueva 2, 48005 Juan Calzada Kalea 79, 48300
cuisine with a modern touch. Tel 944 15 16 78 Closed Sun Tel 946 25 18 00 Closed Sun–Fri
Only the freshest seafood, caught Established in 1940, Victor is dinner
on the day, is served. The chef famous for its oxtail ragout This elegant restaurant serves a
here has earned a Michelin star. stewed in red wine. Also good is range of creative local dishes. The
the hake stuffed with baby squid. puff-pastry parcel with foie gras
SANTILLANA DEL MAR: and wild mushrooms is delicious,
Casa Uzquiza € BILBAO: Etxanobe €€€ as is the hake with a parsley sauce.
Traditional Spanish Contemporary Spanish
C/Escultor Jesús Otero 5, 39330 Palacio Euskalduna, Avenida DK Choice
Tel 942 84 03 56 Closed Mon Abandoibarra 4, 48001
Simple and charming, this Tel 944 42 10 71 Closed Sun; GETARIA: Kaia-Kaipe €€€
restaurant serves a great-value 1–15 Aug Seafood
set lunch and a choice of local This Michelin-starred restaurant C/General Arnao 4, 20808
stews, grilled meats and seafood. has huge windows overlooking Tel 943 14 05 00 Closed Mon
the river. On the menu are dishes dinner
SANTILLANA DEL MAR: such as grilled scallop ragout Kaia-Kaipe serves superb
Restaurante Gran Duque € with basil, vegetable tempura, fresh seafood from its own
Traditional Spanish and hake with clams. hatchery, with simpler dishes in
C/Escultor Jesús Otero 7, 39330 the bistro and more elaborate
Tel 942 84 03 86 Closed Mon; BILBAO: Gurïa €€€ fare upstairs. Try the velvety
Sun dinner Traditional Spanish anchovies, the clams in
This stone-walled restaurant has Gran Vía de Don Diego López de marinara sauce, or the turbot;
a menu of regional specialities. Haro 66, 48011 if you eat on the harbourfront
Tuck into big platefuls of grilled Tel 944 41 57 80 Closed 7 Jan–7 Feb terrace, you can watch your
meats or seafood, accompanied This place has a restaurant and fish being grilled.
by stuffed peppers or artichokes. a more casual bistro. Dishes are
For more information on types of restaurants see page 208
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