Restaurants

It is advisable to call in advance and reserve.

Asteasu and nearby towns

• Bar / Restaurant Iturriondo. Terrace. In front of the house.
• Asador Izurtzu Erretegia: Caserío bar / restaurant / grill, a few hundred meters from the Andezarrate pass, on the beautiful Asteasu-Costa route along GI-2631. From Monday to Friday they are only open for lunch. Chicken, roast lamb Tf. 943694516. https://www.asadorizurtzu.com
• Sidreria Sarasola (cider house). Leaving Asteasu, take the GI-3630 towards Alkiza and after 1 km, turn off to the left of this road. Typical cider house menu. Tf.943690283. Only opens the season of “txotx” (1)

Aia Small town halfway between Asteasu and the Coast by GI-2631. There are several Bar-restaurants around the small central square.

Alkiza

• Alkizako Herri Ostatua Restaurant. Good menu of the day. Tf. 943106715
• Inazio Urruzola. Txakoli winery. Tasting and menus. Route Alkiza-Anoeta GI-3630. Tf. 658734471 www.inaziourruzola.eus

Larraul

• Larraulgo ostatu Tavern. Terrace. Tf. 943691855 https://zirta.eus

Villabona

• Txakoli Winery www.hikatxakolina.com

Zizurkil

• Iriarte Restaurant. Terrace. Menu of the day, grill. Good food. Tf. 943692537 https://restauranteiriartejatetxea.com/

Aduna

• “Aburuza Sagardotegia” cider cellar. Open all year long. www.sidrasaburuza.net
• “Zabala” cider winery. Open only in season “txotx”. www.rzabala.es/es/

Andoain and surroundings

• Cider Cellar and Grill “Gaztañaga Sagardotegia”. Cider of recognized quality. Open all year long. www.sidreriagaztanaga.com/en/
• Besabi jatetxea restaurant. Very popular. Starting point for mountaineers who climb Mount Adarra, at the end of the GI-4721 road in the municipality of Urnieta. Views over Donostia. https://besabijatetxea.com

Tolosa and surroundings

Anoeta-Tolosa Highway

• Bodegon Benta Aldea. Closed on Sundays. Its location in an industrial estate does not have much charm, but you can eat well and it is also a store where you can buy txakoli, cider, wine and other local products. www.bentaldea.com

Tolosa

• Village with many bars and restaurants.
• Good pintxos in Illargi, Xare, Orbela, Ama, etc.
• To have lunch or dinner, in addition to Ama, Illargi and others, there are renowned steakhouses specializing in grilled meat: Casa Julian, Burruntzi. Nicolas House, …
• Bar Restaurant FRONTON. Spacious place with three spaces and differentiated menus in the center of Tolosa. www.frontontolosa.com

Atzo (you have to go by car)

• Altzoko Ostatua. In this small town of Tolosaldea you eat well and with a good quality/price ratio. www.altzokoostatua.eus Albiztur
• Bar / Restaurant Ugarte. The outside tables by the stream are lovely. Tf. 943651728

Berrobi

• Iriarte Restaurant, a certain level, specialty suckling pig. www.iriartejatetxea.com

Coast : Orio, Zarautz, Getaria, Zumaia, Deba, Mutriku

Orio

• Grills in Orio are renowned for their specialty: grilled bream.
• Sarasua Restaurant. Unusual grilled fish (sargo, txitxarro). Good value for money. https://www.bodegonsarasua.com/ Tf. 943830005
• Xixario. A traditional restaurant, where the specialty is grilled sea bream. Higher prices. http://asadorxixario.com/
• Katxina txakoli winery. www.bodegakatxina.com/en/

Zarautz

• Izeta Sagardotegia. A good steakhouse, menu of the day. www.izeta.es

Between Deba and Mutriku

• Pikua jatetxea (in the Landaetxe neighborhood). Good panoramic. www.pikua.es/
• Kalbaixue jatetxea. Simple food and good views. Tf. 943603256

Mutriku

• Ametza Restaurant. Terrace, in the town square. Excellent red mullet caught in the day. Tf. 943603749

Getaria

• In Getaria there are many restaurants where you can eat fantastic grilled fish. The prices are quite high. Here’s a list of some restaurants: Mayflower
• Txoko, Astillero, Kaia-Kaipe…
• Balearri Restaurant. Calle Puerto 25. A kind of beach bar but with good grilled fish: sardines, tuna, … https://www.facebook.com/Balearrijatetxe/reviews/
• On another level, there is the Elkano Restaurant, With a Michelin star. https://www.restauranteelkano.com/eu/

Donostia

It is essential to reserve The old town is full of bars and restaurants, to have a snack, to have lunch or dinner,… There are many, many people in summer and on weekends. Some examples:

Pintxo bars

• Ormazabal, on the 31 de Agosto street. Cod pintxo.
• Paco Bueno, in Calle Mayor. “Gamba a la gabardina” (battered prawn).
• Haizea, on Calle Aldamar, next to the Bretxa market.
• Sport, in Fermin Calbeton street.
• Iturrioz, in San Martin street, in front of Buen Pastor. Excellent crab pintxo.

Restaurants

• La Viña. Traditional cuisine. Their cheesecake is very famous. https://lavinarestaurante.com/
• Kaskazuri. Current cuisine. http://www.kaskazuri.com/en/
• The Morgan Kompany. International cuisine. https://morgankompany.com/
• Zazpi San Telmo. In the museum of the same name in the old town of Donostia. Modern Basque cuisine. Also half portions. https://www.zazpistm.com/
• Kofradia-Itxas etxea. Located in the port of Donostia. Innovative project of the fishermen’s associations of the Basque Country where you can taste fresh fish from nearby ports. https://kofradia.eus/comer/
• Humo pizzeria on San Francisco street in the Gros neighborhood. A modern place in which its oven stands out. https://humopizza.com/
• Kafe Botanika. Vegetarian Food. In front of the train/BUS station. https://www.instagram.com/kafebotanika/
• Also vegan/vegetarian: Mapa Verde (Gros), Km.0, Garraxi…
• The neighborhood called Antiguo (Matia street) is more relaxed and has some interesting bars/restaurants: Oliyos, Bodegon Antiguo, Orburu (vegan/vegetarian), Yaku Nikkei (Peruvian-Japanese), La Mera-Mera (mexican)…

Baiona

• Lunch is served from 12:00h. It is difficult to eat after 2:30 p.m.
• Kalostrape in “Baiona ttipia” is a good option. https://www.kalostrape.eus/eu/

(1) Note: The “txotx” season (tasting the cider directly from the barrels) ends in mid-April for most wineries. In some, however, the “txotx” lasts most of the year. There is a menu that is typical of the cider house: Cod omelette + Fried cod with peppers + grilled meat cutlet + cheese and walnuts.