Nestor's championship chops.
Long bars loaded with pintxos, scandalous chops, traditional stews and tortillas to cry on. Basque tavern pride puffs out its chest and whets anyone's appetite. A selection of the best bars, wineries and eating houses in the Basque Country.
THE SEVEN _(Vitoria) _
Emblem of La Kutxi, quintessential 'poteo' area. Always set, especially at lunchtime, thanks to a varied and variant menu.
ERKIAGA _(Vitoria) _
Yosune Menendez sparks the family tavern with its pintxos and a cheap and forceful menu of the day. Great ears "like my mother did."
The elaborate pintxos and always.
THE UNION _(Vitoria) _
Omelettes, tuna sandwiches, breaded anchovies and a plate of the day. Founded in 1938, It is a piece of the heart of Vitoria.
DONOSTIARRA WINERY _(Saint Sebastian) _
Although elegantly renovated, this 1928 house continues to honor its origins. Essentials nice sandwiches.
The bonito sandwiches: simple and very good.
GOOD PACO _(Saint Sebastian) _
Rediscovered classic with a pugilistic atmosphere that sneaks into all the rounds thanks to its shrimp with trench coat.
VALLEY HOUSE _(Saint Sebastian) _
Only for having invented the gilda in the 1940s it already deserves a place of honor in the Olympus of bars.
Proud inventor of the queen of the bar: Gilda.
NESTOR _(Saint Sebastian) _
Some excellent tomatoes, a succulent omelette and some championship chops make Nestor an inescapable reference.
BASARES TAVERN _(Bilbao) _
Omelet, dumplings and the best breaded anchovies of the town make this tiny tavern an obligatory stop on any tour of the Casco Viejo.
If the chop is championship, the tortilla...
GRAND PRIX _(Bilbao) _
A stone's throw from the Guggenheim, this eating house registers full every noon thanks to its wonderful corns and morros in Biscayan sauce.
THE BLADES _(Bilbao) _
Nameless wine cellar that the parishioners ironically baptized as 'El Palas'. Bonito sandwiches and cold bottles of beer to rage in a tavern atmosphere.
ETXEA BIKANDI _(Bilbao) _
On its checkered tablecloths it is served one of the best menus of the day in the town. Don't miss the snails, the tripe, the pilpil, or the anchovies.
New on the outside, old soul on the inside.