Kokotxa Restaurant Restaurant Compare Intimate Chef Driven Refined Kokotxa Parte Vieja $$$ A one-star jewel tucked into the Old Town's lanes. Same category
Antonio Bar Restaurant Restaurant Compare Chef Driven Classic Local Antonio Bar Centro $$$ The Centro pintxo room chefs slip into on their day off Same category
Alameda Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Classic Alameda Hondarribia $$$ The Txapartegi brothers' star on the Bidasoa. Same category
La Cuchara de San Telmo Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Chef Driven Convivial La Cuchara de San Telmo Parte Vieja $$$ Plated, made-to-order pintxos that rewired the genre. Same category
Borda Berri Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Chef Driven Convivial Borda Berri Parte Vieja $$$ Hot, slow-cooked pintxos that locals queue out the door for. Same category
Casa Urola Restaurant Restaurant Compare Classic Chef Driven Authentic Casa Urola Parte Vieja $$$ A 1956 classic where the bar counter rivals the kitchen. Same category
A Fuego Negro Restaurant Restaurant Compare Chef Driven Lively Convivial A Fuego Negro Parte Vieja $$$ The Old Town's most irreverent, creative pintxo bar. Same category
Ama Restaurant Restaurant Compare Chef Driven Seasonal Intimate Ama Tolosa $$$ A one-star Green-Star table that cooks the week's market. Same category
Bodegón Alejandro Restaurant Restaurant Compare Traditional Authentic Classic Bodegón Alejandro Parte Vieja $$$ Seasonal traditional Basque cooking in a Parte Vieja basement. Same category
Topa Sukaldería Restaurant Restaurant Compare Modern Lively Chef Driven Topa Sukaldería Gros $$$ Mugaritz's Aduriz reimagines the Basque-Latin American crossover Same category
Arzak Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Tasting Menu Arzak Gros / Alto de Miracruz $$$$ The family house that wrote New Basque cuisine. Same category
Akelarre Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Tasting Menu Akelarre Igeldo $$$$ Three stars suspended over the Bay of Biscay. Same category
Martín Berasategui Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Tasting Menu Martín Berasategui Lasarte-Oria $$$$ Spain's most decorated chef at his flagship table. Same category
Amelia by Paulo Airaudo Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Tasting Menu Amelia by Paulo Airaudo Centro / Hotel María Cristina $$$$ Airaudo's two-star precision inside the Hotel María Cristina. Same category
Itzuli Restaurant Restaurant Compare Refined Chef Driven Elegant Itzuli Igeldo / Hotel Luze $$$$ Iñigo Lavado's first star, high on Mount Igeldo. Same category
Bodega Katxiña Restaurant Restaurant Compare Destination Seafood Rustic Bodega Katxiña Orio $$$$ Coal-grilled turbot and txuleta inside a working txakoli winery. Same category
Gerald's Bar Restaurant Restaurant Compare Natural Wine Intimate Convivial Gerald's Bar Gros $$$ Gerald Diffey's Melbourne wine-bar soul, transplanted to Gros Same category
Bar Néstor Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Authentic Local Bar Néstor Parte Vieja $$ One tortilla, one txuleta, no compromises, twice a day. Same category
Atari Gastroteka Restaurant Restaurant Compare Lively Convivial Classic Atari Gastroteka Parte Vieja $$$ Lively pintxos and wine in the shadow of Santa María. Same category
Casa Vallés Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Institution Traditional Casa Vallés Centro $$ The 1942 bar where the Gilda was born. Same category