Restaurante Zortziko

Restaurante Zortziko

If you’re keen to eat in one of the city’s classic restaurants, book a table at Zortziko, open since 1989 and an icon of Bilbao’s culinary scene. It features several spaces and dining rooms each with their own personality (an intimate space in the wine cellar; and another more contemporary space used mainly for cooking classes), although the main attraction is the elegant and aptly named Versailles dining room, with its classical decor typical of centuries past. This space is the perfect setting in which to explore the cuisine of Daniel García, a chef with an expansive career behind him. His two tasting menus (one short, one long) can be viewed as a beginner’s guide to the roots of cuisine in the Basque Country, albeit with a continual move towards modernity.