Restaurante Zortziko

Restaurante Zortziko is a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Bilbao, Bizkaia, Basque Country, located inside an elegant 19th-century townhouse on the Alameda de Mazarredo — one of the city's most handsome streets, steps from the Guggenheim Museum. The restaurant was founded by chef Daniel García, who has spent decades refining his vision of contemporary Basque cuisine in this beautiful historic setting. The interior preserves the building's original 19th-century character: ornate ironwork banisters, stained glass, high ceilings, and a sense of Belle Époque grandeur that makes the dining room one of the most atmospheric in Bilbao's fine dining scene. García's cooking bridges classical Basque culinary tradition and contemporary technique, with the Bizkaia coast providing most of the key ingredients: kokotxas (cod cheeks) in pil-pil sauce, salt cod preparations, and fine local shellfish appear throughout the menu. The tasting menu is priced at approximately €95–125 per person excluding wine, placing Zortziko at a more accessible level than the three-star restaurants of the region while delivering genuine Michelin-calibre quality. The wine list offers excellent coverage of the Spanish classics with particular strength in Rioja and Basque txakoli. Service is formal and attentive. Reservations are recommended, especially for weekend lunch — the restaurant is well-known among Bilbao residents and visitors drawn by the Guggenheim.