

BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - GETARIA - RESTAURANTE ELKANO - POST 2
RESTAURANTE ELKANO One Michelin Star Getaria is the picture-postcard Basque Country fishing village that produced designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, Plácido Domingo's mother, and Juan Sebastián Elcano (the first mariner to circumnavigate the globe). You can wander down the old streets to the harbour, where you will see the fishing fleet, walking past various shops selling their wares. There are stunning little beaches on either side of town. Set on a crossroads above the harbo


DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN - BAR iBAi - BY PAULO AIRAUDO
The restaurant is now iBAi by Paulo Airaudo, ONE MICHELIN STAR (new 2025) We have not been to this new version yet. This centrally located restaurant, a famous name in local cuisine under chef Alicio Garro's baton, has reinvented itself and given itself a new lease on life thanks to award-winning chef Paulo Airaudo, who brings his vision of classic recipes. The place is very respectful to the old Ibai. Despite the star, the bar at the entrance is still there and accessi


BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - VIZCAYA - ATXONDO - ASADOR ETXEBARRI
ASADOR ETXEBARRI One Michelin Star Although not the easiest place to find, this beautiful, rustic, restored stone house is a couple of kilometres out of town. It has a bar at the ground-floor entrance and a couple of stunning dining rooms on the first floor. The renowned chef Victor Arguinzoniz, who deserves his one Michelin star, cooks all the high-quality produce on various charcoal grills. There is no molecular stuff here; it is just fresh, quality food with unique fla


BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - GETARIA - RESTAURANTE ELKANO - POST 1
RESTAURANTE ELKANO One Michelin Star Getaria is the picture-postcard Basque Country fishing village that produced designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, Plácido Domingo's mother, and Juan Sebastián Elcano, the first mariner to circumnavigate the globe. Getaria is a fishing port. You can wander down the old streets to the harbour. Walking past various shops selling their wares. There are a couple of lovely beaches in and around the town. Set on a crossroads above the harbour of G


ANDALUCÍA - MÁLAGA - RESTAURANTE BLOSSOM
BLOSSOM - RESTAURANTE EN MÁLAGA One Michelin Star If you're looking for a restaurant in the centre of Málaga, just a few meters from the Cathedral, this restaurant could be the perfect option. Argentina-born chef Emi Schobert draws inspiration from the sea, the mountains, and local ingredients. The inside of the restaurant is tiny, most of the tables are on the pedestrian street it fronts. On arrival, we settled in with a small beer and an Aperol spritzer. We started with


ANDALUCÍA - MÁLAGA - RESTAURANTE KALEJA
KALEJA One Michelin Star The name of this Restaurant by Chef Dani Carnero is particularly apt (Kaleja is the Sephardic word for alley), given its location in Málaga's Jewish quarter, just a few steps from the city's Picasso Museum. It is a gastronomic restaurant based on interpretations of the traditional Málaga recipe book and on enhancing humble ingredients that have sometimes disappeared from large restaurants, such as beans, lentils, etc. There are two dining areas in


BASQUE COUNTRY - BILBAO - ATELIER ETXANOBE
ATELIER ETXANOBE One Michelin Star This restaurant has an unusual setting in a former glass factory in the centre of Bilbao, which has retained a few vestiges from its past. Bilbao-born chef Fernando Canales is at the helm of this culinary project, featuring an elegant and intimate gastronomic dining room where he is keen, first and foremost, to impress his guests with creative cooking based on two tasting menus (Chef Atelier and Chef Atelier Plus) and the very best raw ing


ANDALUCÍA - SEVILLA - RESTAURANT CAÑABOTA - POST 2
RESTAURANT CAÑABOTA One Michelin Star We returned to Sevilla, having not been there for a few years due to Covid and many cancelled flights. On the first full day, we met up with our friend, Shawn Hennessey, who has run Sevilla Tapas in Sevilla for many years. You can find her by clicking here: Sevilla Tapas . We started with sherry at Manolo Cateca, This old favourite of Shawn and ours is always worth a drop by. We then headed off to lunch at Cañabota. This restaurant spe


ASTURIAS - ARRIONDAS - EL CORRAL DEL INDIANU
EL CORRAL DEL INDIANU One Michelin Star The entrance to this excellent Restaurant is on the very unassuming main street of the small town of Arriondas, 12 km inland from the coastal town of Ribadesella. The Restaurant features a contemporary, rustic-style dining room and a glass-fronted conservatory at the rear. Chef José Campoviejo serves an innovative tasting menu inspired by traditional Asturian cuisine, featuring dishes such as Cabrales cheese, anchovies, and fabada


ASTURIAS - SALINAS - RESTAURANTE REAL BALNEARIO
RESTAURANTE REAL BALNEARIO DE SALINAS One Michelin Star This restaurant, which has one Michelin star in the 2017 rating, is situated right at the end of this stunning little surfers' beach in the seaside town of Salinas on the Asturian coast. The restaurant has been in this town for three generations, since 1916. It was previously situated in the middle of the city before moving to its panoramic location at the end of the beach. The restaurant has around 120 covers spread







