BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - BILBAO - AZURMENDI

Jun 14
3 min read

AZURMENDI Three Michelin Stars

Chef Eneko Atxa Azurmendi was the youngest Spanish chef to obtain 3 Michelin stars in 2012.

You will understand why when you visit this subtropical glasshouse, which overlooks the beautiful Basque countryside and is located 25 minutes from Bilbao.

Azurmendi operates as a self-sustaining ecosystem focused on sustainability. It is environmentally friendly, utilises renewable energy sources, recycles all generated waste, collects rainwater, and uses geothermal energy to heat and cool the facilities.

They have also just started producing their wines from vines rolling down the hill in front of the restaurant.

Azurmendi is usually on the list of the world’s best 50 restaurants.

See here for the complete list www.theworlds50best.com

CURRENT PRICES 2026

The Adarrak Menu (around 26 courses) is €315 per person

Optional wine pairing:

Azurmendi’s sommeliers invite you to taste a harmony of wines to complete the enogastronomic experience for €150 per person.

Or enjoy a selection of great wines for €300 per person.

First, you will tour their large vegetable and herb garden, where everything they need grows.

Picnic aperitifs will follow a tour of the kitchen and an introduction to the chef in the enclosed tropical garden at the restaurant's entrance.

Picnic

Anchovies that have been potted and buried in the garden for three months.

Once seated in the main dining area, you will enjoy the exquisite tasting menu featuring the following outstanding courses:

Huevo de nuestras gallinas, cocinado a la inversa y trufado (Azurmendi eggs, cooked inside out and truffled)

Ostra, Salicornia, tremella Iodada, algas y ortiguilla cujientes con aromas del mar (oysters, Salicornia, iodinated tremella, seaweed and small crunchy nettles with natural aromas from the sea)

Pescado azul marinado, infusión de mata de tomate y flores de primavera (marinated mackerel, tomato bush infusion and autumn flowers)

Cenizas de foie (foie-gras ashes)

El servicio del té de tierra (The Earth Tea Service)

Lomo de ciervo marinado, castanas, hojas de cacao y helado de boniato asado (marinated deer loin, chestnuts, cacao leaves and roasted sweet potato ice cream)

A modo de estofado de salazones, vegetales, anchoas e ibérico (salted stew, vegetables, anchovies, Ibérico with Idiazabal cream cheese balls)

Salmonette al ajillo perfumado a la brasa, raviolo de sus interiores y caldo de espinas (perfumed red mullet on a red-hot coal, ravioli of its interiors and fish bone broth)

Pichón, avellanas deuxelle (pigeon, hazelnuts deuxelle)

Croissant de frutos rojos y queso (red fruit and cheese croissant)

You can select an affordably priced wine tasting menu to complement your meal, or you can opt for local wines if you want to try something new. The service is impeccable and extremely friendly. Azurmendi is currently one of the best and most distinctive restaurants in the world, making it a must-visit for anyone who enjoys staying up to date with food trends.