"Hometown hero Martín Berasategui goes casual at eMe Be Garrote, his latest venture, on the outskirts of San Sebastián. Here, the cuisine of Berasategui’s three-Michelin-star restaurant in town comes down to earth, with a market-based menu that dips into haute-cuisine techniques and presentations. The decor is a similar combination of traditional Basque and contemporary Nordic, which seems fitting for the formidable farmhouse and former ciderhouse. It’s a delicious mix; diners can eat a plain old Basque txuleta or take a turn for the modern with dishes like the crunchy oyster with grapefruit granita and walnut hollandaise." - Marti Buckley