Arzak, a family-run gem since 1897, effortlessly blends modern Basque creativity with tradition, making your dining experience feel like art.
"When it comes to fancy multi-course meals, you won’t find a better option in San Sebastián than Arzak. This restaurant is where the Basque cooking movement of the ’70s, nueva cocina vasca, started, which basically makes it the hub of fine dining in Spain. The tasting menu reads like a greatest hits list of Basque cuisine—the Arzak team thrives on innovating local dishes and produce, which means you’ll find things like beef cheek in a jet-black sesame sauce and razor clams paired with tomato gel and green mayo. The meal will cost you around €300, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so sit back, pick something from the 100,000-bottle wine cellar, and enjoy your foie cromlech and the marbled egg." - Marti Buckley
"A Three MICHELIN Star restaurant in Spain, one of Ben Higgins' favorite dining experiences." - Michael He
"When it comes to fancy multi-course meals, you won’t find a better option in San Sebastián than Arzak. This restaurant is where the Basque cooking movement of the ‘70s, nueva cocina vasca, started, which basically makes it the hub of fine dining in Spain. The tasting menu reads like a greatest hits list of Basque cuisine—the Arzak team thrives on innovating local dishes and produce, which means you’ll find things like beef cheek in a jet-black sesame sauce and razor clams paired with tomato gel and green mayo. The meal will cost you around €300, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so sit back, pick something from the 100,000-bottle wine cellar, and enjoy your foie cromlech and the marbled egg. " - marti buckley
"Travelers will dine at Arzak, a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in San Sebastian, one of the region’s top (and hardest to get into) restaurants." - Devorah Lev-Tov
"The Chef Mentor, one of the most acclaimed awards for the human importance it plays in recognizing a method of sensing and passing on gastronomy to new generations, has this year been awarded to the maestro Juan Mari Arzak, who still continues work as a cook beside his daughter, Elena, at the emblematic Arzak (Three MICHELIN Stars, Donostia/San Sebastian)." - Guía MICHELIN
