The Best Places to Eat Near Bidaia, by the Record

A bistro with gastronomic ambitions tucked into the ground floor of a corner building near Badajoz's cathedral, Bidaia takes its name from the Basque word for journey. The short, market-driven menu changes with the seasons and pulls from personal memory, leaning heavily on traditions from northern Spain. Two set menus or à la carte, modest room, food that makes you look twice at the address.

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

Tucked onto the first floor of a small shopping center in a modern neighborhood, Drómo runs two surprise tasting menus and asks everyone to arrive on time so the experience begins together, which is either charming or a mild anxiety trigger depending on your relationship with punctuality. The chef roots his informal fine dining in Extremaduran tradition and childhood memory, working an open kitchen where sitting at the bar gets you the closest view.

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1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

The fusion of Extremaduran and Argentine cooking sounds like a thought experiment until you eat it, but the chef duo behind this renovated restaurant in Zafra's tourist quarter met at a Michelin-starred kitchen in Madrid before striking out together. A single concise menu drives the room, though smaller sharing portions are available. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tends to mean the bill won't sting on the way out.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

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