The Best Steakhouses Near Itzuli, by the Record
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Rank 1. Laia Erretegia
Grills
A grill restaurant set in the old stables of a country house on the meadow-ringed outskirts of Hondarribia, near the French border. The kitchen speaks almost entirely in fire and dry-aged beef, with cuts aged well past the point most places would consider enough. Fish holds its own alongside the meat, and the sommelier treats the cellar as part of the meal rather than a footnote to it. Ranked third on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list.
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Rank 2. Casa Nicolás de Tolosa
Basque Steakhouse
Thick stone walls and exposed beams frame an open fire that does all the real talking at this Basque steakhouse in a historic Gipuzkoan town. The chuleta, a dry-aged bone-in cut cooked over charcoal and wood, is the point entirely. The team reads heat, humidity, and fat with the kind of quiet confidence that comes from doing one thing for a long time. It ranks among the World's Best Steak Restaurants, which should settle the debate about whether to make the drive.
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Rank 3. Arotxa
Traditional Steakhouse
The T-bone arrives grilled over holm oak charcoal, and the smoke does most of the talking. This family-run restaurant in a small Navarrese village has one brother in the kitchen and one working the room, a setup that gives the place a relaxed, lived-in confidence. The dining rooms feel contemporary but not scrubbed of character. Traditional cooking with a light modern touch, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand to show for it.
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Rank 4. Amaren
Basque Steakhouse
An open fire grill sits at the center of the room, visible from the dining room, where dry-aged Iberian oxen get the kind of focused, unhurried attention that is almost meditative to watch. This is a Basque steakhouse in central Bilbao, polished but not stiff, rooted in txuleton tradition while the room's clean lines and curved seating push it somewhere more contemporary. It ranked 44th on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list.