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Axpe

Asador Etxebarri

Restaurant

Why we point you here

Open-flame cooking in the Basque Country, elevated to an art form with global recognition.

In the green hills of Spain's Basque Country, this is where fire becomes precision. Every element—vegetables, seafood, meat—passes through custom grills and wood embers, handled with a reverence that's earned consistent placement among the world's best. The cooking is elemental but never simple, and the trust it commands is decades in the making. Worth the detour.

Accolades

  • 2018No. 10
  • 2017No. 6
  • 2016No. 10
  • 2015No. 13
  • 2014No. 34
  • 2013No. 44
  • 2012No. 31
  • 2011No. 50
  • 2009No. 39
  • 2008No. 44

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Charted by World's 50 Best Restaurants· Last verified 2026-06-07