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About

The restaurant was founded by Pedro Arregui in 1964 . In 2014 when Pedro passed away, his son Aitor took over the restaurant.

Their signature dishes are the Turbot and the Kokotxa.

Chef

Aitor Arregui

Cuisine

Seafood, Grills

Foodle Reviews

on 28 Oct 2024

The temple of seafood 🔥 🌊 in 🇪🇸 ~ @elkano_jatetxea with @vicaripablo & @paulo_airaudo

🐟 bonito
🐟 seabass
🐟 sardine
🦞 lobster
🦞 lobster head
🎣 kokotxa trio
🍄‍🟫 mushrooms
🪸 barnacles
🐠 fish liver trio
🐠 sole
🎏 red mullet
🍣 tuna belly
🍎 desserts

on 23 May 2024

Day 4 of the tour took us first for lunch at the world famous @elkano_jatetxea . One of the reasons that I picked May as the month to do this tour was that as well as the delicious guisantes being in season, this is one of the best times of year to enjoy Elkano’s turbot. As expected, this was one of the highlights of the tour with the turbot being masterfully dissected at the table. And who knew that you can tell a turbot’s age by using an iPhone torch and a water glass ?🤯 (see... More

on 22 May 2024

Day 4 of the tour took us first for lunch at the world famous @elkano_jatetxea . One of the reasons that I picked May as the month to do this tour was that as well as the delicious guisantes being in season, this is one of the best times of year to enjoy Elkano’s turbot. As expected, this was one of the highlights of the tour with the turbot being masterfully dissected at the table. And who knew that you can tell a turbot’s age by using an iPhone torch and a water glass ?🤯 (see... More

on 13 Oct 2023

Taste of the Biscay bay @elkano_jatetxea

- Baby shrimp ceviche -
- Marinated lobster and it’s roe -
- Kokotxas (battered, grilled, green sauce) -
- Spring mushrooms & ceps -
- Squid -
- Grilled turbot -
- Milk ice cream, figs and nuts -

on 21 Aug 2023

Milk cheese ice cream & cherries

on 21 Aug 2023

Roasted sheep milk and honey

on 20 Aug 2023

Marinated lobster, Caviar

on 20 Aug 2023

Squid in ink sauce

on 19 Aug 2023

Hake chins in different styles - grilled, battered & pil pil sauce

9 / 10
on 15 Jul 2023
on 16 Nov 2020

A viagem ao país basco não seria a mesma se não contemplasse uma paragem pelo Elkano (no 30° lugar do World 50 Best).
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Aqui, à mestria da grelha junta-se o pescado do dia (não estivessem a 200m do mar), numa cozinha despretensiosa mas de grande exigência - assim como o é o serviço.
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Se os pratos de assinatura foram o mote da visita (rodovalho, kokotxas, etc), o favorito foi a lula estufada - fugidas para o tacho por estarem já acima do tamanho ideal para a grelha - acompanhadas... More

8 / 10
on 18 Oct 2019

The master of turbot. Classic food at its best. No description needed.

10 / 10
on 03 Nov 2018

The best turbot ever due to abundance of blue fish and anchovies and is just on another level here...must go!!

6 / 10
on 09 Jul 2018

Elkano

Chef: Aitor Arregui
The restaurant was founded by Pedro Arregui in 1964 . In 2014 when Pedro passed away, his son Aitor took over the restaurant.
Their signature dishes are the Turbot and the Kokotxa.
As turbot is one of our favorite fishes, we were really looking forward tasting what foodies call the best of the world. Indeed it was fantastic, as generally everything we had was the highest quality. We have ordered from the a`la carte menu.
Kokotxas in green sauce, followed by crab... More

7 / 10
on 06 Jul 2018

Back to eating turbot and Txangurro

Recommended in Getaria

Address

Herrerieta Kalea, 2, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Hours

Open hours

Phone

+34 943 14 00 24

Website

http://www.restauranteelkano.com/