Elkano Restaurant

One of the best seafood restaurants in the world, Elkano was founded in 1964 by Pedro Arregi. It specialises in cooking first class fish and seafood over a wood grill, cutting and boning each piece in front of the customer, displaying the mastery and wisdom of current owner Aitor Arregi (Pedro’s son). This has earned it a Michelin Star and a place on the prestigious 50 Best Restaurants list.

Elkano is located in Getaria, a village on the Cantabrian coast a few kilometres from San Sebastián with a long history and tradition of fishermen and sailors. Its gastronomy focuses on seafood products prepared in all kinds of ways, but always with the grill as the common thread.

Their wine list is oriented towards white and sparkling wines, giving importance to all areas of the Old World. All wines on the list centre on European regions that place great value in viticulture – pure wines expressing the identity of the terroir and grape variety, with great emphasis placed on wines of low intervention. This ethos goes hand in hand with the gastronomy.

Highlights of sommelier Nico Boise’s more than 2,000-strong wine list include French examples from the most prestigious areas and producers, plus a selection of the most important Txakoli producers – Atlantic white wines hailing from Elkano’s own region, Getaria.