I hardly ever give any restaurant a 5 star rating, but this is my favorite restaurant in the world,…read moreand trust me, I travel quite a bit. This is high end Basque food, prepared in a very traditional way. The place is hard to find, but it's worth the effort. I have posted pictures that document the experience. Do yourself a favor and try this place out!!!!

"Call us when you get into town," Friend said, "and we will tell you how to get here." Only her…read morephone wasn't working, and our phone wasn't working, and we couldn't reach each other. And thus it was that we were lost, driving around Gernika, wondering how on earth we were going to find our friend. But we passed this little bar, and I thought maybe they could help us, and so Husband went in and with his very terrible Spanish tried to get help. THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ARE AT THIS BAR. I want to shout it to the world. Everyone did everything they could to help us, including the customers. When they couldn't find our friend, they told us that if we couldn't find her that they would make sure we had a place to stay that night. We could not have asked for kinder people to happen across. Eventually we found our friends (by total chance), and we went back to the bar to buy everyone a round as thanks. The kalimotxos flowed and they gave Kid olives. Five stars for the kindness. Eskerrik asko!

This restaurant offered great value and was a fun place for a tourist to have a meal. Filled with…read morelocals,bustling with activity and serving fresh local meals.

The best restaurant in town! The family has owned this place for quite awhile and know what they're…read moredoing! If you're up for a big meal, definitely do the menu Del Dia. Per traditional basque dining, this place opens pretty late for dinner and on more popular days it's not a bad idea to get a reservation. It's not super touristy so don't expect anyone to speak English to you. It's not ideal for dining alone but it's doable and the owner is super nice.

During a two-week visit to Gernika in an apartment with no coffee maker, I crawled in here every…read moremorning to wake up with the most excellent cafe con leche you could hope for. Jesus, the owner, is an angel who knew Kid's name by her second visit, and from then on would shout out to her every morning as she came in and would get her a hot chocolate and a slice of tortilla without even needing to ask. It's that kind of place. In a town filled with bars, this one stands out.