Best World Restaurants Guide
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ZUBEROA |
Barrio Iturriotz, 8; tel.: 943 49 1228; fax: 943 49 2679
The Basque country is rich in starred restaurants. Zuberoa in Oyarzun is a near neighbour (11 kms) of San Sebastian in a lovely century-old country house, the oldest house in the whole ol the Oyarzun valley. Chef/proprietor Hilario Abelaitz is a great chef who believes in the tradition of Basque cuisine but also in modern versions of traditional dishes. He has been enriching and refining his cooking lor almost two decades. Among his specialities are foie gras in chick pea soup with Ined bread, lobster in cinnamon oil, and supreme of pigeon with potato puree. To end the meal why not have coconut and bitter orange cream with almond brioche and chocolate sauce. There is also a menu de degustation.
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SAN POL DE MAR |
Nou, 10; tel.: 93 760 0662; fax: 93 760 0950
If you feel like a gourmet excursion north along the coast from Barcelona take a 40 minute train ride to San Pol de Mar. The train will drop you at the door of Carmen Ruscalleda's and Toni Balam's restaurant, Sant Pau. You are now in one of the best restaurants on the coast and Carmen will perhaps suggest her tasting menu. The regular menu will feature dishes like red mullet with black olives or sea bass on a bed of baby leeks in a sauce of sweet Catalan wine. An unusual meat dish is wild boar sausage with stewed pineapple and peach. The wine list has many fine Spanish wines. The restaurant is situated in an old house with a pleasant garden overlooking the sea.
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