€€ Restaurante Zapirain, Igualdegui 5, Lekeitio, T 94- 6840255. A fish restaurant which is popular with Lekeitians as well as visitors. Fairly traditional in style and welcoming in manner. € Hotel Zubieta, Portal de Atea, Lekeitio, T 94-6843030. The lively café bar in this beautifully restored coachhouse is an excellent spot for a chat and a beverage in uplifting surroundings. € Sutargi, Nasa Kalea 11, Ondarroa, T 94-6832258. A popular bar with a good-value restaurant upstairs with main dishes, €9-10. € Talako bar. Above the fisherman’s co-operative on the harbour. A great spot for one of Lekeitio’s rainy days, with a pool table, and a 180º view of the harbour, town, and beaches. € Txalupa, Txatxo kaia 7, Lekeitio, T 94-6841386. While Lekeitio isn’t as out-and-out Basque as Ondarroa, this bar keeps the Basque rock pumping, and does a range of simple snacks. The best places for pintxos are in the Parte Vieja, which teems with bars. Gros is a quieter but tasty option. Restaurants abound in the old town too, although some of the best are further afield, in the new town or outside the city limits. €€€ Casa Nicolasa, C Aldamar 4, T 943-421762. This simple and gracious second floor dining room is the setting for one of the city’s best restaurants. The emphasis is on seafood – the almejas (small clams) with trout roe are superb – and the service is restrained and attentive. €€€ Panier Fleuri, Paseo Salamanca 2, T 943-424205. A bright and airy split-level restaurant with a French-inspired menu and an emphasis on fresh market produce and charcoal grilled meats. €€€ Urepel, Paseo Salamanca 3, T 943-424040. A long and brooding restaurant with a fairly Spanish feel. The food is lighter, and the highlight is an elegantly treated shellfish. A good wine list accompanies the classy nosh.
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