Fine-dining restaurant · Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Restaurante Arzak

Restaurante Arzak in Donostia-San Sebastián is led by Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, carrying four generations of family history into a Basque cuisine open to the wider world.

About Restaurante Arzak

Restaurante Arzak, Basque cuisine in Donostia-San Sebastián

Restaurante Arzak is a Basque fine-dining restaurant on Avenida Alcalde Elósegui in Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena Arzak have developed a culinary approach the restaurant describes as Basque cuisine open to the world.

Four generations of family history

Arzak’s story spans four generations of the same family. Its website traces the restaurant’s development across those generations to the current chapter, with Juan Mari and Elena Arzak leading the kitchen.

A laboratory for culinary research

The restaurant has its own laboratory, presented as the place where everything begins. Research and culinary development take place there, while part of that knowledge is shared through a section of the website called Instructions.

Wine cellar, recipes and publications

Arzak’s work extends to a wine cellar, a recipe collection and press and publishing material. Together, these sections document the restaurant’s cooking, research and published work.

Reservations and contact

The website handles reservations and offers Arzak experiences as gifts. It also provides the restaurant’s contact details, location and directions.

Location and contact

273 Avenida Alcalde Elósegui, 20015 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa · Phone: +34 943 278 465 · Email: informacion@arzak.es

In brief

Contemporary Basque cuisine