Asador Etxebarri is a
Spanish restaurant in
Atxondo
Atxondo ( es, Achondo) is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Atxondo is part of the ''comarca'' of Durangaldea and has a population of 1,447 inhabitants as of 2007 according to the Spanish National Sta ...
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Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao.
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),
Basque Country which was voted 3rd best of the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants and was also voted 3rd best in the world in
Restaurant (magazine) Top 50
The World's Best 50 Restaurants is a list produced by UK media company William Reed, which originally appeared in the British magazine ''Restaurant'' in 2002. The list and awards however are no longer directly related to ''Restaurant'' magazine ...
Awards in 2019 and 2021 and 6th in 2015. The chef is Victor Arguinzoniz, who cooks everything over a grill. Thus, all courses, even
dessert
Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. In some parts of the world, such as much of Greece and West Africa, and ...
, have the taste of fire.
Victor Arguinzoniz, the owner and chef was born in the same village, next to the restaurant, and worked in a flag factory for many years before buying the restaurant with his father and uncle. He taught himself to cook and built his own kitchen full of manual grilling contraptions using multiple types of wood.
Victor loves to barbecue and he is rarely seen out of the kitchen. He is known for juicy Palamós prawns, homemade chorizo tartare and finally a huge
tomahawk steak before dessert.
Wines are chosen by Mohamed Benabdallah who was previously at
Mugaritz.
References
External links
Official web site
Michelin Guide starred restaurants in Spain
Restaurants in Spain
Buildings and structures in Biscay
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