Alameda

Three generations since 1942

Alameda is at Mirasoroeta Kalea 1, in Hondarribia, in an 18th-century building. In 1942 Julia Ruiz de Arbulo and Tomás Lizaso, the family's grandparents, took it over. In 1991 their grandson Gorka Txapartegi, born in the town in 1969, took charge of the kitchen with his brothers Mikel and Kepa, his mother Kontxi and his aunt Maribi. In 1997 the Michelin star and two Repsol suns arrived. The cooking draws on the tradition of the Bidasoa, a border river, and on seasonal produce. Mikel and Kepa also run Sutan, the family's events space at the Hiruzta winery.

First of all: closed until 24 January

In November 2026 the website announces that the house is closed for holidays until 24 January. If you go before that date, look for another table: in the Marina quarter, Gran Sol.

The Hondarribia menu

The June 2026 tasting menu is called Hondarribia and costs €150, VAT included, without drinks. It is served only to the whole table and until 14:30 at lunchtime and 21:30 in the evening. It takes you through the house from start to finish: toffee and foie gras bonbon, bonito with espelette, Hondarribia tomato with anchovy, lobster and salt cod ajoarriero, stuffed pepper with duck, grilled fish of the day, Basque cheeses and chocolate with hazelnut and orange. You can add the grilled oyster (€11), a butakaku with shrimp tartare (€21) or Garat pigeon (€25). The pairing with local wines costs €100, and with world wines, €170.

The à la carte menu, dish by dish

If you prefer to choose, the menu has the Hondarribia tomato with anchovy at €36, the lobster and salt cod ajoarriero at €49, the baby squid rice at €45 or the tripe and snout of old cow in the style of grandmother Julia from €32. From the grill, fish of the day from the Hondarribia and Saint-Jean-de-Luz fish markets at market price, old-cow chop at €11 per 100 g, and pigeon. Desserts range from €18 to €24.

The tavern, for walking in without a booking

In the same house is the tavern, which does not take reservations: pintxos and dishes from grandmother's kitchen. Its 2026 menu includes a gilda with grilled bread for €6, ham croquettes at €9 for a half portion, fried baby squid, Hondarribia tomato salad (€18), grilled anchovies (€22), old-cow cheek (€30) and chop at €10 per 100 g. It opens Wednesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 15:30 and Wednesday to Saturday from 19:30 to 23:00.

Hours, dining rooms and terrace

The restaurant opens at lunchtime Wednesday to Sunday, from 13:00 to 15:30, and in the evening Wednesday to Saturday, from 20:00 to 23:00. Closed Monday, Tuesday and Sunday evening. It has a large dining room, an area reserved for 35 people and a very popular terrace in good weather. Children are welcome; pets are not allowed, except assistance dogs. The restaurant is booked on the website; the tavern is not.

Before lunch, take a stroll round the walled old town or go down to the Marina quarter.