Zallo Barri

The Ordorikas, on Calle Juan Kaltzada since 1975

Zallo Barri opened in 1975 at Juan Kaltzada 79, in the centre of Gernika. It belongs to Javier Ordorika and Andone Zorrozua, and today it is run by their sons Gorka and Eneko. Eneko is the cook: he studied at the Leioa hospitality school, worked at Ibaia, in Gordexola, Boroa, in Amorebieta, and Mina, in Bilbao, and was head chef at twenty. In 2001 the house was refurbished and extended: today it is a modern, simple dining room with space for 140 people, working with local produce and many different menus, for groups, companies and weddings.

The set lunch, Monday to Friday

It costs €17, VAT, bread and wine included, and there is a half menu for €12 (one course, dessert and a drink). It changes every day and is published on its website. The one for Friday 13 November 2026 offered a choice for the first course of a salad with foie gras mousse and red berries, a creamy chicken and mushroom rice, a pulse cream soup or asparagus stuffed with ensaladilla; for the second, griddled salmon with tartare sauce, roast ribs with potatoes or a veal steak; and for dessert, from curd or rice pudding to cheese with quince. If you do not want to sit down, the menu is also sold to take away, from 13:00 to 15:00.

Pil-pil, baby squid and pork cheeks from the menu

Outside the set menu there is an à la carte menu, with prices including VAT on its website. To start: salted Bermeo anchovies with piquillo peppers (€20), farmhouse tomato salad with tuna belly (€20), Galician-style octopus (€22), small scallops, prawns or home-made croquettes (€12 a dozen). Then, cod in pil-pil (€20), line-caught baby squid in its ink (€22), pork cheeks in red wine (€22) or sliced entrecôte for two, of 500 g, for €30. All desserts cost €7.50.

What the website does not say

The website does not publish the dining room's hours or the closing day, and its Google profile could not be consulted. Before going, especially at the weekend, call 946 251 800 or 652 777 798.

It is in the centre, so it fits after visiting the Casa de Juntas and the Gernika Tree or the Peace Museum. If you spend the night in the town, the Hotel Gernika is also in the centre.