Name: ELKANO
Address: Herrerieta Kalea, 2, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain, Getaria
Telephone: +34943140024

Stylish room with maritime decor known for creative, elegantly plated seafood dishes & fish grills.

At a glance

#1 of 6 Restaurants in Getaria

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.70

0.1 km from the center of Getaria

Rating breakdown

5 ★78%
4 ★15%
3 ★4%
2 ★1%
1 ★2%

Herrerieta Kalea, 2, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain

restauranteelkano.com

+34 943 14 00 24

Quick facts

What is the rating of ELKANO?: ELKANO is rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 2,651 reviews.
How does ELKANO rank in Getaria?: ELKANO is #1 of 6 Restaurants in Getaria by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is ELKANO located?: Herrerieta Kalea, 2, 20808 Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Spain — 0.1 km from the center of Getaria.
How can I contact ELKANO?: Phone: +34 943 14 00 24 · Website: restauranteelkano.com

Elkano
An establishment that sets standards of grilling. This is without doubt one of the culinary temples of wood-fired cooking in which there is little requirement to overwork textures or flavours. The temple of Turbot. TheTurbot was wow. Fresh, fatty and perfectly cooked. The best grilled turbot you'll eat anywhere. Roasted whole, skin and all, and served with a simple dressing,

Very friendly service

Sergio (Serg19) 2023 Oct 01

Fantastic fresh produce treated with respect and magnificently cooked. Service was amongst the best on a month long trip of Spain, sommelier a little grumpy and arrogant but the rest of the staff made up for it.

Bart Spencer 2023 Sep 16

Fantastic experience - service was great (very helpful with recommendations and explanations), as was the food. Not a lot more to say - turbot is obviously a must do, and highly recommend the crab head/fish soup too.

Jacqui J Free-Sze 2023 Aug 29

Wonderful service from start to finish, historical restaurant in a traditional setting. Two of us, we ordered half portion of grilled Kokotxas; 1/2 crab shell starter (served warm and arguably the best we’ve had), two delicious generous portions of soup “shots” (fish and langoustine cream), and grilled monkfish as our main. Every ingredient and dish was minimally seasoned to testify how freshly sourced they are. Would highly recommend if you’re a seafood lover.

Ricardo Toro 2023 Aug 11

We had lunch at Elkano and its truly an amazing place. We were visiting from NYC and meeting our family for a special family reunion. We were a group of 15 (2 grandparents, 8 adults and 7 teens/young adults).

The setting is elegant and classic but without feeling stuffy. The service was superb. I later learned that Aitor, who took our order, was actually the chef and son of the founder. I have to say he was amazing and helped us navigate the menu and essentially create our own bespoke tasting menu. Some tasted the Kokoxas and others the lobster heads. In all we tasted about half the menu. For fish the turbot/rodaballo is a must which is served and presented in 3 parts. We also had the monkfish/rape that was served as a course before the rodaballo. In all, just tell Aitor what you want to have he will ensure that it's the right portions and served in the right order. Everything was seamless and needless to say delicious.

Two special notes:
We had a couple of non-fish eaters and that was not a problem, they had delicious solomillo that was cooked to perfection, "al punto".

Also living in Manhattan and having been to many of the Greek restaurants that also charge by the pound and always over serve it was very refreshing to be in a place that served the right portions and at the end was very reasonable given the quality. Thank you Aitor!

C. I. 2023 Jul 21

Definitely worth a visit! We ordered fish soup as starter, was a special one but having Turbot as a very fulfilling maincourse, overall we were over-fulfilled. Owner coming to explain things in detail was very nice. Next time we’ll focus on Turbot only🐡. One travel advice: if you are travelling from Donostia(SanSebastian), the last bus from Geteria is at 23.00 and nothing after. Elkano can call taxis though..

Laura Cepukaite 2023 Jul 05

An incredible gastronomic experience! Only the highest quality ingredients are used, which gave the dinner a unique experience. Everything is extremely fresh, perfectly balanced flavors. It's hard to piont out one dish as they were all wow: crab, langoustines, peas, mini calamari and of course turbot. Once again, thank you very much for a unique evening🙏

Steven Myrteza 2023 Jun 24

I’m not sure why this restaurant has a Michelin star. This signature dish was Turbot which was beautifully fresh seafood grilled to perfection. No seasoning, herbs or lemon to be found. The website is very modern but the venue is dated, perhaps a sign of the history. The service was impeccable and we were grateful they could substitute the offal and lobster head courses. Compared to another truly Michelin starred restaurant we went to a week later in Spain that was an amazing experience in culinary creativity I would say this restaurant looks more to the past than the future.

Erin C. 2023 May 20

The kokotxas and the turbot were the stars of the tasting menu, but every single course was full of new flavors and textures! We had a difficult time deciding on ordering off the menu or going with the tasting menu. But I would definitely recommend the tasting menu. The turbot at the end was half of the fish, so a very generous amount!!!

Froblog PL 2023 Mar 21

Crème de la crème! Top of quality produce and dishes. Stunning place. Pure focus on produce. Had a soft shell crab to start with and their flagship turbot as main. Absolute masterpiece of fish. Also, they know everything about the fish and they gladly share this knowledge with their guests. Torrijas for dessert and super nice white Garnacha wine. A dream lunch. Loved it!