Restaurante Elkano
What the experts agree on
Legendary seafood grill pioneering wood-fire cooking since 1964, Elkano transforms seasonal fish with disarming simplicity. The flatfish—dissected tableside—is iconic, though expect high prices for this world-renowned experience.
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"One of the world's most famous seafood restaurants, Elkano was founded in 1964 and embraces a 'fin-to-tail' ethos. Its speciality is seasonal fish prepared with disarming simplicity" Full review
"This legendary seafood grill, created by Pedro Arregui, was a pioneer in cooking all manner of fish outdoors over a wood fire...steaks and chops are also available, but the fish are Elkano’s signature" Full review
"Order the famous flatfish, and you'll receive what Bourdain called an "anatomy lesson" as the maître d' extols the virtues of each separate cut, culminating with the gelatinous fins" Full review