Asador Sagartoki is about the only restaurant I frequent in Vitoria; they have plenty of other…read moregreat restaurants, but I enjoy the atmosphere and the casually chic vibe of this place. It's hip, but not "hipster", it's friendly and not pretentious. Everything, even the stuff I wasn't crazy about, is delicious. I'm an adventurous type and will try just about anything, so even though the menu is in Spanish (Basque actually), I just point to something on it or to the food on display, not knowing at all what it might be and start grubbing - I'm never disappointed. If you're looking for something unusual and different from the standard restaurant fare - this is your place. Here's what I had: 2 pintxo huevo frito (fried egg yolk) 4 degustacion croque (mixed flavored croquettes) 1 cru-cru de foie (a cool dessert-type thingy with foie gras served in a tiny cone) 4 pintxo de sushi (I could've passed on this, but it was definitely NOT nasty) 1 pulpo pintxo (grilled octopus on toasted bread) 1 bacalao pil-pil (codfish in a typical yellow Basque sauce on toasted bread) These things plus a small bottle of water came to about $30, but it was worth it because it was several little things and I was full and even more satisfied than had I paid the same price for one item. Here is a link for some menu items translated in English: http://translate.google.es/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.sagartoki.com/&prev=search By the way, "Asador" is Basque for "grill" or Spanish for "spit" - as in "put on the spit" (long wood or metal stake that game animals would be put on to roast.)

We stopped in while walking around the plaza. Place is very cozy and feels like a speakeasy. Good…read morefood and drink. Higher price point, but definitely worth it. Kids ate everything and we loved our plates and service. Go visit this place.

Monumento al Pastor is my favorite restaurant in Spain thus far. The food was very good and the…read morestaff, especially Iñaki and Cristina, made the experiance ten times better. I hope to come back here every time i visit Spain for the amazing food and service. Thank you! Monumento al Pastor es mi restaurante favorito en España hasta ahora. La comida era muy buena y el personal, especialmente Iñaki y Cristina, hizo la experiencia diez veces mejor. Espero volver aquí cada vez que visite España por la increíble comida y servicio. ¡Gracias!

My absolute favorite place in Haro. Get there when they open and order from the wonderful lady at…read morethe bat. Get the tomato salad, pimientos, and croquetas. Excellent wine selection, too! This beautiful restaurant never disappoints!

Came back here after ... 6 or 7 years. Were quite thrilled the first time around. After seeing the…read moremixed reviews, I wondered how it would hold up. And we still liked it very much. Lots of tables outside. It was very busy but still got one. Dogs welcome outside. Ordered our food inside at the bar. Staff was friendly, unlike I've read in some reviews. Got one tapa - a filled chili (with minced meat), very good one. Spicy too. A bacalau sandwich with melted cheese, fresh and savoury. Then some anchovies....just ok this one. But then the small plate we look forward to: the snails! A good-sized plate, took a while to prepare (and it's prepared fresh here), but worth the wait. Lots of snails, good sauce, nicely cleaned, tender and tasty. As great as last time. Prices are fair, the wine is good and the food tasty. Still great. But then there are several great places around here. The choice is yours. Best to do some bar-hopping.

Sometimes a little luck goes a long way. Driving from Madrid to Bilbao, and a friend suggested I…read morestop into a town called Miranda de Ebro along the way. "They have great roast lamb there". That's all he said. Okay... Armed with that knowledge we pulled off into this town for lunch. On the road entering the town it didn't seem like that much. It was very industrial, very ugly looking, and we kept thinking we made a wrong turn somewhere. However once you get into the city center it's much nicer. We were walking around looking for this lamb, and stumbled into awkwardly into this bar asking if they had any food. "No", said the proprietor, "but go to la Vasca. Muy bueno". Muy bueno indeed. It's in an alley, and it looks quite empty from the front. However when we went upstairs it was absolutely packed with locals. We proceeded to have a pretty amazing meal. It's definitely not cheap by Spanish standards, however, very worth it. The roast lamb was literally falling off the bone. Highly worth a stop if you're driving by this town.

High end Spanish cuisine, very good quality with an incredible wine list.read more