"Azurmendi" Restaurant

Azurmendi, with three Michelin stars in Larrabetzu (Vizcaya), has been chosen in 2014 and 2018 as the most sustainable restaurant in the world. Integrated on the side of a hill with native vineyards, it has used the roof of the building for the planting of vegetable gardens, aromatic plants and a greenhouse. Heading up the project is Eneko Atxa, who embarked on a quest to recover plant species that are native to the Basque Country, such as the Zalla red onion and Derio dwarf chard.

Azurmendi's vegetable gardens present its guests with the work of the small-scale producers who are also its suppliers. They provide a platform for acknowledging the work of those who are committed both to the environment and to a local history that accompanies the restaurant's meat, fish, seafood, and dairy dishes in the form of fruit and vegetables.