{"id":143794,"date":"2025-02-19T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turismovasco.com\/gaztelumendi-antxon-restaurant-a-small-gastronomic-jewel-in-the-center-of-irun\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:45:37","slug":"gaztelumendi-antxon-restaurant-a-small-gastronomic-jewel-in-the-center-of-irun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turismovasco.com\/en\/gipuzkoa\/where-to-eat-in-gipuzkoa\/gaztelumendi-antxon-restaurant-a-small-gastronomic-jewel-in-the-center-of-irun\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaztelumendi-Antxon Restaurant, a small gastronomic jewel in the center of Irun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gaztelumendi-Antxon is positioned through its presentations, textures and flavors as a gastronomic reference of the Basque Country on its Atlantic side.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Located in the center of Irun, we find the restaurant where Felix, Angela and Markel, 3 great monsters of Basque haute cuisine, give free rein to their creativity. The establishment is divided into 2 areas, the bar and the restaurant. The bar, famous for its cheese and spicy pintxos, offers a wide variety of pintxos and menu of the day, while the restaurant, delights us with more elaborate creations, typical of today’s cuisine. <\/p>\n

In this article, we are going to focus on the latter and its famous tasting menu, do you want to know our opinion? Keep reading!!! <\/p>\n

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Gaztelumendi-Antxon Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

Felix, Angela and Markel offer us a tasting menu based on our tastes, modifying at the time, the dishes that compose it to suit the palate of the customer. Textures, presentations and flavors that surprise our senses, a small, modern, cozy place and a personalized attention make this small Basque establishment great. <\/p>\n

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Weekly break:<\/strong> Evenings from Monday to Thursday<\/p>\n

Schedule:<\/strong> 13:00-15:00 \/ 21:00-23:00<\/p>\n

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8 points of the Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant that caught our eye<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Presentation:<\/strong> If you like surprises and innovation, you will love the presentations of the dishes at Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant. Leaving behind traditional presentations, basing their dishes on everyday life experiences, the chefs of this restaurant manage to attract attention as soon as they leave the kitchen. The presentation of the dishes at the Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant is not to be missed…. have you tried eating in a mirror? Don’t worry, although it may seem uncomfortable, using a mirror as a plate is not such a bad idea, it cuts well, it doesn’t slip and the customers are impressed.<\/p>\n

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Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant mirror presentation<\/p><\/div>\n

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Textures:<\/strong> Throughout the menu we tasted, we went through all kinds of textures, from usual textures in any menu, to new, strange, interesting textures. Have you ever tasted the texture of a crab with shell and everything? <\/p>\n

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Textures of Gaztelumendi-Antxon Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

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Experience:<\/strong> This restaurant was inaugurated in 1942 and since then it has been renewed, updating its menu, without forgetting the essence of Basque cuisine, high quality seasonal products cooked with great care, a typical restaurant of Irun! <\/p>\n

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70th anniversary Gaztelumendi-Antxon Restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

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Premises: <\/strong>The Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant is independent from the bar of the same name, it has its own entrance and totally different decoration. A place where each and every detail is carefully selected so that all of us feel at home. <\/p>\n

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Gaztelumendi-Antxon Restaurant Dining Room<\/p><\/div>\n

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Location: <\/strong>In the center of Irun<\/a>, near the new municipal library and the town hall we find the Gaztelumendi-Antxon restaurant. The subway parking is about 20 meters from the restaurant and is ideal for not having to walk around looking for a place to park. <\/p>\n