ItzuliItzuli

Image Credit: | https://guide.michelin.com/en/pais-vasco/es-donostia-san-sebastian/restaurant/itzuli Inside the Luze San Sebastián boutique hotel, at the top of Mount Igueldo, this restaurant hides its proposal under a Basque term that could be translated as 'to return' or 'to come back'. Chef Íñigo Lavado, after two decades of success in Irun, has set up the project with his family (his wife, Arantxa Martínez, is in charge of the dining room and one of his sons, Julen, is a professional sommelier), trying to convey to diners, in his own words, a culinary style... 'of time, stories and a lot of emotion'. In his elegant Belle Époque style dining rooms, with large windows to enjoy the sea views, he offers a proposal that combines his two menus (Luis Irizar, dedicated to his mentor, and the one he calls Cocina de Emociones (Emotional Cuisine), more contemporary and personal) with a menu that includes dishes selected from both options. A highlight? We were surprised by their Ostra al natural (natural oyster), with pickled vegetable cream and suckling pig jus.