Menu to Taste

Garena

Contemporary Basque Farmhouse · Bilbao · Michelin One Star · Chef Julen Baz

Holding one Michelin star, chef Julen Baz heads Garena in Dima near Bilbao, serving contemporary Basque farmhouse cuisine inspired by regional heritage. Occupying a 17th-century baserri overlooking the Arratia valley, the restaurant produces its own txakoli wine and features multi-course tasting menus.

Barrio Iturriotz 11, 48141 Dima, Bizkaia, Spain, Bilbao

Menu

Tasting Menu

  • Pamitxa mushroom with meat broth and red pepper emulsion — Pamitxa (wild Basque mushroom) with meat broth and red pepper emulsion (Unte style)
  • Hake seared on smoked hotplate with pepper hood and raw green bean emulsion — Hake seared on a smoked plancha (hotplate) with a pepper hood (campana) covering and raw green bean emulsion
  • Braised sheep with charcoal lettuce, acidic hollandaise and toasted hazelnuts — Slow-braised sheep with charcoal-grilled lettuce, an acidic hollandaise variation and toasted hazelnuts
  • Crispy sheep preparation with smoked Idiazábal Ipiñaburu cheese — A crispy preparation using braised sheep, based on smoked Idiazábal cheese from the Ipiñaburu creamery
  • Betizu beef steak tartare in cone with caramelized onion, caper and mustard-soy-sesame — Steak tartare of Betizu wild Basque cattle, served in a cucurucho (cone) with caramelized onion, caper and a mayo-mustard-soy-sesame-lemon-pepper sauce
  • Chef Julen Baz's flagship tasting menu runs 16 courses at ~ (140)
  • 16-Course Tasting Menu (140)
  • Zurrukutuna with cod throat — Zurrukutuna — the traditional Basque garlic bread soup — with kokotxa (gelatinous cod throat)
  • Fern charcoal mushrooms with Basque hen egg and smoked sabayon — Mushrooms grilled over fern charcoal, topped with Basque hen egg (euskal oiloa) and a smoked sabayon
  • Arbigara grass with pork jowl, langoustine and meat broth — Arbigara (a Basque wild grass) with braised pork jowl, langoustine and meat broth

Dishes

  • Gurea (8)
  • Mid Tasting (8)
  • Taska / Taberna (6)
  • Full Tasting (Geroa) (16)
  • Short Tasting (6)
  • Signature Menu (158)

Cocktails

  • Call directly: 946 317 (215)

The Experience

In a historic setting and set in the countryside. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and a wine pairing. A good fit for group dining.

  • Occasion: Group
  • Format: Tasting menu, Wine pairing
  • Setting: Historic, Countryside / estate

Phone: +34 946 317 215

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