The Atelier is the new gastronomic restaurant inherited from the Etxanobe restaurant of Chefs Fernando Canales and Mikel Población. Located in a wonderful spot in the very heart of Bilbao, it offers its clients a unique, different and very exclusive gastronomic experience through the Chef Atelier Menu. At the Atelier a maximum of 26 guests will discover a gastronomy of excellence in a surprising, elegant and warm environment.
Michelin Guide Restaurant
A restaurant with an unusual setting in a former glass factory in the centre of Bilbao which has managed to retain a few vestiges from its past.
Bilbao-born chef Fernando Canales is at the helm of this culinary project featuring an elegant and intimate gastronomic dining room in which he is keen, first and foremost, to impress his guests with creative cooking based around two tasting menus (Chef Atelier and Chef Atelier Plus) and the very best raw ingredients. Elaborate presentation is key here, with fish dishes taking centre stage. Canales is constantly striving to create an ephemeral experience that becomes an unforgettable memory, aided and abetted where necessary by the very latest technology to achieve his goals. Michelin Guide 2025
Two soles Guía Repsol 2019
Moderna oferta de Fernando Canales a pie de calle en el centro de Bilbao. Amplio espacio y alta tecnología al servicio de la cocina vizcaína de siempre, amplias mesas perfectamente vestidas y una buena iluminación. Canales reúne un formidable equipo: Mikel Población, su jefe de cocina desde hace décadas, Xabi Hernani como director de sala y Antonio Martín gestionando la estupenda bodega. Presenta el menú degustación en 12 pases, con los pescados de la lonja de Laredo como protagonistas y con dos platos ya icónicos: la lasaña fría de anchoas en sopa de tomate y el ajo blanco de trufa blanca. “Cada uno de los pases es un guiño a un viaje, una experiencia o un recuerdo de nuestra vida. Nuestra cocina vasca evoluciona desde nuestra servidumbre gustativa”, en palabras del chef. La Guía Repsol 2024
Dear Customers and Friends,
Both La Despensa and Atelier Etxanobe will be closed for summer holidays from July 19 to August 9, 2026 (inclusive)—a break that, after the intense months we have experienced, will be more than welcome.
From August 10 onwards, we will be refreshed and ready to welcome everyone who chooses Etxanobe for a premier dining experience. Until then, we wish you all a wonderful summer.
See you when we return!