Art'Zain

Rating: 13.5
Author: Gault&Millau

Le Bourg, 64780 Irissarry, France

13.5/20
Chef's Restaurant

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Location: Irissarry
Chef: Henri Amestoy
Cooking: French
Services: Access for people with disabilities, Children's Menu, Cooking lessons, Pets allowed, Private Parking, Takeaway
Style: With family

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

38 to 50

Gault&Millau's review 2026

13,5/20

Chef's Restaurant

It’s well worth the 40-kilometer drive from Irissarry to the Basque coast to sample Henry Amestoy’s cuisine. By surrounding himself with high-quality producers and suppliers right in the restaurant’s backyard, he’s just as comfortable with classic approaches (a single cooking method, a sauce, vegetables) as he is with more inventive dishes like his land-and-sea combinations, which he handles with impressive finesse. Every dish hits the mark, and the pairings are creative: creamy sheep’s milk cheese, wild garlic, and razor clams; pot-au-feu vinaigrette; salmon gravlax; pickled cauliflower and lemon confit; flaked cod, leeks with béchamel and spring onions, or slow-cooked pork loin with carrots, turnips, and a honey-rosemary jus. An interesting wine cellar, with Irouléguy prominently featured.