There’s a lot to eat in Oñati, a town with a diverse gastronomy due to its advantageous location that allows dishes from inland Basque Country to coexist with seafood from the coast. When it comes to eating in Oñati, much of the meat comes from local farms, including ox chops, sirloins and fillets, roasted lamb, game, and handmade embutidos (cured sausages).
When it comes to fish, the town’s restaurants serve such varieties as turbot, hake, and monkfish, which may be roasted or grilled, as well as various stews and traditional recipes like marmitako, kokotxas (barbels), and hake in green sauce. Regional cheeses are also very important in the town, especially Idiazabal cheese, which is used in several recipes and also served as a pincho in bars and restaurants.
For those with a sweet tooth, Oñati is home to several specialties like pastel del peregrino (pilgrim’s cake) and Basque cake (a tasty cream-filled sponge cake). Popular beverages include handcrafted cider and Txakoli de Getaria white wine, which will go perfectly with whatever you end up eating in Oñati. The celebration of Corpus Christi, one of the town’s main holidays, is the perfect occasion to explore Oñati and its gastronomy.