{"id":44453,"date":"2017-04-19T12:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/?p=44453"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T12:08:52","slug":"casa-rufo-is-a-small-restaurant-in-bilbao-with-delicious-basque-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/en\/casa-rufo-is-a-small-restaurant-in-bilbao-with-delicious-basque-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"Casa Rufo is a small restaurant in Bilbao with delicious Basque cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in 1955, the brilliant <strong>Rufo Perez<\/strong> sold in his grocery store on Hurtado Amezaga Street salt-preserved meats and fish, wine, salted cod\u2026up until he transformed this delicious back-room into a small restaurant where his son <strong>Jose Luis<\/strong> and his team continue serving the specialities you see on the crammed bookshelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The men\u00fa at <a href=\"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/comercios\/casa-rufo\/?lang=en\"><strong>Casa Rufo<\/strong><\/a> is succinct: few plates and almost all of them concisely presented. Here, they value quality products over fancy production. They look for the products natural and inherent flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a cozy, home environment, where the grocery store and restaurant coexist harmoniously, we can begin with the delicious appetizers: quality smoke-cured delicacies, Keia salmon tacos, their Cantabrian bonito fillets are esteemed for their sophistication, and when they are served, they are eaten with bread and dipped, lightly peppered and smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/comercios\/casa-rufo\/?lang=en\"><strong>Casa Rufo<\/strong><\/a> the egg croquettes are superb, as are the salted anchovies or the fish-belly salad, and so are the stupendous fried Lezama peppers or the salted mushrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a main dish, the cod kokotxas, fried hake, beef tail, sirloin, or the specialty of the house:&nbsp; an impressive grilled chop with a generous serving of fried potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For dessert, the house custard, flan, petit fours, cheesecake, rolled butter cookies \u201ccigarrillos de Tolosa,\u201d a Basque cream pudding \u201cgoxua\u201d, or homemade yogurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/comercios\/casa-rufo\/?lang=en\"><strong>Casa Rufo<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;Hurtado de Am\u00e9zaga 5, 48008 Bilbao &#8211;&nbsp;944 432 172<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/comercios\/casa-rufo\/?lang=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/verybilbao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/basque-cuisine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9350\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in 1955, the brilliant Rufo Perez sold in his grocery store on Hurtado Amezaga Street salt-preserved meats and fish, wine, salted cod\u2026up until he transformed this delicious back-room into a small restaurant where his son Jose Luis and his team continue serving the specialities you see on the crammed bookshelves. 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