Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar

Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar One of Fresno's oldest and unique restaurants. Fresno's oldest, Basque owned and operated Basque Restaurant
Thanks for 30 years! July 1, 1990 - July 1, 2020

The original location of the business was in the Santa Fe Hotel in Downtown Fresno. The hotel was built in 1927 and served as a boarding house for newly arrived immigrants, specifically those from the Basque Country. These types of hotels/boarding houses were commonplace in Downtown Fresno during that time. Through the years, the hotel evolved into a full service restaurant. There have been many owners of the business and building through the years. In 1990, first-generation Basque-Americans, Jean Pierre and Manuela Etchechury purchased the business from Jean Baptiste and Yvette Bidegaray, whom had purchased the business from Prosper and Geromie Garateix in the 80's. In 2001, the owners of the business, Jean Pierre and Manuela Etchechury, along with their young children, Dominique and Pampi, moved the business from the Santa Fe Hotel to its current location. The restaurant is now located on Maroa Ave. and Shields, between the Tower District and Fig Garden. This building has been home to "The Players" restaurant in the 80's and 90's and "Casa Canales" in the 70's. It was the Canales' residence during the 50's and 60's before it was transformed into a restaurant. While the Santa Fe Basque Restaurant and Bar is no longer affiliated with the Santa Fe Hotel and it's rich history, we still work hard to provide our customers with traditional and contemporary Basque-American food, to perpetuate the Basque culture, to educate others about the Basques, and to offer an enjoyable home-away-from-home atmosphere for our wonderful customers.

It's breakfast time! Start your weekend off right with a full meal and some w**e to wash it down 🥞🍷 Call (559) 226-7499 ...
09/29/2026

It's breakfast time! Start your weekend off right with a full meal and some w**e to wash it down 🥞🍷 Call (559) 226-7499 for reservations.

Our famous bread pudding finally makes a comeback! Drizzled with a caramel sauce and cooked to perfection, it makes the ...
09/25/2026

Our famous bread pudding finally makes a comeback! Drizzled with a caramel sauce and cooked to perfection, it makes the perfect treat to celebrate cooler weather.

09/24/2026

BASQUE BREAKFAST!
Saturday, Oct 3
10 AM
RSVP, please

Save the date!!Mus players, please contact Dominique at 559.226.7499 with your teams.
09/11/2026

Save the date!!
Mus players, please contact Dominique at 559.226.7499 with your teams.

09/11/2026
09/10/2026

just following instructions 🔪 #559

09/06/2026

feel free to drop poses you'd like to see in part 2! ⬇️🤣 #559

Join us this Saturday for our monthly Basque Breakfast! Then you can go out and enjoy the cooler weather with a full sto...
09/01/2026

Join us this Saturday for our monthly Basque Breakfast! Then you can go out and enjoy the cooler weather with a full stomach🫃🌤️

DJ Sirloin will be hosting karaoke this Thursday! 🐮❤️🐗🎤 come grab a drink, food, and a mic!
09/01/2026

DJ Sirloin will be hosting karaoke this Thursday! 🐮❤️🐗🎤 come grab a drink, food, and a mic!

Address

3110 N. Maroa Avenue
Fresno, CA
93704

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 7pm
Tuesday 12pm - 7pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+15592267499

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