Workshop Shop Les Couteliers Basques Artisans, Craftsmen (Visits and Workshops) in Bidart

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Tuesday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Wednesday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Thursday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Friday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Saturday 09:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Sunday Closed

Opens Saturday at 09:00 am

Useful information

  • Artisan d'Art
  • Ateliers d'Art de France
  • Fabrication Française

Location : In the countryside

Province : Labourd

Services

  • Bank cards accepted
  • Disable access
  • English spoken
  • Open all year round
  • Parking
  • Spanish spoken
  • English
    • ARTISANS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY SINCE 1987

      Nestled in a carefully renovated 1769 farm, discover an authentic Basque cutlery workshop in Bidart. Pascal Exposito and his cutlers create and manufacture Basque knives inspired by the emblematic elements of their culture and traditions. Here, no assembly line work, each craftsman makes his knife from A to Z.

      To offer total transparency on the confection, the workshop is completely glazed. Visitors can thus safely observe and immerse themselves in the know-how of the cutlers while benefiting from explanations given by the sellers.


      Discover their 5 models of Basque knives :

      - Artzaina, a Basque knife directly inspired by the ancestral shepherds' cane, the Makila

      - Bixia, shaped like an Espelette pepper, offered on its ideal support on cheese or charcuterie platters

      - Mizpira, an Aveyron shape revisited with scarified medlar and a hand-carved Basque cross on the tip of the spring

      - Urkulua, an identical reproduction of a blade found during archaeological excavations on Mount Urkulu and dated from the 17th century

      - The Alios, a tribute to fishermen's knives with a unique blade locking system !

      Les Couteliers Basques also offer high-end table knives that have proven themselves with starred chefs (like Hélène Darroze, Frédéric Simonin, the Ibarboure Brothers and many others) from the Basque Country and all over the world !

      A guarantee of impeccable quality, these little jewels are guaranteed and benefit from free sharpening !


      Knife care and customization

      With more than 35 years of expertise, Les Couteliers Basques offers a maintenance service for knives made by them and elsewhere.

      - Sharpening of all pieces of cutlery : pocket, table, kitchen knives, scissors, clipper combs, slicer blades, etc.

      - Renovation of old table cutlery sets and old pocket knives... real treasures to which the cutlers give a second life !

      The house also offers a personalized laser engraving service. Initials, first name, Basque cross, logo, everything is possible !

      SCHEDULES

      Open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday (July/August only) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

      FREE ENTRANCE.

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  • Deutsch
  • Euskara

Traveller Reviews Workshop Shop Les Couteliers Basques

4.6 sur 5 338 reviews

  • Massimo Plaino

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Massimo Plaino on 12/07/2024

    Urkulua Dear Friends, today I bought two Urkulua. Urkulua in part of history. You are a great company. The knifes are a present for my nephews. I think is important to own a a good knife. Il will be a good friend for your whole life. My friend Lorenz Weber, a German pianist at the moment travelling the world, bought the same knife. So I decided to buy this presents. I am an ill person and I cannot go out from home. Only if necessary…. I leave my life in my dreams. I cannot live a real life. Your knifes will follow my nephews (27 and 30) and my hearth will follow them. It will be like to be with them. Thanks again for your help and patience. Thanks Miss Andréa Carvalho Without you I would not be able to buy the knifes. Love from Udine

  • F T

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by F T on 06/03/2023

    A glass workshop adjoining the store. A beautiful place, friendly saleswoman who knows her subject well. VERY beautiful, expensive pieces made in the workshop (wood or other attached to a Thiers blade). These beautiful knives can be found on the best tables of Basque chefs. We recommend

  • Maria Perz

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Maria Perz on 27/09/2024

    Special space to enjoy the craftsmanship and finesse of good knives

Traveller Reviews Workshop Shop Les Couteliers Basques

4.5 sur 5 285 reviews

  • "Bidart is beautiful"

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by Jaspa490 (Bidart, France) on 04/06/2019

    Sharp knifes and other fancy cutting tools. The personnel that confronted us were somewhat cold. They should learn to smile a little more in this beautiful basque region. Slightly disappointed, will...

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  • "To discover, unique place"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by darrigadee (Boca Raton, Florida) on 17/07/2024

    The place in Bidart is beautiful. I have known the establishment for years and I can only value it. A wide choice , a beautiful range, the happiness of any amateur. Pascal is an outstanding...

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  • "Very nice shop"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by fred34140 (Meze, France) on 13/09/2023

    A workshop in the middle of the greenery with friendly people available to explain the making of knives and other objects in the shop. The quality is there.. we left with a pretty piece for our...

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Workshop Shop Les Couteliers Basques

Address

283 rue Oyhara
64210 Bidart

GPS coordinates

43° 25'42.46"N, 1° 34'57.68"W

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