Jan eta edan
Eat & Drink
484 spots
Start with a pintxo stop around Plaza Nueva, a café by the Albia gardens or a meal you can settle into. Use the filters to find a neighbourhood and type of place, then check the venue’s menu and opening hours before you go. Save a few options so you can choose as the day unfolds.
484 spots
FiltersRestaurant · Bar · Café · Sagardotegi
Café Iruña Kafe Iruña
A café from 1903, with Mudéjar-inspired tiles facing the Jardines de Albia.
Restaurant · Abando · 11 min · €
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Contemporary Basque pintxos and small plates at Plaza Nueva 12.
Restaurant · Casco Viejo · 9 min · €€
Photo: Paul Arps — Tapas at Gure Toki (Bilbao, España 2019), CC BY 2.0
Txangurro gratinado and counter pintxos on Diputación, beside the provincial palace.
Restaurant · Abando · 10 min · €
Photo: Kent Wang — El Globo (July 2011), CC BY-SA 2.0
Craft beer, sourdough bread and a casual menu at Ibáñez de Bilbao 8.
Restaurant · Abando
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Iberian ham, Josellinis and a separate dining room at a Diputación bar founded in 1927.
Restaurant · Abando
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Made-to-order individual tortillas, homemade pintxos and vermut at Correo 22.
Restaurant · Casco Viejo
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Local ingredients meet Asian techniques at Iván Abril’s Henao Street tavern.
Restaurant · Abando
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Butter buns, chocolate palmiers and truffles at Arrese's Gran Vía pastry shop.
Café · Abando
Photo: Zarateman (2023), CC0
Sharing plates, seasonal mains and marked vegan options at San Frantzisko 1 in Bilbao La Vieja.
Restaurant · Bilbao La Vieja
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mexican cooking with house-made tortillas at the Barrenkale taquería.
Restaurant · Casco Viejo
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Craft beer and sharing plates on Lersundi, with a beer list worth taking time over.
Restaurant · Abando
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Josean Alija’s seasonal restaurant at the Guggenheim, beside the riverside Maman sculpture.
Restaurant · Abando
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A longstanding family bar and Basque restaurant on Colón de Larreátegui.
Restaurant · Abando
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Traditional Basque cooking and a wine cellar on the slopes of Artxanda.
Restaurant · Uribarri
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Traditional and creative pintxos at La Olla on Plaza Nueva.
Restaurant · Casco Viejo
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Traditional Bilbao dishes in an Old Town restaurant with several small dining spaces.
Restaurant · Casco Viejo
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Basque cooking with a view of the pitch inside San Mamés stadium.
Restaurant · Basurto-Zorroza
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Paella and Mediterranean rice dishes on García Salazar.
Restaurant · Abando
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A public restaurant built around the sociable Basque txoko tradition.
Restaurant · Abando
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Traditional Basque seafood at the original Serantes, with a lively bar on Licenciado Poza.
Restaurant · Indautxu
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Pintxos, a dining room and a terrace on Campo Volantín.
Restaurant · Uribarri
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Breakfasts, pintxos and a book-ahead brunch on Alameda Mazarredo.
Restaurant · Abando
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Seasonal Biscayan cooking in the Guggenheim’s informal bar and restaurant.
Restaurant · Abando
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Eneko Atxa’s Basque cooking and charcoal grill at the Radisson Collection hotel on Gran Vía.
Restaurant · Abando
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