Bilbao La Vieja, Bilbao

The gentrifying multi-ethnic quarter south of the Mercado de la Ribera, now home to Bilbao's natural-wine bars, Senegalese kitchens and the city's third-wave coffee crowd.

Bilbao La Vieja, south of the Mercado de la Ribera, is the city's gentrifying multi-ethnic quarter and its most interesting food frontier. Natural-wine bars and third-wave coffee have moved in beside Senegalese kitchens, giving the neighbourhood a mix the rest of Bilbao does not have. It rewards an unplanned wander more than a booking.

The full Bilbao La Vieja food guide is still being researched. In the meantime, see the Bilbao food guide for the places we cover, or the neighbourhood index.