6 basque spots in Casco Viejo, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Casco Viejo's food · All basque in Bilbao.
Ola Martin Berasategui ★ 4.5
Calle Ribera 13, 48005 Bilbao
Ola Martin Berasategui in the Tayko hotel by the Nervion in Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Raul Cabrera's reading of the Berasategui canon.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays plus Sunday dinner; book two weeks out.
Victor Montes ★ 4.4
Plaza Nueva 8, 48005 Bilbao
Victor Montes on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao keeps the spirit of the 1849 grocery, with grilled mushrooms with foie, charcuterie and a deep wine cellar.
Tip: The terrace facing Plaza Nueva is the spot in summer; the back dining room takes reservations.
Berton ★ 4.2
Calle Jardines 11, 48005 Bilbao
Berton on Calle Jardines in Bilbao's Casco Viejo runs a standing pintxo bar and a Basque dining room with rabas and hand-cut Iberian ham daily.
Tip: Open continuously from 09:00-23:00; jam-packed at txikiteo hour, calmer after 21:30 in the dining room.
Berton ★ 4.2
Calle Jardines 11, 48005 Bilbao
Berton on Calle Jardines in Bilbao's Casco Viejo runs a standing pintxo bar and a Basque dining room with rabas and hand-cut Iberian ham daily.
Tip: Open continuously from 09:00-23:00; jam-packed at txikiteo hour, calmer after 21:30 in the dining room.
Anboto Gastroleku ★ 3.9
Calle Jardines 2, 48005 Bilbao
Anboto Gastroleku on Jardines in Bilbao runs a Casco Viejo pintxo bar downstairs and 110-cover Basque restaurant with menu del dia upstairs.
Tip: Book ahead for the upstairs dining room; the downstairs pintxo bar accepts walk-up custom from open until close.
Anboto Gastroleku ★ 3.9
Calle Jardines 2, 48005 Bilbao
Anboto Gastroleku on Jardines in Bilbao runs a Casco Viejo pintxo bar downstairs and 110-cover Basque restaurant with menu del dia upstairs.
Tip: Book ahead for the upstairs dining room; the downstairs pintxo bar accepts walk-up custom from open until close.