Bar Charly is a bar in Bilbao.
Bar Charly on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1973 keeps a traditional Casco Viejo pintxo counter with bacalao croquettes, bonito and the gilda.
Food program: Bacalao croquette, octopus pintxo, jamon-manchego-aioli
Address: Plaza Nueva 8, 48005 Bilbao
Xukela on Calle del Perro in Bilbao's Casco Viejo since 1982 sits on the most traditional Bilbao tapas street with creative pintxos and wines.
Signature drink: Wine, by the glass
Food: Mushrooms with rooster crests, traditional and creative pintxos
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist with Euskaber eggs, plus traditional Basque pintxos.
Signature drink: Txakoli, vermut
Food: Tortilla de patata, traditional Bilbao pintxos
Baster on Calle Correo at the foot of the cathedral tower in Bilbao runs a Casco Viejo pintxo bar with made-to-order tortillas, quiches and vermut.
Signature drink: Vermut, craft beer, marianito
Food: Made-to-order tortilla, quiches, bocadillo de calamares
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
Signature drink: Spanish wines by the glass
Food: Joselito ham on crystal bread, croquetas de jamon, bonito
Singular on Calle Lersundi in Bilbao runs six craft beer taps with 50 weekly bottles and 50 wines, plus Iberian ham rolls as the house pintxo.
Signature drink: Six rotating craft beer taps, 50 weekly bottles
Food: Iberian ham rolls, salmon rolls, beer-paired tapas
Cork on Licenciado Pozas in Bilbao, run by sommelier Jonathan Hernando since 2014, pours 80 wines by the glass with a natural and low-intervention focus.
Signature drink: 80 wines by the glass, 300 by the bottle
Food: Wine-paired pintxos, Iberian charcuterie
