Cocktail barWine bar€€€Mon-Sat 09:00-24:00; Sun closed
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
Cocktail barCoffee and craft beer bar€€€Mon-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri 13:00-23:00; Sat 10:00-23:00; Sun 10:00-22:00
Bihotz in Bilbao La Vieja runs a coffee-and-craft-beer hybrid south of the Ribera market, with third-wave coffee mornings and a beer-led evening.
Signature drink: Specialty coffee, craft beer
Food: Breakfast plates, cakes, light pintxos
Cocktail barBelle epoque cafe-bar€€€Mon-Thu 09:00-23:00; Fri 09:00-24:00; Sat 11:00-24:00; Sun 11:00-23:00
Cafe Iruna on Jardines de Albia in Bilbao opened in 1903, with 300 square metres of Mudejar tiles and pinchos morunos at the corner charcoal grill.
Signature drink: Vermut, cafe con leche
Food: Pinchos morunos, traditional Basque pintxos
Cocktail barPintxo bar€€€Mon-Thu 08:00-23:00; Fri 08:00-24:00; Sat 11:00-24:00; Sun closed
Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.
Signature drink: Txakoli on the counter
Food: Txangurro gratin, anchovy gilda, mushroom volcan
Cocktail barPintxo bar€€€Mon-Tue 09:00-23:30; Wed closed; Thu-Sat 09:00-23:30; Sun 09:30-16:00
Gure Toki on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao won the Euskal Herria pintxo championship 2016 with Idiazabal cheese soup, oxtail croquettes and cheesecake.
Signature drink: Txakoli, by the glass
Food: Idiazabal cheese soup, oxtail croquettes, Basque cheesecake
Cocktail barPintxo bar and restaurant€€€Mon-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-24:00; Sun 11:00-23:00
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.
Signature drink: Old wines and brandies
Food: Grilled mushrooms, foie gras, jamon, Iberian charcuterie