TypePintxo bar
Signature drinkTxakoli, vermut

Food program: Tortilla de patata, traditional Bilbao pintxos

Location

Address: Plaza Nueva 12, 48005 Bilbao

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Baster ★ 4.2

Pintxo bar

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 ★ 4.5

Pintxo bar

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 ★ 4.1

Pintxo and craft beer bar

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 ★ 4.5

Wine bar

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

Bihotz ★ 4.2

Coffee and craft beer bar

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

Cafe Iruna ★ 4.4

Belle epoque cafe-bar

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

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