Cocktail barPintxo bar€€€Mon closed; Tue-Thu 10:30-21:45; Fri-Sat 10:30-22:45; Sun 10:30-15:30
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
Cocktail barPintxo 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
Cocktail barPintxo 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
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