Victor Montes is a bar in Bilbao.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Grilled mushrooms, foie gras, jamon, Iberian charcuterie
Address: Plaza Nueva 8, 48005 Bilbao
Cafe Bar Bilbao on Plaza Nueva since 1911 keeps a Belle Epoque tiled interior in Bilbao, with ham croquettes, peppers stuffed with cod and rabas.
Signature drink: Cafe con leche, vermut
Food: Ham croquettes, peppers stuffed with cod, rabas, stuffed mussels
Bar Charly on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1973 keeps a traditional Casco Viejo pintxo counter with bacalao croquettes, bonito and the gilda.
Signature drink: Txakoli, beer
Food: Bacalao croquette, octopus pintxo, jamon-manchego-aioli
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
