La Salve ★ 4.1
La Salve in Bilbao was founded 1886 beneath the La Salve bridge, ceased 1978 and returned 2014 as the city's craft cerveza brewed from Bolueta.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Bilbao worth taking a tram to.
Where to drink local
Laugar Brewery ★ 4.5
Laugar Brewery in Gordexola 18 km from Bilbao was founded 2011 by four friends, the Basque Country's best-known craft brewery with a taproom.
Basqueland Brewing ★ 4.5
Basqueland Brewing in Hernani, founded 2015 by three Americans, was named Best Brewery Spain three times, with a biergarten taproom near Bilbao.
Singular ★ 4.2
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.
Bihotz ★ 4.2
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.