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.
Order: Filter coffee, sourdough toast, cake of the week
Arvo Specialty Coffee is a brunch spot in Bilbao.
Arvo Specialty Coffee on Barraincua near the Guggenheim Bilbao opened 2021, with Basque-roasted beans, brunch, acai bowls and homemade food.
Must order: Acai bowl with seasonal fruit, sourdough toast with avocado, V60 filter
Address: Calle Barraincua 9, 48009 Bilbao
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.
Order: Filter coffee, sourdough toast, cake of the week
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.
Order: Cafe con leche, tostada con tomate, pincho moruno
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.
Order: Cafe con leche, tortilla, pincho de jamon
La Camelia in Bilbao opened 2015 as the city's first dedicated 100% vegan bar, with vegetable sushi, seitan, tofu and tempeh plates and organic wines.
Order: Vegetable sushi, seitan plate, organic wine
Arvo's Deusto branch in Bilbao runs the same Basque-roasted specialty coffee and brunch plate menu as its Guggenheim flagship, plus acai bowls.
Order: Acai bowl, sourdough toast, V60 filter