Eat well in Bilbao for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.

Food tour in Bilbao

Basque Food Tour and Wine Tasting with Guide

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Cheap eats worth seeking out

8 places

Sorginzulo

Try Tortilla de patata

Sorginzulo was the only bar from Bilbao at the Second National Potato Tortilla Congress in Alicante, and it serves pintxos and potes on Plaza Nueva.

Basque pintxos tours and tastings in Bilbao

2 of the budget eats on this list serve basque pintxos.

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Bar El Globo

Try Gratinated txangurro pintxo

Bar El Globo, open since 1997 on Calle Diputacion 8 in Bilbao, offers cold and hot pintxos, from fresh seafood to select meats and seasonal vegetables.

Baster

Try Individual express tortilla

Baster, on Calle Correo in the Casco Viejo, serves pintxos and raciones made at home that change with the fresh produce found at the market.

Surfin' Tacos

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Try Cochinita pibil taco: Yucatán-style marinated pork wrapped in banana leaves, with pickled red onion, 8 euros.

Surfin' Tacos is a taqueria at Barrenkale Barrena 12 serving tacos such as cochinita pibil, carnitas and al pastor listed at 8 euros, plus tortas and nachos.

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