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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.
Try: Bocadillo de calamares, made-to-order tortilla
Bar El Globo is a basque pintxos budget eat in Abando, Bilbao.
Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.
Address: Calle Diputacion 8, 48008 Bilbao
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.
Try: Bocadillo de calamares, made-to-order tortilla
La Ribera Gastro Plaza inside the Mercado de la Ribera in Bilbao runs a daily food hall with txakoli, pintxos, charcuterie and riverside tables.
Try: Riverside pintxos and bocadillos
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist with Euskaber eggs, plus traditional Basque pintxos.
Try: Tortilla de patata pintxo
Bar Charly on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1973 keeps a traditional Casco Viejo pintxo counter with bacalao croquettes, bonito and the gilda.
Try: Pintxo gilda, bacalao croquette
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.
Try: Rabas, pintxos selection
Anboto Gastroleku on Jardines in Bilbao runs a Casco Viejo pintxo bar downstairs and 110-cover Basque restaurant with menu del dia upstairs.
Try: Menu del dia