Arvo Specialty Coffee ★ 4.8
Arvo Specialty Coffee on Barraincua near the Guggenheim Bilbao opened 2021, with Basque-roasted beans, brunch, acai bowls and homemade food.
OrderAcai bowl with seasonal fruit, sourdough toast with avocado, V60 filter
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Brunch in Bilbao tends to mean a specialty coffee bar that also does a proper plate, rather than a fixed weekend ritual. Arvo Specialty Coffee on Calle Barraincua, with a second site in Deusto, and Bihotz on Calle Aretxaga are the modern choices. For something more classic, the grand cafe rooms of Cafe Iruna and Cafe Bar Bilbao serve all morning, and La Camelia Vegan Bar covers the plant-based side.
Bihotz ★ 4.3
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.
OrderFilter coffee, sourdough toast, cake of the week
Cafe Iruna ★ 4.6
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.
OrderCafe con leche, tostada con tomate, pincho moruno
Cafe Bar Bilbao ★ 4.2
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.
OrderCafe con leche, tortilla, pincho de jamon
La Camelia Vegan Bar ★ 4.0
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.
OrderVegetable sushi, seitan plate, organic wine
Arvo Specialty Coffee Deusto ★ 4.5
Arvo's Deusto branch in Bilbao runs the same Basque-roasted specialty coffee and brunch plate menu as its Guggenheim flagship, plus acai bowls.
OrderAcai bowl, sourdough toast, V60 filter
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