Cafe Iruna ★ 4.8
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.
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The cafe culture in Bilbao splits cleanly between two eras. The historic rooms, Cafe Iruna near the gardens and Cafe Bar Bilbao on Plaza Nueva, trade on tile, marble and a century of habit. The newer specialty wave, Arvo Specialty Coffee, Bihotz, Siembra Coffee and East Crema Coffee on Calle Ercilla, focuses on the bean, with Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva bridging the two.
Cafe Bar Bilbao ★ 4.5
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.
Arvo Specialty Coffee ★ 4.7
Arvo Specialty Coffee on Barraincua near the Guggenheim Bilbao opened 2021, with Basque-roasted beans, brunch, acai bowls and homemade food.
Bihotz ★ 4.4
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.
Siembra Coffee ★ 4.3
Siembra Coffee on Calle Henao in Bilbao's Abando runs a quiet third-wave specialty coffee bar with rotating Basque-roasted beans and pastries.
East Crema Coffee Ercilla ★ 4.0
East Crema brings the Madrid-born specialty roaster to Bilbao at the corner of Ercilla and Henao, with espresso, V60 filter and whole-bean retail.
Sorginzulo ★ 4.1
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist with Euskaber eggs, plus traditional Basque pintxos.
Bihotz ★ 4.2
Bihotz across the river in Bilbao La Vieja brings third-wave coffee plus craft beer to a quieter quarter, outside the standard pintxo crawl entirely.
TipCome for coffee before noon, craft beer after dusk; the same room shifts mood across the day.
Siembra Coffee ★ 4.5
Siembra Coffee on Calle Henao in Bilbao runs a precise third-wave coffee bar between belle-epoque cafes and Indautxu pintxo bars, V60 filter or espresso.
TipOrder a V60 filter from the seasonal Ethiopia or Colombia; the espresso is reliable too.
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