6 spanish tapas rooms in Bilbao we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bilbao | Spanish Tapas across every city.
What the rest of Spain calls tapas, Bilbao calls pintxos, and the bars cluster tightly enough to walk between them. La Vina del Ensanche on Calle Diputacion is the benchmark for jamon and a cut-above counter, with Bar El Globo nearby. In Casco Viejo, Xukela on Calle del Perro, Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva and Baster on Calle Correo carry the old-town pintxos circuit.
La Vina del Ensanche ★ 4.4
abando · Calle Diputacion 10, 48008 Bilbao
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
La Vina del Ensanche ★ 4.4
abando · Calle Diputacion 10, 48008 Bilbao
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
Bar El Globo ★ 4.5
abando · Calle Diputacion 8, 48008 Bilbao
Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.
Xukela ★ 4.7
Calle del Perro 2, 48005 Bilbao
Xukela on Calle del Perro in Bilbao runs the city's most traditional pintxo bar, with candied-rooster-crest mushrooms and a wine list locals know.
Baster ★ 4.3
Calle Correo, 48005 Bilbao
Baster at the corner of Correo and Cintureria below the cathedral tower in Bilbao runs made-to-order tortilla and a young marianito crowd on the terrace.
Sorginzulo ★ 4.4
Plaza Nueva 12, 48005 Bilbao
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist with Euskaber eggs, plus traditional Basque pintxos.