6 editor picks in Bilbao.
6 spanish tapas places 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 on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
OrderThe Joselito ham on crystal bread at the counter; the croquetas de jamon as a second.
TipThe taller (workshop room) is a more intimate sit-down service; book for the tasting menu. The deli sells the same hams to take away.
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
OrderThe Joselito ham on crystal bread at the counter; the croquetas de jamon as a second.
TipBook the taller (workshop) for the tasting menu; the deli sells the same hams to take away.
Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.
OrderThe txangurro gratin; the gilda alongside.
TipThe newer Plaza Nueva location keeps later hours; the original Diputacion bar is the bigger room.
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.
TipOrder the mushrooms with candied rooster crests as a starter; stay for the wine list.
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.
TipOrder the made-to-order tortilla and the marianito (vermut and gin); the terrace is the spot in spring.
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist with Euskaber eggs, plus traditional Basque pintxos.
OrderTortilla de patata pintxo
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