Bilbao: Basque Food Tour and Wine Tasting with Guide
Discover the best of Bilbao food culture on a guided walking tour. Sample mouthwatering bites, sip local wine, and explore the charming city while learning about local...
Squid rings dredged in flour and flash-fried in olive oil until shatteringly crisp, served with lemon wedges, alioli or chipotle mayonnaise. Pintxo bar staple, often piled high in a paper cone with no plate.
Rabas (the Basque-Cantabrian name for fried calamari) are a working-port pintxo, descended from the Andalusian calamares a la romana but cooked harder and served crisper in the north. Cafe Bar Bilbao, Bar Charly and Baster all run defensible versions; Baster's bocadillo de calamares (rabas in a roll) is the late-night fix on the Casco Viejo.
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Cafe Bar Bilbao ★ 4.5
Plaza Nueva 6, 48005 Bilbao
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.
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.
Baster ★ 4.2
Calle Correo, 48005 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.
Bar Charly ★ 4.2
Plaza Nueva 8, 48005 Bilbao
Bar Charly on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1973 keeps a traditional Casco Viejo pintxo counter with bacalao croquettes, bonito and the gilda.
Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide
Rabas makes more sense with someone from Bilbao explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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Bilbao: Traditional Basque Pintxos Cooking Class
Learn how to cook the most traditional pintxos of Bilbao and Basque Country so you can recreate them back home. Taste the pintxos alongside wine, a cheese board, and dessert.
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