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...
Why locals love it: A long-standing vegetarian dining room on Fernandez del Campo in Bilbao that most pintxo-crawl-focused visitors miss entirely, despite the strong daily menu.
Tip: Come for the daily three-course vegetarian menu del dia; vegans get a parallel set on the board.
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Bilbao Food Tour with Pintxos & Drinks with a Local
Experience the flavors of Bilbao with a knowledgeable guide on a culinary tour. Sample anchovies, local cheese, croquetas, codfish and pastelito vasco and discover its...
Bilbao: Immersive Basque Cooking Class
Master the culinary techniques of the Basque Country during this hands-on cooking class in downtown Bilbao Enjoy your own creations over a meal paired with local red a...
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.
A Sip-By-Sip Tour of 3 Boutique Family Rioja Wineries
Avoid the winery tours and go straight for wine tastings in Rioja. 3 premium flights in 3 boutique wineries (+12 wines). Visit Laguardia. Enjoy a delicious tapas lunch
Location
Address: Calle Fernandez del Campo 7, 48008 Bilbao
More hidden gems in Bilbao
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.
Why locals love it: Calle Henao sits quietly between Bilbao's belle-epoque cafes and the Indautxu pintxo bars; Siembra runs a precise third-wave coffee bar most tourists miss.
Tip: Order a V60 filter from the seasonal Ethiopia or Colombia; the espresso is reliable too.
Berton ★ 4.0
Berton is a basque room in Bilbao. Ham cut from the 1907 machine plus a glass of Rioja at the bar; the upstairs dining room is the calmer order.
Why locals love it: Locals from the Jardines and Casco Viejo crowd the standing bar at Berton for the hand-cut Iberian ham machine from 1907; the upstairs Basque dining room runs quieter.
Tip: Ham cut from the 1907 machine plus a glass of Rioja at the bar; the upstairs dining room is the calmer order.
Cork ★ 4.8
Cork on Licenciado Poza in Bilbao's Indautxu is sommelier Jonathan Hernando's reference natural-wine bar, with a strong txakoli flight as a fine opener.
Why locals love it: Sommelier Jonathan Hernando runs Bilbao's reference natural-wine bar on Licenciado Pozas, a small Indautxu room locals walk to weekly while most visitors never leave Casco Viejo.
Tip: Ask Jonathan for the lowest-intervention pour on rotation; the txakoli flight is a strong opener.
Xukela ★ 4.7
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.
Why locals love it: Locals know Calle del Perro for the city's most traditional pintxo bars; tourists rarely leave Plaza Nueva to find Xukela's mushrooms with rooster crests.
Tip: Order the mushrooms with candied rooster crests as a starter; stay for the wine list.
Bascook ★ 4.6
Bascook is inside a former bilbao salt warehouse, aitor elizegi's modern-basque kitchen sits below tourist radar despite the michelin-guide reputation.
Why locals love it: Inside a former Bilbao salt warehouse, Aitor Elizegi's modern-Basque kitchen sits below tourist radar despite the Michelin-Guide reputation.
Tip: Order the Bilbao 7 Cucharas tasting menu of old-Bilbao spoonable recipes; ask for the brick-arched cellar room.
Baster ★ 4.3
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.
Why locals love it: Tucked at the corner of Correo and Cinturería at the foot of the cathedral tower in Bilbao, Baster's made-to-order tortilla and marianito crowd skews young and local.
Tip: Order the made-to-order tortilla and the marianito (vermut and gin); the terrace is the spot in spring.