5 restaurants in Bilbao, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Bilbao.
Boroa ★ 4.5
amorebieta · San Pedro de Boroa 11, 48340 Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia
Hours: Daily 13:00-15:30
Boroa in a 15th-century Bizkaian farmhouse 20 minutes from Bilbao holds one Michelin star for Javier Gartzia's tradition-and-avant-garde Basque cooking.
Tip: Twenty minutes by car from central Bilbao; closed Sunday night and Monday. Book the farmhouse upstairs room for the quietest seating.
Casa Rufo ★ 4.5
abando · Calle Hurtado de Amezaga 5, 48008 Bilbao
Hours: Mon-Sat 13:30-16:00, 20:30-23:00; Sun closed
Casa Rufo on Hurtado de Amezaga in Bilbao since 1955 grills the canonical Bilbao txuleta over open flame, between deli counter and dining room.
Tip: Lunch 13:30-16:00, dinner 20:30-23:00; closed Sundays. The deli counter sells the same hams and cheeses.
Atelier Etxanobe ★ 4.4
abando · Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao
Hours: Mon 13:00-15:00, Mon 19:00-22:00, Tue 13:00-15:00, Tue 19:00-22:00, Wed 13:00-15:00, Wed 19:00-22:00, Thu 13:00-15:00, Thu 19:00-22:00, Fri 13:00-15:00, Fri 19:00-22:00, Sat 13:00-15:00, Sat 19:00-22:00
Atelier Etxanobe in Bilbao's Abando is a 20-cover Canales-and-Poblacion gastronomic room in a former glass factory holding one Michelin star.
Tip: Closed Sundays; book three weeks ahead for the smaller dining room.
La Despensa del Etxanobe ★ 4.3
abando · Calle Juan de Ajuriaguerra 8, 48009 Bilbao
Hours: Mon 13:00-15:15, Mon 19:00-22:15, Tue 13:00-15:15, Tue 19:00-22:15, Wed 13:00-15:15, Wed 19:00-22:15, Thu 13:00-15:15, Thu 19:00-22:15, Fri 13:00-15:15, Fri 19:00-22:15, Sat 13:00-15:15, Sat 19:00-22:15
La Despensa in Bilbao is Etxanobe's Michelin-Guide bistro side beside the Atelier, with a Bilbao tasting menu and traditional Basque a la carte plates.
Tip: Open until 22:15; quieter lunch service. Closed Sundays Booking recommended for weekends.
Berton ★ 4.2
casco-viejo · Calle Jardines 11, 48005 Bilbao
Hours: Daily 09:00-24:00
Berton on Calle Jardines in Bilbao's Casco Viejo runs a standing pintxo bar and a Basque dining room with rabas and hand-cut Iberian ham daily.
Tip: Open continuously from 09:00-23:00; jam-packed at txikiteo hour, calmer after 21:30 in the dining room.