8 editor picks in Bilbao.
8 restaurants in Bilbao, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Bilbao.
Mina is chef Álvaro Garrido's restaurant at Calle Ercilla 37 in Indautxu, built around an open kitchen and fresh fish from the Cantabrian Sea.
OrderTxangurro in farmhouse egg yolk sauce, or the hake served with a stew of fresh pocha beans.
TipSeatings run 14:00 to 14:45 and 21:00 to 21:45, with the full menu served until 14:30 and 21:30; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Boroa is a restaurant in a restored 15th-century farmhouse in Amorebieta-Etxano, a place where nature, tradition and the avant-garde coexist.
OrderThe Txindoki tasting menu, with or without pairing.
TipChoose the Txindoki tasting menu, with or without pairing, or the Bizkargi menu on weekdays.
Ola Martin Berasategui is in the Tayko Bilbao Hotel at 13 Calle Ribera and has held a Michelin star since 2019, with Raúl Cabrera as executive chef.
OrderThe Best of Martin Berasategui menu, a complete tour of the kitchen.
TipYou do not need to stay at the Tayko hotel to book a table; reserve on the website, by e-mail or by phone.
Porrue is a Basque restaurant at Alameda de Recalde 4, next to the Guggenheim, cooking seasonal produce over the embers with a creative turn.
OrderThe kokotxas over the embers with txipi powder, or the red prawn from Palamós grilled.
TipThe kitchen runs without a break all day: open 13:00 to 00:00 Monday to Saturday and 13:00 to 17:00 on Sunday.
Berton, at Jardines Kalea 11 in Bilbao, cooks meat and fish in a closed holm oak charcoal oven and serves a wide variety of pintxos with Iberian ham.
OrderIberian ham cut slowly on the 1907 Berkel slicer, or kokotxas of cod in pil-pil sauce.
TipCall ahead to book a table at Berton or Sasibil; the kitchen is open every day from 9:00 to 24:00.
La Barraca is a family-run Mediterranean restaurant at Garcia Salazar Kalea 12 in Bilbao, run by the Liceranzu family and serving 13 kinds of paella.
OrderA paella: there are 13 kinds, from oxtail stew and rabbit with mushrooms to lobster and clams.
TipIt opens from 13:00 to 15:30 on Monday and from Wednesday to Sunday, recommends booking ahead and sells paellas to take away.
Txakoli Berriz, on the Enekuri-Artxanda road, is a traditional restaurant among green hills, specialized in seasonal Basque food and a wide wine selection.
TipIt is closed on Monday and open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 20:00 and on weekends from 11:00 to 19:00.
Misska is an Asian street kitchen at Colón de Larreátegui 35, serving Niuroumian, Vietnamese nems and a Pad Thai, open in Bilbao since 2017.
OrderThe Niuroumian, the Vietnamese nems or the Pad Thai.
TipIt opens twice a day, from 13:00 to 16:00 and from 20:00 to 23:00, and until 00:00 on Friday and Saturday evenings.
