Baster Bocadillo de Calamares ★ 4.3
Baster on Calle Correo in Bilbao cooks the bocadillo de calamares to order, a Madrid-origin squid sandwich with a Basque accent, plus tortillas.
Try: Bocadillo de calamares
Cafe Iruna Pinchos Morunos is a street-food stop in Bilbao.
Cafe Iruna on Jardines de Albia in Bilbao since 1903 grills the pinchos morunos at a corner charcoal grill, a Moorish-origin skewer of pork.
Address: Calle Berastegui 4, 48001 Bilbao
Baster on Calle Correo in Bilbao cooks the bocadillo de calamares to order, a Madrid-origin squid sandwich with a Basque accent, plus tortillas.
Try: Bocadillo de calamares
Bar Charly on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1973 serves the classic pintxo gilda, the 1946 Donostia-origin skewer that started the pintxo tradition.
Try: Pintxo Gilda (anchovy, olive, guindilla pepper)
Bar El Globo on Diputacion in Bilbao serves the txangurro gratin, the spider crab pintxo that has been the bar's defining counter order since 1997.
Try: Txangurro gratin pintxo
Sorginzulo on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao makes a championship tortilla de patata with Euskaber eggs, a 2023 Spanish Tortilla Championship finalist.
Try: Tortilla de patata
Cafe Bar Bilbao on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao since 1911 fries rabas (squid rings) at a Belle Epoque marble counter, paired with a glass of vermut.
Try: Rabas (fried squid rings)
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 serves the canonical Joselito Iberian ham on toasted crystal bread, hand-cut at the counter.
Try: Tosta de jamon de Joselito