Victor Montes is a wine bar in Casco Viejo, Bilbao.
Editorially verified May 27, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Iberian charcuterie, foie, pintxos
Day trip · 8 hours
Explore Rioja on a luxury wine tour from Bilbao. Visit a family-owned winery, enjoy a 7-course lunch, and taste 11 wines, including exclusive selections.
Day trip · 8 hours
Explore the Rioja wine region on a private day tour from Bilbao. Visit Haro, travel through the vineyards, and explore the medieval village of Laguardia with an Englis...
Day trip · 8 hours
Discover the essence of La Rioja on a private tour. Visit a family-owned winery, enjoy a curated wine tasting, and indulge in a traditional Riojan lunch.
Address: Plaza Nueva 8, 48005 Bilbao
Xukela on Calle del Perro in Bilbao's Casco Viejo since 1982 sits on the most traditional Bilbao tapas street with creative pintxos and wines.
PourTxakoli, by the glass
WineBasque-leaning by-the-glass list
FoodMushrooms with rooster crests, traditional pintxos
Gure Toki on Plaza Nueva in Bilbao won the Euskal Herria pintxo championship 2016 with Idiazabal cheese soup, oxtail croquettes and cheesecake.
PourTxakoli, by the glass
WineTxakoli, Rioja, by-the-glass rotation
FoodCreative pintxos, Idiazabal cheese soup, Basque cheesecake
Cork on Licenciado Pozas in Bilbao, run by sommelier Jonathan Hernando since 2014, pours 80 wines by the glass with a natural and low-intervention focus.
PourTxakoli or natural Rioja by the glass
WineNatural and low-intervention wines, by-the-glass rotation
FoodWine-paired pintxos, Iberian charcuterie, cheese
La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.
PourRioja by the glass, fino sherry
WineSpanish classics, Rioja Alavesa, sherry
FoodJoselito ham, Iberian charcuterie, croquetas
Singular on Calle Lersundi in Bilbao runs six craft beer taps with 50 weekly bottles and 50 wines, plus Iberian ham rolls as the house pintxo.
PourRotating natural wine, by the glass
Wine50 international wine references, beer-pairing tastings
FoodIberian ham rolls, beer- and wine-paired tapas
