Specialities
Traditional Pintxos
Alameda
Alameda Urquijo, 40
Felipadas, Russian salad, stuffed anchovies, tuna omelettes, croquettes. The
Felipadas, vegetable sandwich with anchovies, and pintxos have become classics
in this bar´s fifty year history.
Baste
Maria Muñoz, 6
Fried calamari, stuffed mussels, crabs, croquettes, omelettes, and stuffed
peppers. A traditional place with traditional pintxos.
Café Bilbao
Plaza Nueva, 6
Cod al pil-pil and a la Biscayne, selection of cheeses and patés. Interesting
fin-de-siecle café.
Eme
General Concha, 3
The popular “triángulos” and “torres” sandwiches
and croquettes have fed several generations of Bilbainos.
Fabian
Zugastinovia, 1
Fried cod, anchovies with Roquefort. Another classic with delicious good quality
pintxos.
Iruña
Berastegi, 5
Serranito (ham) sandwiches and shish kebabs. Outstanding Romantic-Moorish
inspired decor from 1904, and proper waiters.
Kirol
Ercilla, 28
Traditional bar with a classical offering; excellent wines and even better
cooking downstairs in the restaurant.
Ledesma
Ledesma, 14
Fried hake, croquettes, ommelettes and sandwiches. A classic also offering
fine cured ham, small grazing portions and mixed platters.
Lekeitio
Diputación, 1
Ommelettes, foie au Port, and a good selection of salads.
Lizarra
Atxuri,1 5
Pintxos, croquettes and sandwiches in a traditional decor.
Taberna Taurina
Ledesma, 5
Excellent omelettes and sándwiches. The bull fighting decor alone is
worth a visit.
Victor
Plaza Nueva, 2
Specialists in cod, ragout and tripe.
Modern Pintxos
Abandoibarra
Abandoibarra Etorbidea, 4
A large selection of pintxos within the Euskalduna Conference Centre.
Amboto Bigarrena
Nueva, s/n
Innovative offerings such as onion calamari, calabacín stuffed with
ham and cheese, and warm cod´s liver salad.
Baden-Baden
Gran Vía, 75
Octopus, clamari, and ham sandwiches.
Good service and street café tables in the summer.
Bilbao
Ctra. Larraskitu, 2
Caramelized foie with apple gelatine on toast, fresh cheese pastry with Ibérico
ham and Roquefort, tempura prawns with rice balls. Modern cuisine, combining
traditional values with creativity.
El Globo
Diputación, 8
Cod, grated crab, marinated salmon, and grilled foie. Very central location.
El Huevo Frito
García Rivero, 1
Renovated classic, and as with others located in this street, very popular
in the evening. Varied and unusual pintxos.
Garo Café
Alameda Urquijo, 6
Varied pintxos and sandwiches.
Izaro
Alda. Urquijo, 66
Grilled foie, potato omelette, ragout. Tiny and fashionable space, with quality
pintxos prepared on demand.
Jardines
Alda. Mazarredo, 8
Variety of omelettes and good ham croquettes.
Javi Kafé Bar
Calixto Diez, 3
Omelettes, small sandwiches and cod.
La Comercial
Lertsundi, 17
Variety of omelettes (ham and cheese, peppers, veggie…), stuffed croissants,
mushrooms and ham.
La Dolce Vita
Licenciado Poza, 55
Variety of traditional and modern pintxos.
Las Torres
Simón Bolívar, 27
Omelettes, Ibérico ham, small sandwiches and canapés.
Lasa
Diputación, 3
Monkfish brochette, vegetable tempura, and mushroom croquettes.
Los Candiles
Diputación, 1
Fried calamari, onion calamari, and foie.
Memorial
Ibáñez de Bilbao, 9
Creative and unusual pintxos.
Monty
Heros, 16
Cod al pil-pil, “txangurro” (typical Basque way of preparing crab)
paté, and other innovative pintxos.
Munegorri
Alda. San Mames, 43
Corn bread with chorizo, prawns brochette au vinagrette, and lamb mollejas.
Museo
Plaza de Chillida, s/n
Muslin, chatka with ham, and “gulas” (fish paté in the
shape of baby eels) with mushrroms.
New Inn
Alda. Urquijo, 9
Sandwiches, omelettes and melted cheese based sandwiches.
Okela
García Rivero, 8
A variety of pintxos.
Urdiña
Plaza Nueva, 5
Fried calamari, peppers with marinated cod, piquillo peppers with cream of
Roquefort, txangurro with fish roe. Good selection of modern pintxos.
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