Best places: Basque restaurants in Bilbao, Spain

Fine-dining venue offering a tasting menu of artfully plated meat & fish dishes, plus wine pairings.

Traditional Basque paella, stews & seafood at a charming, family-run spot with blue & white accents.

Refined takes on classic regional dishes, plus Spanish wines, in a sleek, modern dining room.

👍👍 We had a warm welcome from the host. The neighborhood has a lot of bars but not such an authentic look like this restaurant. Ordered the menu arandia which we truly can recommend. We enjoyed the blood sausage a lot. The asparges were good as well. Could be more on chamber temperature to be more tast...

Classic Basque cuisine in a modern dining room with exposed-brick walls & striking light fixtures.

Local specialties & wine in a stately, bi-level building with tile walls & sidewalk seating.

Tasting menus of imaginatively prepared Basque seafood dishes in an elegant, low-lit setting.

👍👍 It was quite an experience (in a positive way!). The restaurant shares a building with Tayko hotel in the old town. The interior is very industrial looking: a lot of concrete and metal. We ordered the “tasting menu” with wine pairing: 16 dishes including deserts. I like the majority of it, some dish...

Refined, traditional meat & fish dishes, plus pintxos, at a contemporary stop with industrial flair.

😠 I hadn't been to this restaurant in about 10-12 years... And believe me when I tell you, I think it's still the same as I remembered it (it was a neighborhood bar and it still is). The food is acceptable, but without informing or offering a menu (because of the Covid), the waiter begins to sing us...

Inventive, high-end Basque dishes & desserts presented in an exposed-stone former salt warehouse.

👍👍 A wonderful place to eat traditional food in an authentic basque atmosphere.

Pintxos, paella & daily menus featuring traditional Basque dishes in a casual, stylish venue.

👍👍 A great bar to have a drink and accompany it with a good gilda ... With family or friends the experience and the good time is guaranteed ... The waiter is very attentive and pleasant ... We will repeat the experience ...

👍👍 Great place for authentic basque food, especially pintxos 🤤 they have a variety of dishes everyday, and the all really tasty. The staff are extremely friendly and the prices are good as well. It has a nice outdoor seating when the weather is nice and sunny. Overall well recommended!

👍👍 This restaurant was complete surprise to us, cause we kissed closed door of nearby much more known restaurant. We were here on our first day in Bilbao for lunch and we were very hungry. Choice was menu for 35€ per person. All food were delicious. I can recommend this restaurant to everyone by any me...

Long-standing locale offering small plates, modern Basque dishes & cocktails in warm surroundings.

Long-running Basque pintxos restaurant in a former market space with an ornately painted facade.

👍👍 One of the best concert halls in Bilbao, perfect for a live show. Nice menu during the day for lunch and a coffee, a cultural Basque association is backing this place. Also a milestone in the nightlife route. Sometimes you have to pay an entrance fees (Saturday nights if I'm not mistaken) but there'...

Traditional Basque casseroles, meat & fish dishes in a long-standing, family-run dining room.