Seven essential pintxo bars you can say you know Bilbao by heart

Going txikiteo (or poteo) is one of those pleasures that the Basque Country has always enjoyed. A tapas route with a few differences: you drink “txikitos” wine from bar to bar and a pintxo each. Great plan.

It is best to choose a region and visit each small tavern to enjoy their specialties. Each neighborhood can have its own ruta de pintxos, but today we will focus on the old town of the Bilbaoyes or yes it is an area we will visit when we go tourism to fall in love with this incredible city.

How to get to Bilbao and where to stay?

Only one hour by plane from Madrid (you have round trip flights) from 64 euros weekends) and by car from Barcelona, ​​for example, it takes less than six hours. You have hotels in the center to stay in, such as the four-star Hotel Ercilla in Bilbao and 337 € for a weekend (two nights in a double room) or if you’re traveling alone, something cheaper like the three-star Hotel Bed4U Bilbao €151 for single room.

Weekend Madrid-Bilbao flight (23-25 ​​September)

Weekend Madrid-Bilbao flight (23-25 ​​September)

RRP in kayak €64.00

Double room at Hotel Ercilla in Bilbao from September 23-25.

RRP 337,00 € in kayak

Hotel Bed4U Bilbao in economy double room for single occupancy with free cancellation from September 23-25.

RRP in kayak €151.00

Best pintxo route through Bilbao’s Old Town

Plaza Nueva, Calle del Perro or Somera are where most of the pintxo bars are concentrated. and where can we try croquettes ham for cod pil-pil.

Víctor Montes and traditional pil pil cod

They’ve been making pintxos since 1849 so they have a lot of experience behind them. They cod cell it’s really crazy, but they exist a traditional letter and some pintxos you’ll want to stay and live at the bar.

New Square, 8

Sorginzulo croquettes

Again Eats the best ham croquettes in Madrid We can give ourselves a whim if we accompany you in Bilbao, Spain A txakoli with one of the Sorginzulo croquettesin New Square. Baby squid this time, but don’t miss the garlic prawns or the monkfish and shrimp skewers which are delicious.

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Classic talos with Gure Toki and chistorra

This restaurant specializing in tapas, the place to be In the center of Bilbao. Pincos never disappoint and they talos with txistorra, a traditional basque recipeEven the meat-stuffed zucchini flowers are crazy.

New Square, 12

The gildas of Portuberri Barria

We can’t leave Bilbao without trying The most iconic and well-known pintxo: gilda. One of the best places to try it is this gilda temple in Casco Viejo, which also specializes in rabas, another of Bilbao’s most typical pintxos.

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Irrintzi and its modern pintxos

At Irrintzi Pintxos&Friends, they’re not afraid of the avant-garde or mix-ins, and you can find everything from a falafel pintxo with shiitake to crispy cod with tomato tartare. modern bets in the old town.

Santa Maria Kalea, 8

txanpis (or mushrooms) in Bar Motrikes

We meet the runners at Plaza Unamuno in Casco Viejo. One of the best mushrooms in Bilbao. They cook them on the grill and with a secret sauce, the recipe of which they jealously guard. wonderful.

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Famous Txiriboga croquettes

We find another place near Bilbao’s cathedral. croquettes (yes, again, because there are never enough croquettes) is driving us completely crazy. Ask when you’re close a pintxo txipis tortilla in ink and get ready to go crazy.

Andra Maria Kalea, 13

A bonus: an omelet from the Concha 1 Game Room

It’s not a restaurant or bar, but the authentic Bilbao people know it. It has one of the best potato breads. from the city. It is on the other side of the Bilbao Estuary and well worth a detour to try. It’s not a joke, it’s a real miracle.

General Concha Street, 1

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Photos by Jorge Fernández Salas on Unsplash, Irrintzi @sorginzulo_bilbao @guretoki @portuberribarri @victormontesbilbao