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Bilbao Restaurants
| Name | Price/ Cuisine |
Location |
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Aizian
Euskera for "in the wind," the hotel restaurant for the Meliá... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
Arbolagaña
On the top floor of the Museo de Bellas Artes, this elegant space... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary |
Bilbao |
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Arriaga
The cider-house experience is a must in the Basque Country. Cider... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Bermeo
Named after and decorated in the style of the coastal fishing... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Seafood |
Bilbao |
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Berton
Dinner is served until 11:30 in this sleek, contemporary bistro... |
$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Bistro Guggenheim Bilbao
Complementing the Guggenheim's visual feast with more sensorial... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
Café Iruña
The Iruña (Pamplona in Euskera), an essential Bilbao haunt... |
$ Cuisine, Cafe |
Bilbao |
Casa Rufo
Charming and cozy, this series of nooks and crannies tucked into... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
El Perro Chico
The global glitterati who adopted post-Guggenheim Bilbao favor... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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Etxanobe
This luminous corner of the Euskalduna palace overlooks the Nervión... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Gorrotxa
Carmelo Gorrotxategui's cooking mixes Basque, French, British... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Guetaria
A longtime local favorite for fresh fish and meats cooked over... |
$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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Gure Kide
The former Goizeko Kabi has become Gure Kide under the direction... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
Guria
Guria's founder, the late Genaro Pildain, learned cooking from... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Jolastoki
This graceful mansion, the setting for one of Bilbao's finest... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
Kiskia
A modern take on the traditional cider house, this rambling tavern... |
$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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La Deliciosa
For carefully prepared food at friendly prices, this simply designed... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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La Gallina Ciega
With some of Bilbao's finest pintxos (morsels impaled on toothpicks)... |
$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Tapas |
Bilbao |
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La Taberna de los Mundos
Sandwich-maker Ander Calvo is famous throughout Spain, and his... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Tapas |
Bilbao |
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Matxinbenta
Mixing Basque cooking with an international flair, this cozy... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Eclectic |
Bilbao |
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Public Lounge
For designer cuisine in a designer setting, this new Guggenheim-inspired... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Contemporary |
Bilbao |
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Txakolí de Artxanda
The funicular from the end of Calle Múgica y Butrón... |
$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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Txiriboga Taberna
Specialists in croquetas (croquettes) made of ham, chicken, or... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Tapas |
Bilbao |
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Victor Montes
A hot spot for the daily tapeo (tapas tour), this place is always... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Tapas |
Bilbao |
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Xukela
Amid bright lighting and a vivid palette of green and crimson... |
$ Cuisine, Spanish: Tapas |
Bilbao |
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Yandiola
Now installed in the Philippe Starck-designed Alhóndiga... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish: Basque |
Bilbao |
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Zortziko
An ultramodern kitchen contrasts with this restaurant's historic... |
$$$$ Cuisine, Spanish |
Bilbao |
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