Updated October 2026
There are 4 places on my map in Bilbao for pintxos, spread across Ibaiondo and Abando. All of them serve Basque food and work for both lunch and dinner, so you can pick based on when you feel like going out.
Among them are Bar El Eme, Bar Rotterdam, Bar Mugi and Taberna Basaras, which give a good sense of what you'll find. I picked every place on the map myself as a Google Local Guide level 8, with no sponsorship.
Picked one by one by Rupo, Google Local Guide level 8. No sponsorships.
I have 4 Basque places in Bilbao on my map, spread across Ibaiondo and Abando. For example, Bar El Eme, Bar Rotterdam, Bar Mugi and Taberna Basaras.
All 4 Bilbao places on my map also work for dinner, as well as lunch. You'll find them in Ibaiondo and Abando.
I do, Rupo, a Google Local Guide level 8 who eats out a lot. Nothing on the map is sponsored: if it's on the map, it's because I liked it.