Tasty pinxtos and a lovely evening. My brief trip to Bilbao had been mostly work focused, so I…read moredidn't do as much investigation of pinxtos options as I'd hoped. We had finally made it to El Globo though and were looking for just a small additional bite and drink. Ended up heading to Zintzoa, grabbing some food and eating on a nearby bench as all the other room was totally filled. The pulpo de Gallegos was tasty - far better than the other versions of it I had tried elsewhere. The little bocadilla with dark olive bread was fine on the filling and amazing on the bread. Got some other random pinxtos I didn't recognize that were solid enough. Drinks were wine and a gin and tonic. Both tasty and reasonably large. Overall price was nice and cheap, about 15€ for four pinxtos and drinks. The whole place was active and enjoyably busy the whole time...definitely would return.

My first experience with Pintxos. Delicious! The restaurant accommodated a group of 36 flawlessly…read more Bravo!

We sat outside wind only had starters and wine. Her: artichokes and tuna hot starters. Me: fried…read moreshrimp and Basque peppers. All from the Hot Starters menu. Bread (extra) is excellent. Had a very good bottle of Rioja (20€!). Waiter Arturo busy managing all tables, fast and excellent, outside seating.

My friend who lives in the area took me here for dinner last night. I was craving some steak and he…read moresaid he knew just the spot to take me. He knew the staff so perhaps we got some extra attention because of that. I am not complaining though. The drinks and food were excellent! The chill tempura was great. The highlight was the steak. Hearty, tasty and 100% delicious. They bring out the steak so you can see it before they cook it. They then sear it and bring it out along with a grill so you can cook it as long as you want. The grill had beef fat on it to add to the goodness. I barely put it on the grill because I wanted some rare meat. I had a local dessert which was tasty and I don't think they needed to clean the plate after since I took care of it! Another thoroughly memorable meal!

Estábamos sentados en la terraza durante diez minutos esperando a que nos atendieran. No había…read morenadie dentro de la cafetería. Solo una mesa ocupada en la terraza. El único camarero que estaba dentro nos vió y no hizo ni una intención de atendernos. Tuvimos que ir adentro donde nos dijo que no tenían servicio de terraza. Lo curioso es que, a la vez, el mismo camarero les sacó cafés a otras dos señoras que se acababan de sentar en la terraza. El camarero todavía nos hizo entrar a por las bebidas. No volveremos.

Menu in pictures. Hot pintxos made to order within 1 to 5 minutes. dont fet scared off by the…read morecrowds outside as there may be seats inside

While in Bilbao I was on the hunt for some good traditional Basque food, and on a different trip I…read morehad tried the roasted chicken in a different place and the taste was still in my mind. We found this place and strolled in, it was around 1:30 and empty, and we asked for a table and the gentleman said, sorry we are full, and I gave him perplexed look, like no your not. Well I came to learn that they only seat for one service for each meal. But seeing we were confused, the man said that he can seat us but we have to be finished by 3:30 when the guests for one table arrive. Well, since we are tourists we New we wouldn't be eating for over 2 hours, so we thank him and sat down. We got the roasted chicken, prefect, tasty, moist. The local mushrooms in sauce, basque peppers, insalata mista, chorizo in tomato sauce and fries. Everything was amazing. Washed it down with basque cider, which is 1€ a glass! Highly recommend this place, it's not touristic at all, and it is right across the river from Ribera Market and the old town. Enjoy!

Wow Awesome three…read morecourse lunch, right around the corner from the Basque Museum. The portions are really huge, enough for two, but the price is so low 13.70 euros, that it would be embarrassing to ask. I've been trying to stick on the tapas diet, which can make for small, satisfying meals with a lot of variety. But there's such a thing as too much tapas so I tried the multi-course menu at Kokken and here, My svelte figure is endangered. But I head back in a few days,

This is a great place, ambiance is great, staff is very friendly…read more Food is great I had the tournedo de solomillo con foie a la plancha, amazing. This is basically a filet mignon with foie hora on top accompanied with French fries. See pic..

We were Americans traveling in Bilbao and away from home and family on our Thanksgiving Day. We…read morechose this restaurant because it was known for Bacalao. We had the Menu Lekeito, which allowed us to have three appetizers (they gave us all four), a choice of entrees, a sampling of desserts, and wine. Everything was exquisitely presented, tasted delicious, and served well. What I loved most was the coziness and comfort of the restaurant and the kindness of the servers and hosts. All of the staff was patient with our limited Spanish and explained all of the dishes and choices to us. They greeted us warmly and thanked us for coming. I would definitely recommend this place. Thanks for making us feel "at home" with such delicious Basque food on our Thanksgiving holiday.

There are a couple of not great reviews for this place but we had an amazing dinner. Great service,…read morereally good food, and a good atmosphere in a central location. Definitely recommended!