Small friendly cafe. $4.50 for cup of hot chocolate and 4 FRESH FRIED churros. Churros are Crispy…read moreon the outside but moist and chewy on the inside. Hot chocolate thick with right mix of bittersweet

This place is unreal! Always packed with locals around breakfast and lunch time. They serve some of…read morethe best Spanish omelette I've had and the pinchos are on another level. If you're in Bilbao this place is a must!

What a find in Bilbao. Do not understand why there are not over 100+ reviews at this place. Easily…read morethe best Pinxtos and Spanish Omelets in the city. Very affordable and great atmosphere.

Super cute cafe and delicious food. Stop by for some vegan snacks! Located in a nice neighborhood…read moreto wander around. Me encanto la comida! Todo es vegano recomiendo caminar por esta cuadra para todos los turistas!

Highly recommend this place. Bilbao is known for Bollos de mantequilla, or rolls of butter. It's…read morebeen famous since the early 1800s. It's a sweet brioche with sugar sprinkled on it that's cut in half and filled with a sweet cream made of butter and eggs. So soft and sweet. Service was excellent! It's a beautiful shop! There was a line, and I didn't know what to get, and the nice lady told me that this is famous in Bilbao. 2.30 euros for one delicious ball. I wish I had gotten more!

This place is a typical bakery of literally hundreds of bakeries in this city. The cakes and…read morepastries are made from the finest ingredients and sold fresh. They are placed on little gold paper trays elaborately wrapped in expensive paper and tied with a ribbon. My two pies cost £5.65. The servers do not handle money rather it's a separate till away from the food counter.

Good little place fresh and modern, open till quite late. Does good pinchos. We went there in the…read moreevening after arriving in Bilbao.

Cyndy's Bottom Line: A sustainable coffee shop…read more Located on the 2nd floor of the La Ribera Gastro Plaza. Assortment of coffee to include an Americano, yes! Fresh squeezed orange juice sold here. Assortment of gelato and pastries.

6:30 pm, was looking for some takeout as we have an early start tomorrow, and of course, nobody was…read moreserving dinner until eight or nine. Thankfully, this lovely cafe across the cathedral was able to serve me up a couple of sandwiches, salad, and some fries to go. The service beyond friendly, food hit the spot, and I had the entire indoor restaurant to myself. I shall return for my early bird dinners again!

Damn. Our reservation for the acclaimed Mina Restaurant was not until 9PM because you know those…read moreEuropeans sure like to eat late. At home, I could start nodding off before 8PM, especially if I've already seen that episode of HGTV's "Fixer Upper" already. After all, I can handle only so much shiplap in a conscious state. So it was natural that Jamie W. and I started getting peckish around 5PM as we were exploring the labyrinth of activity in the Old Town (Casco Viejo). We knew we had multiple gourmet courses ahead of us in a Michelin-starred establishment (review: http://bit.ly/2BjKg28) so we thought it wise to keep it light. We ambled about until we came upon the terrace portion of this cafe in the shadow of the massive Catedral de Santiago. With an open table amid a sea of middle-aged Spanish locals, we took advantage and sat ourselves down as the young server raced by dropping off a couple of well-worn menus. Jamie and I both ordered the 7€ Mixed Salad with lettuce, thin tomato slices, a sliced hard-boiled egg, white asparagus, onion, and tuna (photo: http://bit.ly/2BtMz7g). Although there was nothing extraordinary about the mix which we ordered without dressing, it was the ideal amount of sustenance to get us to dinner. FOOD - 3 stars...it's a salad and it worked AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...a historic courtyard and a stream of people walking by us SERVICE - 3 stars...speedy, not too personable TOTAL - 3 stars...if you need a bite in the Old Town

Items Selected: House Made Bread…read moreOctopus warmed over potatoes with first press unfiltered olive oil and Spanish Paprika Croquetas - Ham, Cod, Mushrooms Txuletoia Euskal Herriko Label of Distinction with Fries Cream Cake Rice Pudding Ice Cream Located at Calle Colon de Larreategui 1 and failed as a late arriving dinner just forty-five minutes after hopping off the plane Saturday evening when the dining room was overflowed it was with heightened interest that Tuesday 20h00 saw me walk into Nido, the female proprietor who'd expressed regret in turning me away this time there to greet me with open arms. Narrow but long, the bar leading to the kitchen with a few tables up front and the rest lined behind a divider to the left, it was minutes before opening that parking was allocated and walking inside without reservations the written log was consulted, plenty of room at the bar plus a duo of two-tops not yet spoken for. Oddly decorated in English Trivial Pursuit questions while music in Spanish chimed overhead, it was after several specials were offered that the menu was presented and although foie gras, ham, cheese, and tomato offerings were indeed tempting one could not ignore other traditional Basque specialties, the portions all enormous and thus explaining mostly large parties as most will need to share. Proud of their ingredients, a true mom n' pop place with the woman who'd greeted me acting as secretary, hostess, translator, and server when stopping by with warm slices of Octopus atop boiled potatoes topped liberally in salt, olive oil, and spice it was with a small break in her non-stop hustle that the simple preparation was described in great detail, her husband manning the kitchen arriving early each day to clean, tenderize, and marinade the muscular yet supple meat. Absolutely mesmerized by the opener, potatoes mostly set aside for sake of capacity since house-made bread proved far better for sopping up the paprika speckled oil, round two offered six croquettas that one is advised to to dig straight into due to the temperature, each bite virtually oilless while the fillings of cod, mushrooms, and ham were fortified with cheese and a richness quite profound. Knowing that I'd likely bit off more than I could chew in ordering a kilogram of beef after a day already filled with food atop an early start, it seemed pointless to visit Nido without a taste of the signature Txuletoia, and with an Euskal Herriko Label of Distinction proudly described by the Chef as meeting or surpassing the region's highest standards each grassy bite melted like butter on the palate with a richness rivaling even the best dry-aged steak back home at a fraction of the cost. Told that desserts should not be overlooked, all including a dozen ice cream flavors made on site, it was with a few strips of rosy red beef set aside along with a pile of fries that the meal was concluded, the cream cake no different than those served at any panaderia while the frozen rice pudding was a spot on representation of the traditional version right down to the subtle cinnamon and toothsome starchy spots.

Upon arrival to Bilbao, we came here with some Spanish friends. The place has a family atmosphere…read more The server was most friendly. We had a vegetarian with us and she was very accomodative. She made some good recommendations. First, wine was tasty. And also inexpensive. A great combination. For appetizers, we had the sliced tomatoes which were fresh and served with oil. Quite crisp and refereshing. Dinner was Cod traditional Basque style. The cod was done to perfection and was light and flaky. T bone on the hot rock was also ordered. I genreally do not like beef, but this was quite good. Dessert was ice cream which was rich and delicious. Overal a great dining experience in a small family style restaurant. Total bill for four people with two bottles of wine, dinner, and dessert was 240 Euros.