My gin-based home away from home…read more Me and a coworker rolled into Abadia one night, without much of a clue what we were in for. The bartender kindly threw us together a gin and tonic and changed my entire Bilbao experience. We've been back four or five times in just 8 days here. Delicious drinks, the freshest tonic I've ever had, and overall amazing service. Come and experience the best drink you've had in ages.

I once trusted reviews on Yelp in Boston when people said this place has the best sushi outside…read moreJapan but It turned out to be a fake sushi place(cheap supermarket quality) located behind the mobile phone shop in china town!! tonight I repeated that mistake. I am a big gin and tonic fan, tried many versions ranging from night club to some special speakeasy. I must say this place is charging more than some fancy speakeasy I have been to, but the quality I think is similar to the nightclub. If the drink is amazing, I wouldn't be complaining at all. Maybe it might be good for some people, but not us. We were quite depressed from the whole experience, had to go to another place to redeem the night. Ps. We went there on Tuesday night.

Its called an Irish bar, rather tavern but not much Irish about it except maybe the fact that you…read morecan probably get a Guinness there (although I didn't see one and had a local beer). The pub is a very big room with lots of space in the middle of the floor which, I found out, turned out to be a dance floor for salsa and latin dancing. Trouble is that people don't start turning up until around midnight! Still, there were some tv screen and there was Spanish football on the box, so I was happy. It's an OK place but not an Irish bar/pub/tavern.

I love La Despensa!…read more They have an killer special in the evenings: 2.5€ for a drink and an awesome pincho of your choice! The friendly, young woman who works in the evenings knows, and loves to practice English. She knows our orders by heart now! The atmosphere is cool; contemporary art gives the restaurant a nice vibe. Location can't be beat. It's on a corner with ample windows to people watch. Check this place out and you won't regret it! It's our favorite pincho place in Santander.

Friendly staff and good music. Lots of space outdoors. No food of but good peanuts with your beer.read more

Great place to start and end the night! We always enjoyed this place and they served a lollipop…read morewith the drinks instead of a straw. Ha ha. Cool meeting spot as well.

I loved this teeny tiny little cafe/bar/tapas place. They still do what you'd expect every bar in…read moreSpain to do: serve a small plate (tapas) with every drink. So your Euro doesn't only buy you a small beer or wine but also a small plate of chorizo, some cheese or fried potatoes. They have good coffee for a Euro (cortado) and some cocktails (the classics) too. Very friendly service and a modern, clean interior should have people queueing out the door.

Pub Bender is a must-visit if you are from the USA for the name alone…read more You won't see many references to Futurama, or Bender (for whom the pub is named), but there is a cool DJ room and they have Franziskaner Hefeweizen on tap which is what truly makes this place unique in Santander (and Spain for that matter). It's in its best form after midnight, when the disco ball glitters and the music rocks loudly. Check it out.

Recently renewed and under the direction of Sergi Arola, this restaurant is a great new option in…read moreSantander. They suggest small plates to share for the table but they also have proper dishes. Good salads with different dressings than just oils and vinegar. Small bites like Bocata de Calamares absolutely delicious. Lubina was awesome, well cooked, crusty skin, gorgeous. Desserts good but maybe not to the same level as the rest of the menu. The views to the beach and ocean are unique.

Compared with other local places, the food is good, served with some class and into a nice…read moreatmosphere, if you go inside. Outside the tables are too close one to another and is hard to stay into a good mood for lunch when the terrace is full. Of course, if you're a noisy type of person, you will not be disturbed by those poor other people who like to eat in a more quite manner. We took the menu offered for lunch (two dishes and desert) and we paid 16 euros each.

What a fantastic place to enjoy craft beer in Santander! The selection was wide and service was…read moreattentive. Loved the decor and attention to detail, too. You're in a spot full of locals, so you'll definitely get a good feel of the people and overall vibe of the city. Vale!