Great wine selection and delicious pintxos. Beautiful ambience and friendly service, too. Love it.read more

Great food, great ambience and great prices highly recommended if you're in Bilbao Spainread more

This place is super popular. Lunch service starts a bit later, I think at 1:00? So make sure to get…read morehere right on the dot since this place fills up quickly. They have a set menu with Basque cuisine which runs about 20 Euros or so for lunch. If you want to add a half bottle of wine (per person!!!) it's only 4 Euros. Great for a boozy lunch. I ordered the squid ink croquettes and they were delicious! Crispy on the outside with a side of aioli. Markina reminds me of the old school restaurants in SF close to Union Square. There is counter service, tables along the sides and in the middle. There's also a seating area downstairs by the restrooms for larger groups. It's bustling, lots of locals, efficient and fast service. Would totally come here again.

We came to Markina for a family dinner and enjoyed one of our best meals in Bilbao. The menu…read morecelebrates classic Basque cuisine, and the quality of the ingredients really shines through. We shared the Cantabrian anchovies, grilled scallop, heirloom tomato salad, grilled red prawns, baby squid in its own ink, grilled whole fish with potatoes, and the Basque chuleton. Every savory dish was excellent. The heirloom tomato salad was incredibly fresh, sweet, and juicy, showing just how good simple ingredients can be. The grilled scallop was tender and flavorful, served in its shell with a rich buttery sauce. The baby squid in its own ink was rich without being overwhelming, the grilled fish was moist and perfectly cooked, and the chuleton was everything you'd expect from a great Basque steak, beautifully cooked and full of flavor. The gambas were also wonderfully fresh and sweet. We finished with the Basque cheesecake and torrija, both of which made for a satisfying end to the meal. The atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable, making it a lovely place for a family dinner. The only downside was the service. It wasn't terrible, but it lacked attentiveness. We ordered a drink that never arrived, and no one seemed to notice until we followed it up ourselves. Small details like that kept the experience from matching the high standard of the food. Even so, Markina is a restaurant I'd gladly recommend. The kitchen clearly knows what it's's doing, and if you appreciate traditional Basque cooking made with quality ingredients, this place deserves a spot on your Bilbao itinerary.

Bilbao is full of unassuming Cafe Bars like this. This one is inhabited with friendly staff and…read morelocals. It's located on a pedestrian square without cars. Good Cappuccinos and Pixtnos. We has a Tortilla and some toast. Whole thing was less than 20 euro for two.

We had the most amazing food experience here that we came back for more. Love all the pintxos that…read morewe tried. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Service was very fast and efficient. Nice bar, very fast paced.

Best food!!! Warm welcome; good price. We had excellent wine, awesome mushrooms to start, delicious…read morecod and hake for dinner and a wonderful dessert. Service was excellent; ambiance was relaxed and comfy.,If in Balboa, you must go here!!! You will be have a great meal!

This place was very nice. We were seated and given suggestions for appetizers. We selected the…read moretomato plate, which is tomatoes chopped with olive oil and onions. Enough for 4 people. I wish they would have mentioned it, but it was good. Mushrooms sautéed in olive oil. Another good dish, but again enough for more than two. I ordered the clams, which was just clams. And my husband had a codfish dish that was delicious. The service was good.

Some of the tastiest pintxos in Bilbao! They offer a great…read morevariety of classics, but each has a unique twist. I recommend the squid, crab gratin, and chorizo. The service was a bit of a mess lol people everywhere trying to get into the queue to order. However, the staff did their best and delivered everything as quickly as possible. I recommend going at off-peak hours... Unless you want to experience ordering like the locals XD

One of the most renowned Pintxo houses in Bilboa. Famous for their truffle and spider crab…read moreversions. Both verified delicious. Had a small beer code named "Zurito" and a small vermouth code named "marianito" The play is to order the best pintxo and a small drink and move on. Thus the service is scaled that way. They were helpful and quick. Ambience? You stand on street with 80 other people. Go with the program and drink it in

Incredible meal, fantastic service! The buñuelos and mushrooms were both excellent! That said, the…read moretomato salad was the standout! Excellent, simple ingredients. Be sure to make a reservation when in town !

The hostess asked us to sit outside because we didn't booked and we thought it was fair enough…read moreuntil we realised that the restaurant was empty during all of our stay, i can understand if you are having a bad day but she really made u feel awfull. I would've loved to give a 5 star, as the food was excellent and our waiter was so nice to us.

Superb restaurant specializing in Basque cuisine…read more I was invited by my Basque hostess along with several others who are organizing the conference I'm in Bilbao for. Unfortunately I misremembered the date (I thought the dinner was tomorrow) and showed up two hours late, just as the last few courses were being served. Let me assure you, that was more than enough! The first dish I tried was a local specialty - poached egg on a bed of sheep's milk cheese, with chanterelle mushrooms. The cheese tasted quite salty, and I was encouraged to mix it all up. That made it umami-licious, but the texture became quite glutinous (I'm certain our ten year-old would have turned it away). This was followed by bacalao, another local staple, and steak and potatoes, which I washed down with glass of Spanish Roja. Finally, dessert - caramelized flan with toasted nuts and ice cream - likely the best I've ever tasted! Everyone else was looking quite satiated and just picked at this sublime dessert, which surprised me. Then I realized they had been at the dinner two hours longer than me, and probably had about 8-10 more items than I had. I guess getting the date wrong worked out just fine!

Food was tasty but portions small even for small plates. Flavors were not impactful. Service not…read moregreat.

Very nice restaurant with delicious food and reasonable prices…read more Wine and beer very good. And priced right. Pinxtos delicious. Salad with tuna and tomatoes was very good lightly dressed with caramelized onions. Jamon selection was some of the best ham I've had. And the grilled pork with peppers was very flavorful. Would recommend.

I had the menu of the day, which is 3 courses for 15,90 Euros. Everything was fresh and tasty. I…read morehad a mixed greens salad with tuna. Yum! Then I had a chicken "wok" with red and green peppers served on a bed of sweet potatoes. Really tasty. Dessert I went for the hojaldre with Natalie and chocolate sauce. I think there was a hint of mint in the chocolate sauce. Nice touch. My server was excellent too. Good price, yummy meal and great service!