A neat little neighborhood tapas place that I found based on a referral from a tour guide. At 9:30 PM on a weeknight, there was a good bunch of folks at the high tops outside and a half-dozen bros drinking beers and having a good time outside. So I decided it was worthy and went inside for dinner.
The menu is printed on several pages and this, they do it properly with English, Spanish, etc. on separate pages but IN THE SAME ORDER. So once you work out that you want "Fried Green Peppers" on the English page, there it is on the Spanish page.
I did have the peppers to start and they were very good. My worry that they were going to be "Jalapeno hot" was unfounded as they were simply delicious and easy to eat. For mains, I chose the shrimp and they were served whole. I'm not a fan of whole shrimps with head and tails and legs still on, but I worked through it. A good portion and they were also dusted with a coarse sea salt. Very delicious, slightly messy but enough napkins and I was good to go.
The "House Rioja" was nice and crisp with the shrimp. My first meal in Bilbao and I'm off to a great start! read more