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Nerua
The restaurant inside the Guggenheim — Josean Alija’s minimalist vegetable-led tasting menu is one of the most distinctive in Spain.
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El Globo
A Casco Viejo pintxo bar famous for its txangurro gratin and tortilla de bacalao — old-school Bilbao at the counter.
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La Cuchara de San Telmo
A tiny Parte Vieja bar serving some of the best cooked-to-order pintxos in the city — beef cheek, octopus carpaccio, foie.
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Arzak
Three Michelin stars across four generations — Juan Mari Arzak and daughter Elena run one of the founding kitchens of New Basque…
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Gandarias
A Parte Vieja classic — the solomillo pintxo (beef tenderloin on bread) is the benchmark for the whole old town.