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Food Casco Viejo, Bilbao

Café Bar Bilbao

A place to eat in Casco Viejo, Bilbao, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Evening.

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Café Bar Bilbao in Casco Viejo, Bilbao
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Why go

Plaza Nueva bar with tiled walls and a counter of pintxos.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Bilbao, alongside 4 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 activity. 4 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Plaza Nueva and Mercado de la Ribera. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Casco Viejo
Price
$$
Time needed
45 min
Best time
Evening

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Bilbao, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Plaza Nueva

    Arcaded square in the old town lined with pintxos bars.

    Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Mercado de la Ribera

    Riverside Art Deco market with produce stalls and a pintxos food court.

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Café Iruña

    1903 café with Moorish-style tiles, good for coffee or a vermouth.

    Drinks · 0.6 km straight-line
  4. 4
    La Viña del Ensanche

    Old-school deli and wine bar specializing in ibérico ham and refined pintxos.

    Food · 0.9 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

    Gehry's titanium museum, with Koons's flower-covered Puppy outside and Serra's steel mazes inside.

    Sight · 1.4 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

    Fine arts museum with Spanish masters and Basque painters, next to Doña Casilda park.

    Sight · 1.5 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Café Bar Bilbao is a stop on our Basque Coast Food Trail route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Bilbao

Café Bar Bilbao is our only food pick in Bilbao; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Bilbao guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Bilbao run from 12°C in February to 24°C in August; November is usually the wettest month. For Café Bar Bilbao itself, we suggest: Evening.

Modelled monthly averages for Bilbao from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Bilbao weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Pl. Berria, 6, Ibaiondo, 48005 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
Coordinates
43.25877, -2.92237
Destination
Bilbao, Spain

Café Bar Bilbao: quick answers

How much time do you need at Café Bar Bilbao?

Plan on about 45 minutes at Café Bar Bilbao. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Café Bar Bilbao?

Our pick: Evening.

Where is Café Bar Bilbao?

Café Bar Bilbao is at Pl. Berria, 6, Ibaiondo, 48005 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, in Casco Viejo. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Café Bar Bilbao?

Café Bar Bilbao appears on Basque Coast Food Trail, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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