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Drinks Abando, Bilbao

Café Iruña

A place for a drink in Abando, Bilbao, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Café Iruña in Abando, Bilbao
Photo: Café Iruña Bilbao 1903 · Google

Why go

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

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Bilbao, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with La Viña del Ensanche and Plaza Nueva. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Drinks · Food
Neighborhood
Abando
Price
$
Time needed
45 min
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

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

  1. 1
    La Viña del Ensanche

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

    Food · 0.4 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Plaza Nueva

    Arcaded square in the old town lined with pintxos bars.

    Sight · 0.6 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Café Bar Bilbao

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

    Food · 0.6 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Mercado de la Ribera

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

    Food · 0.8 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 · 0.8 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 · 0.9 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Café Iruña 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 Iruña is our only drinks 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 Iruña itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

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

Getting there

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Address
Colón de Larreátegui K., 13, Abando, 48001 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
Coordinates
43.26247, -2.92800
Destination
Bilbao, Spain

Café Iruña: quick answers

How much time do you need at Café Iruña?

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

When is the best time to visit Café Iruña?

Our pick: Afternoon.

Where is Café Iruña?

Café Iruña is at Colón de Larreátegui K., 13, Abando, 48001 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Café Iruña?

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

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