The 12 best wine restaurants and wine bars in Bilbao 2024
Check out the guide to great wine bars and wine restaurants in Bilbao with surroundings, all selected by our local ambassador Aitor Maiztegui
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Phone: +34 944 55 83 59
Address: Barrio Leguina, s/n, Larrabetzu
The Azurmendi restaurant, located in a unique natural setting at the heart of Bizkaia, is one of the most awarded restaurants in the world. Home of the renowned Chef Eneko Atxa, it has three Michelin stars and was the best sustainable restaurant in 2019. The philosophy of this restaurant is closely linked to sustainability, local products and producers, giving great importance to Basque roots and tradition. Its cuisine stands out for its great flavour, beauty and subtlety in each dish. At Azurmendi you can enjoy the beauty and environment of the Basque Country, offering a unique experience b...
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Phone: +34 623 10 81 49
Address: Kresaltzu Kalea, 1, Getxo
Baste Taberna is a small, family-run establishment owned by the Cardoso brothers and located in the town of Romo (Las Arenas). They take care of the details in a relaxed, casual atmosphere with good music. They offer a wine list with more than 250 references where they highlight the wines of the region, looking for more modern styles of wine with an important selection of the "new Rioja". You will also have the option of tasting a selection of more than 40 wines by the glass, with a lot of different and surprising wines, selected by the hand of the Cardoso brothers, sommeliers with a lot of...
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Phone: +34 946 05 80 39
Address: Barrio San Juan, 38, Axpe
Mendigoikoa is an 18th-century farmhouse located in one of the most privileged enclaves of the Atxondo Valley (Bizkaia). They work with local quality products, giving value to a traditional cuisine that makes them one of the best grill restaurants in Bizkaia. To pair with their gastronomy, they have a wine cellar with more than 300 national and international references, highlighting a large selection of sparkling wines, especially champagnes. They have a wine list with the most important vignerons and labels, and many that you rarely find. You can also enjoy a lounge with a fireplace decorate...
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Phone: +34 660 30 32 51
Address: Henao Kalea, 28, Bilbo
Salitre Restaurant is located in the centre of Bilbao. It offers traditional gastronomy from a very personal view, which makes you feel the traditional flavours in surprising and innovative dishes. Bringing the most delicate flavours to the most demanding palates. The space offers an intimate dining room to enjoy a good dinner. The wine list holds more than 300 recognised national and international references, taking advantage of the great moment that Spanish wine is experiencing, and surprising with the whims of small producers. Ander Fernandez is the person in charge of managing the room a...
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Phone: +34 946 31 72 15
Address: Bº Iturriotz, 11, Lamindao
Garena Restaurant is a farmhouse located in the magical enclave of the Arratia Valley (Dima). Here, you can enjoy the cuisine of grandmothers and the culture of the farmhouse, in which you can savour a gastronomic journey into the past, based on and recovering traditional recipes, taking care of the environment and everything surrounding it. Among its awards is the much-desired Michelin Star. They have three different tasting menus, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs. To accompany you on this gastronomic journey, we have Miguel Lopez, a Galician sommelier with deep roots in...
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Phone: +34 946 73 47 47
Address: San Pedro de Boroa, 11, Boroa
To talk about Boroa – a 15th-century farmhouse located in the municipality of Amorebieta and awarded with a Michelin star – is to talk about one of the most important restaurants in Bizkaia. Its gastronomy speaks of loyalty to quality, as well as traditional and innovative products. They have two tasting menus and a vegetarian menu. The wine cellar has around 400 national and international references. On the list, you will find new and trendy wines from smaller wineries with soul and passion, and at the same time classic wineries that continue to be a safe bet when it comes to value. A great...
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Phone: +34 946 80 62 80
Address: Barrio Concha, 6, Concha
Casa Garras is a small family business founded by Pilar Tejera and Bernardino Lamosas more than 45 years ago. Located in the Carranza Valley, this family restaurant offers two alternatives when it comes to good food: A traditional menu consisting of beans and T-Bone steak from Carranza, or a tasting menu with a much more modern and avant-garde point of view. Pilar Tejera is responsible for an extensive wine list that is alive and constantly evolving. Pilar, a renowned winemaker who has worked in several prestigious wineries, has collected a wine list full of jewels, curiosities and novelties...
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Phone: +34 944 42 50 05
Address: Poza Lizentziatuaren Kalea, 45, Bilbo
Located on Licenciado Pozas, or just Pozas as this street of bars and pintxos restaurants is popularly known as, Cork is a small establishment specialising in wines, with 80 references of wines by the glass and more than 300 references by the bottle, in continuous rotation. The careful selection of wines, mostly focused on natural wines with low intervention, is closely linked to the professionalism and experience of Jonathan Hernando, sommelier and captain of Cork Wine Bar since its inauguration more than 10 years ago. At Cork, you can enjoy great wines from Jerez, Jura, Loire, Burgundy or...
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Phone: +34 944 46 13 47
Address: Zabalbide Kalea, 221, Bilbo
The Kate is an emblematic restaurant in Bilbao, located on the slopes of Artxanda, with magical views of the Botxo, a colloquial word that refers to the city of Bilbao. It is run by the brothers Amancio and Patricio Valino, who offer traditional Basque cuisine giving the maximum importance to high-quality ingredients. On arriving at the restaurant, you first go down to the wine cellar and have an aperitif, choose the wine of your choice on the spot and then take it to the table. The wine list is exclusively designed for national wines with more than 1,400 references – except for the sparklin...
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Phone: +34 946 25 35 20
Address: Kurtzero Auzoa, 65, Muxika
Located in the municipality of Muxika (Bizkaia), Remenetxe Restaurant is a family farmhouse where wine and the traditional food of the Basque Country go hand in hand. The venue has since 1987 been managed by Jon Andoni Rementeria, crowned Sommelier Champion of Spain 2018, and his sister Iratxe Rementeria. The underground cellar holds more than 1,500 references and over 23,000 bottles from more than 28 countries, where you can see all the bottles as if it were a museum. The cellar has sections for national and international wines, as well as sparkling wines. It also has an exclusive section f...
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Address: San Juan Auzoa, 45, Atxondo
Txispa Restaurant, located on the slopes of the Atxondo Valley (Bizkaia), offers a unique gastronomic journey where you will discover the excellence of Basque-Japanese cuisine. The food is prepared with seasonal garden produce and gives importance to the grill in a farmhouse with four centuries of history. They have a single tasting menu for only six tables where all diners start at the same time, and the chef himself, Tetsuro Maeda, welcomes guests with an appetizer and explains all the dishes. For this menu, his team of sommeliers has designed a millimetre-precise wine pairing as well as an...
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Phone: +34 944 79 59 38
Address: Martzana Kaia, s/n, Bilbo
Mina is a restaurant located in the heart of Bilbao, awarded with one Michelin Star. They offer two tasting menus, one short and one long, giving value to local produce but without closing the doors to quality products from other countries to enrich its avant-garde cuisine even more. The wine cellar is run with great care by Italian sommelier Davide Dall'Amico, who aims to bring the concern of dedicated vignerons that produce wines full of terroir and personality. The list holds wines from the most important wine-producing countries, giving value to the wines of the land.