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Restaurants in Bilbao

Bilbao has a good range of places to eat, from Basque food and tapas places to burger joints. The set menu culture provides a cheap way to eat a delicious full meal, so make lunch your big meal if possible and visit a tapas bar for a light dinner.

The Bilbao restaurants below have been grouped into three pricing categories:
Expensive (over €60)
Moderate (€20 to €60)
Cheap (up to €20)
These Bilbao restaurant prices are for a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of house wine or equivalent, tax and service included.

Restaurante Guggenheim

Price: Expensive

Eating in a famous art museum is always going to be a bit of an experience – this is no exception. The food is described as “culinary art”, according to the chefs, and thus is more about creativity and imagination than quantity. That said, the food is delicious and interesting, and the prices are what you’d expect from a gastronomic experience.

Address: Avenida Abandoibarra 2, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 423 9333.
www.restauranteguggenheim.com

Fresc Co

Price: Cheap

A buffet chain offering hot and cold food: salads, pastas, pizzas, soups and desserts, plus drinks included in the price, even if you have a beer. Decent vegetarian options are also on offer. It has a canteen feel, and is cheap, cheerful, and fantastic value for money.

Address: Ledesma 12, 48001 Bilbao / Grand Via 55, 48970, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (93) 301 6837.
www.frescco.com

Restaurante Zortziko

Price: Expensive

Zortziko is a gastronomic institution in Bilbao. Located in a late 19th-century mansion not far from the Guggenheim Museum, it offers contemporary haute cuisine with local roots. There are three dining rooms, each with its own individual style. The menu is seasonal and the innovative Basque creations by acclaimed chef Daniel Garcia are sublime and among the very best in the region.

Address: Calle Alameda Mazarredo 17, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 423 9743.
www.zortziko.es

Restaurante Victor Montes

Price: Moderate

This Bilbao restaurant is a popular favourite on the Plaza Nueva. Particularly busy during lunchtime when punters drop by the lower-floor bar to sample the excellent tapas, it also offers more quiet dining tables on the ground floor where generous portions of traditional Basque-style roasts, grilled seafood, fresh vegetables, soups and salads can be enjoyed.

Address: Plaza Nueva 8, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 415 7067.
www.victormontesbilbao.com

El Perro Chico

Price: Moderate

It might be situated in a residential area of Bilbao, but that hasn't stopped El Perro Chico from becoming widely known for its top-notch food. The cuisine here is both modern and innovative, but has a very honest and authentic feel to it at the same time. The house speciality is roast duck in orange sauce served with seasonal vegetables. The dining area offers great views of the river and the Old Town.

Address: Aretxaga 2, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 415 0519.

Restaurante Etxanobe

Price: Expensive

This restaurant is located on the top floor of the Euskalduna Palace, overlooking the most modern part of Bilbao. The dining area is voluptuously decorated, with the ceiling draped in billowy fabric. The dishes are rich, flavoursome and highly innovative creations that are at the same time respectful of the region's culinary traditions. The service is excellent.

Address: Palacio Euskalduna, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 442 1071.
www.etxanobe.com

Asador Sidrería Arriaga

Price: Moderate

A traditional cider house and carvery, this is a typical Basque eating place offering grilled meat, fish and traditional cuisine. Situated at the heart of Bilbao's old quarter in a historical building, the ambience and the décor (stonework and large windows) make it the ideal spot for any type of celebration.

Address: Santa María 13, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 416 5670.
www.asadorarriaga.com

Restaurante Casa Vasca

Price: Moderate

Restaurante Casa Vasca, located in Bilbao's Deusto district, specialises in traditional and classical Basque cuisine. The interior is decorated in typical Basque style, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Among the specialities are salt cod dishes such as Pil Pil. The wine cellar is impressive.

Address: Avenida Lehendakari Aguirre 13-15, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 448 3980
http://www.casavasca.com/

Restaurante Deluxe

Price: Cheap

There are two of these gourmet burger places on offer, depending on whether you’re in the centre or a little further out. Its speciality is gigantic food meant for sharing, including burgers as big as dinner plates for four people (txapela), hotdogs half a metre in length and salads as big as buckets. Don’t go alone: you might explode. This place is all about the quantity.

Address: Jardines Gernika 1, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 608 9892.

La Taberna de Los Mundos

Price: Cheap

A great place to get excellent set menus with high-quality, imaginative choices. The set menu will get you three courses, bread, water and wine. This is a great way to enjoy a slap-up meal at an affordable price.

Address: Simon Bolivar 17, 48010, Bilbao, Spain
Telephone: (94) 4 413 523.
www.delosmundos.com

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