Bilbao Spain

Tips

• Try their local wine: Txakoli (pronounced as "cha-co-LEE"), semi sparking white wine
• go for the walking tour of the old town. Check out the schedule in the tourist info office.

Airport to Downtown

• Funicular
• Guggenheim
• Shopping Street
• Old Town
• Plaza Nueva
• Mercado de la Ribera
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Hotel

Pensión Mardones, Jardines, 4, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
http://www.pensionmardones.com/en/guesthouse-in-bilbao

• Aerupuerto bus from Bilbao, last stop (Termibus) 
• Take the tram right there (green), not the subway. Atxuri direction 
• Stop off at the Arriaga. 
• In front of the bus stop, there is a street entering the Casco Viejo (New Street). 
• At the end of this street, this street gardens and right in front of where it ends is the Pension Mardones.

Coffee

Café Bihotz

Address: Arechaga Kalea, 6, 48003 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain Maps

If you are looking for a good coffee, this was the most decent that I found and it was not bad.  They tried doing latte arts too :) This is a bit of a walk, on the other side of the river from Mercado de la Ribera

Food

Café Iruña

Colon de Larreategui, 13, 48001 Bilbo, Bizkaia

Opening hours: 7AM to 2AM

Oldest Cafe in Bilbao since 1903

They have a Breakfast special of 1 Pintxo + Cafe + Orange juice just for 3.90 Euros

Nata Lisboa

If you miss Portuguese Egg Tarts, this is the place to go in Casco Viejo

El Globo

I really liked the variety of tapas here. It tasted good and was just along Gran Via near Plaza Moyua

Pintxo

Bar Motrikes

@ GoienKale of Casco Viejo

Grilled Mushrooms

you can prolly skip the other pintxos and just go straight to ordering their Grilled Mushroom pi

Sorginzulo

@ Plaza Nueva at Casco Viejo

Calamari

A bit too tad salty, the batter was too "Batter"-y.  Definitely not that great but not sure why a lot of people order it.  I would prolly skip this.

Grilled Foie and Txakoli

4 dollars for a Grilled Foie - It was good but was hoping it was a bit warmer.