Basque Food Tour: Discover Pintxos and Local Drinks

Experience the authentic flavors of Bilbao on a food and history tour with local guides. Discover the local food, pintxos, and drinks while learning about Basque culture and the history of Bilbao. Personalized for your needs.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bilbao Tour Guide - We walk around Bilbao, it’s never the same route, we will see many spots around.
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Selection of red and white wine pairings
  • Local drinks, cider, and cocktail options
  • Sufficient pintxos to constitute a full meal
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Our guides are all passionate about Basque cuisine and can’t wait to share it with you. They’ll lead you around the city from pub to pub, introducing you to the local cuisine, pintxos, and even some local libations.
You’ll learn about the history of the Basque language and its people, the differences between Spain and the Basque Country, and Bilbao’s…

Location
Bizkaiko Foru Aldundiaren jauregia
Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro
NOT BILBAO CITY HALL - In front of the palace stairs on "Gran via don diego lopez de haro 25", right there in front of the stairs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Etmeree
Dec 20, 2024
Authentic - Authentic and very well planned food tour. Highly recommend, we learned a lot about the Basque country and foods. Very knowledgeable and passionate guide.
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K8766zmaliciab
Nov 17, 2024
Give me that kalimotxo! - What a fun tour! Maria created an atmosphere in which my partner and I want to hangout with the other afterwards. In the handful of food tours I've been on, I've NEVER experiences that. Maria was also a wealth of knowledge; so happy to share and answer any questions that came up. We discovered a few favorites on this tour too...looking forward to trying to find some Txakoli in my local wine shop (fingers crossed!), and endlessly drinking kalimotxo.
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Greenwithanger
Nov 16, 2024
A fabulous and foody intro to Bilbao - I booked this quite spontaneously on my first day in Bilbao solo and had such an amazing time. Maria was incredible, so warm and friendly and it was an absolute blast getting to try some of the best local food and drinks, find out more about basque culture and connect with some fellow travellers. It was such a wonderful shared experience that our group ended up keeping in touch and meeting up again during my trip. All credit to Maria as a guide in this wonderful experience. I highly recommend this tour!
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321lesleyb
Nov 14, 2024
Interesting, fun and authentic. - Excellent experience getting to know authentic Bilbao and to sample some of its best pintxos and wine. Maria was so friendly and knowledgable and took us to some great bars. And we met some interesting, fun and like-minded people on the tour too. Thoroughly recommend.
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Annieoc193
Oct 29, 2024
Do this tour on arrival! - James was an excellent guide. For those just beginning their Bilbao journey/Pintxos, do this first to get comfortable with the process. If you aren’t Spanish ordering/ eating this way is not usual so this will set on your the right path. Great way to meet other travellers and wonderful for those perhaps travelling alone. Delicious food and plenty of wine.
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Cherylann_n
Oct 26, 2024
Pinxto-Perfect! - Maria was a vivacious and knowledgable guide who helped us understand the culture and history of Bilbao. The pinxtos were absolutely delicious. We visited 5 bars and had totally 9 pinxtos with wine pairings. We were so full by the end. This was the highlight of our trip to Bilbao!
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Kyong_g
Oct 12, 2024
I had a wonderful Pintxo... - I had a wonderful Pintxo tour. My guide was extremely knowledgeable about the city and out of the way for great pintxos and drinks.
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Sara
Oct 5, 2024
Evening with good food, wines and talk - We took this tour from Local experts with Adur as our guide. It was an extremely enjoyable evening visiting bars near the Plaza Nueva in the Casca Vieja . Adur was engaging and informative about the different kinds of pintxos and wines. The walks between bars were short, leaving ample time to talk, including interesting discussions of Basque history and culture. Good food and wines with a very interesting companion. Highly recommended.
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K3355slnicko
Oct 16, 2024
Good fun, good food & drink, good company. - Excellent tour with a great guide. The food and drinks were excellent, and the historical explanations provided by Jack were really informative.
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Trenchfoot
Oct 3, 2024
Does what it says in the blurb but it felt oddly unengaging at times - I sense that this tour is pitched at cruise ship visitors and less at folks planning to connect with Bilbao for a bit longer. Yes, Jack definitely took us around five pintxos venues, and yes, we sampled a variety of different drinks as the evening went on. Yes, we got some information on the food and the drinks. Maybe we’re seeing this food tour through the prism of other similar, but more effervescent, food tours around European cities and felt there was a bit of spark missing. A bit of engagement absent. Maybe the venues themselves were, at the tail end of the summer, a bit low in energy. Having said that, by the fifth place/ drink our small group had bonded as a compact ethanol fuelled clique and the craic was good. If you’re visiting for a day and want a fairly workmanlike session on pintxos, go for it.
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