Bilbao Architecture: Riverside Charm & Cuisine

Explore Bilbao’s vibrant food scene with a 12-pintxos tour, blending tradition and innovation along the scenic Nervión River.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercado de La Ribera - Begin a culinary adventure at Mercado de la Ribera, one of the largest covered markets in Europe. It sets the scene for an extraordinary food journey.
  • Catedral de Santiago - Discover history at Catedral de Santiago de Bilbao, a Gothic cathedral that has been a spiritual and architectural icon since the 14th century….
What's Included
  • Anchovy and avocado pintxo
  • Aged beef gratinated with cheddar cheese
  • Pulled beef with gravy, onion, and aioli on brioche pintxo
  • Iberian ham mousse
  • Idiazabal cheese croquette
  • Baked spider crab with a creamy topping
  • Talo with Txistorra – corn flatbread with spicy Basque sausage
  • Txakoli - very dry Basque white wine
  • Rioja red wine
  • Natural cider
  • Our Secret Dish!
  • chocolate-coated palmier
  • Water
Additional Information

Bilbao boasts bold architecture, riverside allure, and a lively culinary scene. What more could one desire?! Envision a city where industrial legacy merges with avant-garde design, nestled along the Nervión River, vibrant yet genuine, and brimming with Basque character. Bilbao is celebrated throughout Spain for its inventive cuisine and skilled chefs,…

Location
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Erribera Kalea
We'll meet in front of Iglesia de San Antón. Next to Mercado de La Riviera.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lurielo
May 4, 2026
Great way to start a trip to Bilbao - The tour was a wonderful way to start my 12 day trip in Bilbao. Andrea was very knowledgeable and accommodating. I don't eat fish and she made sure that I was given alternatives. She also follow up with a list of places to go and things to do while in Bilbao that was wonderful. I strongly recommend her tour...but go hungry!!
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Jewatson71
Mar 31, 2026
Fantastic - Wonderful food tour with Jon Rees. Jon was extremely knowledgeable and shared lots of nuggets about both the culture of Bilbao as well as the cuisine. We thoroughly enjoyed all the stops and revisited several of them during the rest of our stay. Jon was so helpful and a real credit to Secret Food Tours. Thank you very much
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Julie
Mar 28, 2026
Amazing tour that is much more then we expected - Jon Rees was amazing. We could not have asked for anything better! He was so knowledgeable and gave us so much history along with the food. I highly recommend him. I have to say this was honestly one of the best tours we have ever took and we travel quite often
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S4057oyalfredom
Mar 26, 2026
Wonderful and personable tour with Jon Rees - My wife and I shared a wonderful and engaging food tour with Jon Rees in Bilbao, Basque Country. It was our good fortune to have Jon all to ourselves for the tour because he was engaging, knowledgeable and answered our questions about food, the Basque culture/history, how the Basque people have changed throughout their history and his perspectives on his own Basque experience -- all fascinating. It was also our good fortune to learn that Jon took the leadership in developing this tour from his personal favorite food establishments. All of the food was marvelous and we were more than satisfied at the end of the afternoon. After our tour, Jon provided recommendations for other Basque Country excursions which were very helpful. Jon Rees has our highest and most sincere recommendation.
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Adamj760
Mar 24, 2026
Excellent Bilbao food tour! - We had a marvelous time on this tour with Jon Rees, it was a perfect way to see the city and eat some great food! Jon was so nice and provided us with great insight into the city, culture and food, and also answered any other questions we had. The tour is very walkable and relaxing, with plenty of time at each stop. We loved all the food and learning about the businesses we visited. We almost always do a food tour at the beginning of our trip to any city, because it gives you such great insight into the city, its customs, and helps us learn our way around and learn how to order food at restaurants...and this tour did not disappoint in any of those. I also love that the group size is not too big, so we had a great opportunity to meet some other people on the tour while also being able to talk with Jon as much as we wanted. Highly recommend this tour!
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Noeleen_m
Feb 26, 2026
Walking food and drink tour - Great food well informed and pleasant host Jon. Really enjoyed the entire tour and informative guideǰ
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Bicho_aleman
Jan 5, 2026
Best food tour in town! - Great tour with not only a superb selection of authentic and creative pintxos, but also lots of information about Bilbao and the Basque Country. Even got some valuable tips for the rest of my stay. Enjoyed all of it! Special thanks to Andrea, the very knowledgeable tour guide who answered all our questions about Bilbao, it's people and culture.
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Y9437zqjonr
Jan 4, 2026
Excellent pintxo tour! - Excellent pintxos expertly paired with different local drinks. Jon, our local host, was really helpful - giving us history and culture on the area, the bars and each pintxo. Great vale for money!
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Mirenitrip
Jan 4, 2026
Great experience - Fantastic way to get to know the city, the local culture and of course the food. Jon, our guide was great and gave us a lot of information and tips for the rest of our visit. I must say that the pintxos and drinks were delicious and filling. The secret dish was great, beautiful, tasty and surprising.
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278quintos
Jan 1, 2026
Great tour - It was an amazing tour throught Bilbao’s bars, tasting the Incredible food and wines with Andre, the best guide in town. It was great to taste “the Talo”, the tipical pintxo in the Basq Country.
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From $112
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).