Bilbao: Pintxos & Basque Flavours Food Tour with Tastings
ID: GYG1170002-1801009
Category:
Country: Spain
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Discover Bilbao through its legendary pintxos on a guided food tour. Skip tourist traps, taste authentic Basque flavors, and explore local wine, cider, and culture.
Experience Bilbao exactly how the way locals do, one pintxo at a time. On this guided food tour, you’ll dive into the heart of Basque culinary culture, visiting hand-picked bars and eateries loved by locals and rarely found by visitors.
As you stroll through Bilbao’s historic streets, your local expert guide will introduce you to the traditions behind pintxos, the social ritual of bar-hopping, and the ingredients that define Basque cuisine.
You’ll sample a carefully curated selection of classic and creative pintxos, paired with regional wines, crisp txakoli, and traditional Basque cider.
Along the way, you’ll learn how food, culture, and community intertwine in this proud culinary region - where quality ingredients, simplicity, and technique reign supreme.
The experience ends on a sweet note, plus a surprise Secret Dish revealed exclusively on the tour.
Highlights
- Discover Bilbao’s authentic pintxos culture with a local guide
- Learn how Basques eat, drink, and socialize
- Taste iconic regional dishes paired with local drinks
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Our Secret Food Tours Guide will have an orange umbrella at the meeting point for easy recognition.
Please ensure to contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirement, to ensure we can cater for them the best we can.
This tour involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended.
We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance.
Gratuities to guides providing excellent service are appreciated.
The Legal minimum age for drinking alcohol is 18 years old.
Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations' availability, weather, and other circumstances.
Your guide will meet you in front of Iglesia de San Antón, next to Mercado de la Ribera.
Our Secret Food Tours Guide will have an orange umbrella at the meeting point for easy recognition.
INCLUDED
- Idiazabal cheese croquette
- Talo corn flatbread with spicy txistorra sausage
- Anchovy and avocado pintxo
- Brioche pintxo with slow-braised beef, gravy, onion, and aioli
- Creamy baked spider crab
- Aged beef gratinated with cheddar
- Iberian ham mousse
- Chocolate-coated palmier pastry
- Our Secret Dish
- Txakoli (Basque white wine)
- Rioja red wine
- Natural Basque cider
- Water
NOT INCLUDED
- Gratuities for exeptional service are not included, and appreciated
- Pickup and dropoff
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
