La Ribera Bilbao

La Ribera is undoubtedly Bilbao's most relaxing place to sample pintxos! The food quality does not match that of San Sebastian however the atmosphere more than compensated. Sitting by river is stunning

The best place to taste excellent tapas from Basque tradition. The Ribeira market is a unique place both for its atmosphere and for the excellent quality of food. The various cervecerías serve the most elaborate and delicious tapas that Spanish Basque cuisine has ever created. The atmosphere is picturesquely pleasant, the service is cordial and fast, and the music enriches this culinary experience without hindering communication. Simply magical!

Great place in the same building where the famous Ribera Market is. Big, spacious and they got large variety of typical Basque pintxos. Although is much better to order straight from the kitchen which is open from 13:00 on. Many tables are facing the river (the glass was super dirty) and they also have a terrace. Service might be faster and they could smile a bit when they are serving to you. In any case 100% recommendable.

Great place to buy food and drinks. Loads of bite sized dishes options to choose from. Perfect for large groups. Riverside views are nice! The toilets need proper maintenance which is the only disappointment from the experiment. Locks don’t work, no toilet paper, soap dispenser doesn’t work… It’s a shame because the rest of the market was nice.

Mad staff, not at all friendly! They started well, then dunno what went off! Terrible service, we had to wait for 70+ mins to get our main dishes! Ordered it at 20:00, and received it at 21:41! And it was too bad that we couldn’t finish it up. Would only recommend anchovies from our order (fresh and tastes delish). Everything else was less than expected tbh. We came for seafood, and taste was disappointing.