10 Food Tours in Bilbao to Build a Day Around

1.The Award-Winning Bilbao Food Tour & Wine Pairing by Basque Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 967 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $126Our pick

Spend about three hours bar hopping through Bilbao’s Casco Viejo with a local English-speaking guide such as Irene, Olaia, or Leire. Taste 1 or 2 freshly made pintxos at five bars, paired with wine, cider, beer, or water, while learning how to order and where locals eat.

“Irene was fun, knowledgeable and willing to share so much about the history and culture of the Basque people. The food was amazing and the wine excellent. This was worth squeezing into our stay!”

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2.San Sebastian Pintxo Food, Wine & Market Foodie Tour(Small Group)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 621 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $169

Join Earra Tours for a three-hour walk through San Sebastián’s Old Town, with market tastings, eight pintxo plates, four local drinks, a private gastronomic society visit, dessert, and Basque liqueur. Guides including Jon, Gabi, Gorka, Martin, and Daria lead the experience in English.

“Fantastic tour. 100% recommended. Wonderful food and lots of it. John / Juan was a great host and guide.”

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3.Basque Food Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 504 reviews · from $108

Meet your guide at Biscay Council Hall for three hours of pintxos, wine, beer, cider, cocktails, and local stories. Guides such as Jack, James, Maria, Ashley, and Andrea lead small, social groups through Bilbao bars, with enough food for a full meal.

“Jack our guide was good fun and knowledgeable. great bars and great food. really enjoyed it”

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4.San Sebastian Food Tour: Pintxo Tasting Paired with Wines

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 493 reviews · 3 hours · from $117

Walk San Sebastian’s Parte Vieja with a local guide such as Jonathan, Francisco, Julen, or Beatriz, stopping at traditional bars for eight pintxos, three Denomination of Origin wines, cider, and a local liqueur. The three-hour route mixes food, drink, history, and useful tips for eating on your own.

“Very enjoyable, great fun, great food, great wine. Julien was an excellent guide.”

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5.The Authentic Bilbao Pintxos, Food & Wine Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 360 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Walk Bilbao with a local English-speaking guide and a group of no more than 10. Visit changing, locally loved bars for enough pintxos to make dinner, five wine pairings, cider, local drinks, and a cocktail. Guides such as Jack, Kaya, James, and Maria add food, history, and useful city tips.

“Wonderful combination of history, local food and drink. The servings were generous, varied and delicious. James was an excellent and enthusiastic guide. Highly recommend for anyone looking to sample regional food and drink.”

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6.Exclusive Food & Wine Tasting Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 347 reviews · 3 hours · from $113

Meet your English-speaking guide at Tourne Bilbao and spend three hours tasting six pintxos and four drinks across Casco Viejo. Oscar, Roberto, Aitor, and Milan are among the guides leading the route, with local bars, txakoli, Rioja, Basque culture, and personal food recommendations along the way.

“Roberto, our guide, was wonderful! Friendly, informative, and fun. Our pintxos, wines, architecture, and bits of history were perfect!”

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7.Basque Best Bites – #1 Food & Wine tour of Bilbao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 268 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $120

Start at 6 pm in central Bilbao and follow a local guide such as Usoa, Marina, or Irene through Old Town bars. Expect a full meal of Basque pintxos and small plates, paired with Txakoli, cider, Rioja, and vermut. The group is limited to 10, with non-alcoholic drinks available.

“Great for foodies to learn about the city, culture, and history. It provided an opportunity to meet other travelers and share experiences over food and spirits.”

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8.Complete winery experience: visit, tasting and traditional food

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 175 reviews · from $75Best value

Explore Solar de Samaniego Winery in Laguardia with guide Marta, tasting three wines as you move through literary rooms, a hidden library, and Guido van Helten’s painted concrete tanks. Finish with Rioja-style potatoes, lamb chops cooked over vine shoots, dessert, coffee, and Crianza.

“It was very good we really liked especially the deposits that are painted. The guide was very dedicated in the explanations and was very enjoyable and friendly.Auto-translated”

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9.The Original Bilbao Food Tour with Wine Pairings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 120 reviews · 3 hours · from $118

Spend three hours in Bilbao’s old town with local guides such as Olaia, Irene, Irena, and Janire. Visit five bars, taste 8 to 9 traditional and modern pintxos, and pair them with wine, cider, beer, or water while learning how to order like a local.

“The tour with Irene was amazing. She arrived with high energy and enthusiasm, she engaged with every member of our group and made everyone very relaxed and able to enjoy the experience. The food was great, the wine pairings were excellent and the locations we visited covered both traditional and contemporary cuisine. Our group of 7 had a brilliant time and everyone enjoyed the whole experience. Probably the best group activity I have ever booked. We came away having eaten well, learned a great deal about the food and Basque culture, language and history and had a lot of fun.”

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10.Market, Pintxos and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 3 hours · from $162

Join guides such as Jon, Daria, Arantxa, or Telmo for a three-hour food walk through San Sebastian. Visit the market when open, taste ham, olives, Gilda, six pintxos, Rioja, cider, and liqueur, and learn Basque customs in small groups.

“Arantxa was fantastic! So incredibly knowledgeable on both the food and history. We had a really good time and I would thoroughly recommend her - thank you Arantxa!”

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