A dependable Ensanche pintxos bar near the cluster on Calle Diputación, named for the fishing town down the coast and unfussy in the way the best neighbourhood bars are. The counter holds a wide spread of cold and hot pintxos, and the prices keep it firmly in everyday rather than special-occasion territory. A solid link in any Ensanche crawl.
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Abando / Ensanche, Bilbao
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The fried and breaded pintxos — croquetas and the cod preparations are the strength here. A caña or a glass of txakoli alongside.
Lunchtime and early evening, when the office crowd from Gran Vía passes through. Weekends are busier with the broader pintxo crawl.
Part of the strong pintxo cluster around Calle Diputación, just off Gran Vía. Best as one stop among several on this street rather than a sole destination.