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Café Iruña

The guide was updated: 2024-09-14

Café Iruña is a classic tapas bar dating back to 1903, with Arabesque motifs, carved columns, and medieval ceramics serving regional food, grilled meats, sandwiches, and pintxos in a beautifully decorated setting.

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Address: Colón de Larreátegui Kalea 13, Bilbao
Opening hours: Mon–Thu 9am–11pm, Fri 9am–midnight, Sat 11am–midnight, Sun 11am–11pm
Website: www.cafeirunabilbao.com
Phone: +34 944 23 70 21
Email: cafeiruna@grupoiruna.net

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Café del Arenal

Café del Arenal

For nearly 40 years, Café Del Arenal has been the benchmark café-restaurant in the Old Town of Bilbao. Always full of people, it specialises in paellas, pinchos, a carefully selected lunch and dinner menu, homemade desserts, and of course, its famous churros with chocolate sauce on the side.

Café Iruña

Café Iruña

Café Iruña is a classic tapas bar dating back to 1903, with Arabesque motifs, carved columns, and medieval ceramics serving regional food, grilled meats, sandwiches, and pintxos in a beautifully decorated setting.

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