La Ribera Gastro Plaza — Restaurant in Bilbao

This is a food court. Some people love food courts, some people hate them. This one is pretty good. What you get: a tremendous selection of the regional delicacies all in one place. The pinxos and tapas are displayed and labeled beautifully. No reservations required. The market in the building is 100% for real, and this is a convenient place for a glass of wine and a small plate after shopping. What that costs you: like any food court in the world, you are going to pay a little more for everything. Floor service is not quite as good (tables are more likely to have plates on them, etc.). If you know the area, you can find a slightly better version of everything they serve here for 20% less. That's not the point of a food hall. The point of a food hall is you can get everything in one place, and you can fit 12 people inside.

This place is, at minimum, worth a walk through. If you only have 3 days in Bilbao, this is a must-see. You can get a nice sampling of pinxos and a pretty good idea of what they are about. Every bar and cafe in the Caseco Viejo has its specialties, and to really get the best food in this town you need to explore the little bars and restaurants and try out what they are best at. Sometimes, you go to the food court for convenience or because you want all the options...

Beautiful place next to the river, the building which almost resembles the food court in Rotterdam (or the other way round). The place is almost extremely crowded with tourists and most cendors here are therefore well versed in communicating in English. The food is quite affordable in general but the prices aren't always written everywhere so one cannot tell if one is being charged extra for not being a local (the confectionery cost us 4.5€ apiece which seems a bit expensive). I also had mixed feelings about the service but that could also be because of the crowd and the rush the vendors were in- they just didn't seem too friendly. Unfortunately, the vegetarian options are very limited let alone vegan options, of which there were none that I could find. Nonetheless, it's definitely a place one must visit if you don't have many dietary...

A lively and bustling place to try a variety of pintxos. Plenty of places to sit and a great atmosphere. There's a mixture of tourists and locals. The prices are above average but the food only meets a good standard a certain places. Pick your food carefully. Arambarri do great cocktails and take care of the food and the customers, La Dulceria serve excellent Basque cakes and are friendly, but the Me tienes frito was disappointing. Some pintxos were tasty and served hot, others were tepid and greasy and the staff did not listen to the customers, so service was haphazard. A great experience overall. Just take your time to...