Amazing food and service! One of the best burgers I've had and they had gluten free buns. Highly…read morerecommend

My friend called this "the best burger in Bilbao" and after eating here, I see he's not…read moreoverestimating this place. The burgers are juicy and more flavorful than you can imagine. Each choice is a completely different experience with completely unique flavors. There's a bit of a wait, but it's worth it. If you're looking for a great burger, this is the place to go.

Tasty sushi at a reasonable price. Nice and clean restaurant. Staff is friendly and…read morespeak/understand English.

Bilbao has just a handful of Japanese restaurants, and I was looking to try out a new one this…read moreweekend. I found out about Mao after a bit of poking around on the web, and decided to give it a go for dinner. The interior of Mao was impressive: a water water gurgled on one side of the room, a large hibachi grill stood in the corner of one dining room, and the decor was minimalistic and modern. The service was quick and professional. I started off with the miso soup--not hard to mess up, and this one did not disappoint. Later I moved on to some specialty rolls: Hot Philadelphia, Dragon and Kani. The latter two were the best: fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented, while the Hot Philadelphia was just ok. Later I ordered a plate of chicken teriyaki, which I was not impressed with. It was strips of dry chicken breast doused in a watery teriyaki sauce--I've had much, much better. Lastly, I had dessert: green tea ice cream, and fried chocolate-banana rolls. Both were delicious. Washed everything down with a nice glass of house red--excellent for 2.50 a glass! Overall, the ambience was great, service was good, and there was some nice sushi to be found.

The specialty pinxtos here at Gatz was a piece of cod cooked in olive oil. The oil turned a bit…read morebuttery from the extra fat of the fish and then they put two small pieces of hot pepper on top. Oh, my. Delicious! They're very proud of their Michelin mentions, as they should be.

Items Selected: Morcilla Pepper Omelette…read moreSalt Cod with Aoili Ham, Idiazabal, Tomato Stack Traditional Torta Fried Foie Gras Mushroom Sandwich with Pepper Puree Iberico Sandwich "Fresh Cheese and Cepes" Baccala Stuffed Pepper Located in old town, tucked away on Santa Maria Kalea just feet from a shopping district transformed to a Christmas wonderland just one week thereafter, Bar Gatz is considered by many to be 'the' locals only place for the Basque style of tapas known as pintxos, and arriving in Bilbao far later than originally scheduled it was just prior to midnight before I entered the small space, a dearth of seating okay for legs confined to a plane for the past twelve hours while English friendly service made navigating the selections a breeze. Trending more traditional than spots nearby with a vibe that seemed well suited to local twenty-somethings out for late night fun a Saturday, it was with a plate in hand that a dozen or so plates were examined and understanding most of the Spanish descriptions with a few simple questions answered a total of eight items were selected, the total bill just €14 including a €1.50 miniature bottle of water. Avoiding options that seemed to have been sitting out, though the barman did offer to rewarm anything I'd like, dining began with two plates of three and focusing mostly on bold flavors traditional to the region and especially those made in house both the Morcilla and Pepper Omelette as well as the creamy-meets-crunchy Fried Foie Gras Mushroom Sandwich were precisely what I'd been hoping for while the traditional torta immediately left me laughing at high prices of inferior versions back home, the salt cod unfortunately a bit masked by the sauce while both ham selections benefited from the quality of the local products, a theme seen throughout the trip. Informed that desserts are not offered, but that a few more hot items were set to come out before the kitchen closed for the night, suffice it to say that I was fortunate to stick around chatting with a young couple happy to work on their limited English while teaching me some Spanish, for as much as those lesson really did not seem to last more than one hour the memories of fresh cheese melted amidst mushrooms and the intense flavor of a fried red pepper filled with creamy baccala proved far more resonant, the later possibly the most memorable bite of salt cod throughout the week-long visit.

Great service and good prices but the sushi didn't taste super fresh when I had it. It was fun to…read moretry the different flavors though, you can order one by one from the bar and the toppings were different than the usual American rolls have. The sides all looked great, I really enjoyed my wakame (seaweed) salad.

Very fresh fish, no complaint with this price. Rice tastes a bit too sweet though. Can't wait to go…read moreback to check out their another branch while it's closer to where we stay.

Great Chinese Food. On Sunday this place was the restaurant open. I got Kon Pao Chicken and…read moreit was like American Chinese food.

Took a break from pinxtos and found this place. Nice ambiance. Food ok. Ordered wanton soup, Peking…read moreDuck with flour tortilla wrap and beef Szechuan.

Great food. The chipirones were the best! We really enjoyed the atmosphere and the 2 terraces…read more Highly recommended!

The Jake with stuffed seafood was excellent, the hake with pil pil sauce was bad. Slimy little…read morepieces of fish cheeks in a yellow emulsion sauce. Supposedly a local dish so someone must like it. Side dish of potatoes were served cold and service was poor. There is a fish dirty fish tank in the dining area that they pull live seafood to cook, not very appealing.

Delicious seafood. We had crabs, scallops, prawns, clamps etc. the only thing, that I prefer…read morescallops slightly cooked with butter without any sauce. But still it was incredible. As per meat - bask's meat is well known. Here it was medium grilled and it was very tasty. They have menu in english and french as well, but the stuff speaks mostly spanish. Nevertheless, the stuff is very friendly.

i thought the idea and concept was super cool. overall execution was not the best. the food wasn't…read morebad but wasn't spectacular. it was all asian fusion but could be done better. i might've just gotten a less fortunate surprise but my personal experience wasn't the best. my favorite was the peach yogurt but it had a salty sauce on it which wasn't my favorite. the shu mai was very chewy and overall not that flavorful or tender. service was great and attentive but was just not the biggest fan of the food. would recommend hitting up kunel donburi close by for better authentic asian food.

Era increíble!! If you get the chance to visit Kokken please go. As an American tourist it was so…read morecool to eat a fusion of basque, asian, and Latin American cuisines. It is omakase style and you choose if you want small 4 plate style, medium 6 plate, or large 8. The menu changes every day so it's a surprise but it is INCREDIBLE! Each dish had so much flavor bursting and flavors contrasting in a great way. Our waitress was fantastic too and took note of any allergies or things we didn't like in order to alter the food so it was perfect for us. Overall AMAZING place to eat in Bilbao and a must try.