Latest revision as of 13:41, 8 July 2013

General information

This spring, the weather in Bilbao has been more rainy than usual, so we expect to have a rainy summer. Pack your umbrella!
Do not expect to be able to pay with credit cards in bars and pubs. You can usually pay with a credit card in restaurants.
There is a good network of cash machines, but expect to pay a commission. Check with your bank in advance to see how much is charged.
In restaurants, it is not as common to leave a tip as it is in other countries (e.g. USA)
In bars and restaurants, smoking is not allowed.
VAT for restaurants and related services is 10%. General VAT is 21%.
A typical lunch is called "Menú del día" (menu of the day) and consists of a starter, a main course and a dessert. Wine and water are included. You can also ask for coffee or tea, but these are typically not included.
Do not expect to find a lot of vegetarian restaurants. You can always ask for two vegetable starters though.
Times for meals are late in comparison to other countries:
- Lunch at 13:00 or more commonly at 14:00, but you'll be even able to get lunch at 15:00 or 15:30
- Dinner at 21:00 or 22:00. It is difficult to find dinner before 20:30.

Typical drinks served in bars: apart from beers, soft drinks, here are some local specialities:

Caña (pronounced 'can-yeah'): a beer not from bottle but from barrel. Not easy to find dark beer.
Zurito (pronounced 'thou-ree-toh'): a small beer, served in a glass or cup
Kalimotxo (pronounced 'kal-eem-o-sho'): wine with coke
Kalitxiki (pronounced 'kal-ee-shee-kee'): a small kalimotxo
Pika (pronounced 'pee-cah'): beer with lemon
Pikatxiki: a (you catched!) small pika
Cosechero, Crianza, Reserva: red wines.

Some reference prices:

Beer or soft drink: between 2 € and 3 €.
Crianza: between 1.5 € and 2 €.
Zurito or kalitxiki or pikatxiki: 1 €.
Coffee or tea: 1.5 €.
Average price for a "menú del día": 12 €
Average price for a dinner: 18 €

Also check out the Sightseeing and Amazing July events near Bilbao pages.

Food

Close to the venues

Lunch will be available at the venue at affordable prices (cheaper than restaurants or bars), so there's no need to go elsewhere for lunch. However, if you want to go somewhere else, here's some additional information:

- Bizkaia Aretoa

On Mazarredo street, just in front of Guggenheim Museum you will find a lot of inexpensive places. You can also walk two minutes and go to "Gambrinus", a nice place to have lunch or dinner (Juan de Ajuriaguerra 23)

- ETSI

Just in front of ETSI you will find a nice bar called "Antzi" (Luis Briñas 13) to eat some pintxos and drink a beer or wine,

Vegetarian and vegan friendly

Garibolo

review

Vegetarian, vegan friendly

Fernandez del Campo 7, Bilbao

Fres Co

review

Also serves meat

Gran Via Diego Lopez Haro, 55 (near Guggenhein and art museums) Bilbao

Borne

review

Dinner menu is meat based

General Castillo 3, Bilbao

La Camelia

review

Vegetarian, mostly vegan dishes

Santa Maria 10, Bilbao

Vegetariano

review

Vegetarian, closed on weekends

Gipuzkoa 7, Deusto, Bilbao

Bars and Pubs

Pozas
Maestro García Rivero
Ledesma
All bars in Casco Viejo (Old Town) are perfect for eating "pintxos" and drinking some wine or beer. Here are some of the most popular bars in Old Town:
- On Somera street:
  - Bar K2
  - Bar Motrikes: Ask for their "perretxiko" (a kind of mushroom) pintxo.
  - Bar Madariaga: very good "bokatas"
  - Bar Jaunak
  - Bar Gambrinus
- In Plaza Nueva, you'll be able to find lot of places in the four sides of the square.
  - Café-bar Bilbao
  - Urdina
  - Víctor
  - Bar Negresco
  - Taberna Plaza Nueva
  - Víctor Montes
- Santa María street

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 =General information=
-*This spring, the weather in Bilbao has been much more rainy than usual, so we expecte to have a rainy summer. Pack your umbrella!
+*This spring, the weather in Bilbao has been more rainy than usual, so we expect to have a rainy summer. Pack your umbrella!
 *Do not expect to be able to pay with '''credit cards''' in bars and pubs. You can usually pay with a credit card in restaurants.
-*There is a good network of '''cash machines''', but expect to pay a commission. Check with your bank, how much is charged in advance.
+*There is a good network of '''cash machines''', but expect to pay a commission. Check with your bank in advance to see how much is charged.
-*In the restaurants, it is not as common to leave '''a tip''' as it is in other countries (e.g. USA)
+*In restaurants, it is not as common to leave '''a tip''' as it is in other countries (e.g. USA)
-*In the bars and restaurants '''smoking''' is not allowed.
+*In bars and restaurants, '''smoking''' is not allowed.
 *'''VAT for restaurants''' and related services is 10%. General VAT is 21%.
-* A ''Typical lunch''' is called "Menú del día" (menu of the day) and consist of a starter, a main course and a dessert. Wine and water are included. You can also ask for a coffee or tea, but these are typically not included.
+* A '''typical lunch''' is called "Menú del día" (menu of the day) and consists of a starter, a main course and a dessert. Wine and water are included. You can also ask for coffee or tea, but these are typically not included.
-*Do not expect to find a lot of '''vegetarian restaurants'''. You can always ask for two vegetable starters, though.
+*Do not expect to find a lot of '''vegetarian restaurants'''. You can always ask for two vegetable starters though.
-*'''Times''' for meals are late, in comparison to other countries:
+*'''Times''' for meals are late in comparison to other countries:
 **Lunch at 13:00 or more commonly at 14:00, but you'll be even able to get lunch at 15:00 or 15:30
 **Dinner at 21:00 or 22:00. It is difficult to find dinner before 20:30.
-'''Typical drinks served in bars''': apart from beers, soft drinks, you'll be able to ask:
+'''Typical drinks served in bars''': apart from beers, soft drinks, here are some local specialities:
-*Caña (pronounced 'can-yeah'): a beer not from bottle but from barrel. Not easy to find black one.
+*Caña (pronounced 'can-yeah'): a beer not from bottle but from barrel. Not easy to find dark beer.
 *Zurito (pronounced 'thou-ree-toh'): a small beer, served in a glass or cup
 *Kalimotxo (pronounced 'kal-eem-o-sho'): wine with coke
@@ Line 19: / Line 20: @@
 *Pika (pronounced 'pee-cah'): beer with lemon
 *Pikatxiki: a (you catched!) small pika
-*Cosechero, Crianza, Reserva: distinct (from worse to better) red wines.
+*Cosechero, Crianza, Reserva:  red wines.
 Some '''reference prices''':
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 *Average price for a "menú del día": 12 €
 *Average price for a dinner: 18 €
+Also check out the [http://community.kde.org/Akademy/2013/Sightseeing Sightseeing] and [http://community.kde.org/Akademy/2013/Amazing-plans-for-july-near-Bilbao Amazing July events near Bilbao] pages.
 =Food=
 ==Close to the venues==
-In principle, the organization will manage all lunches for everybody at a very affordable prices (cheaper than usual ones found in restaurants or bars), so there's no need to go out for lunch. Anyway, if you need it:
+Lunch will be available at the venue at affordable prices (cheaper than restaurants or bars), so there's no need to go elsewhere for lunch. However, if you want to go somewhere else, here's some additional information:
 '''- Bizkaia Aretoa'''
-On Mazarredo street, just in front of Guggenheim Museum you will find a lot of cheap places to eat. You can also walk two minutes and go to "'''Gambrinus'''", a very nice place to have lunch or dinner (Juan de Ajuriaguerra 23)
+On Mazarredo street, just in front of Guggenheim Museum you will find a lot of inexpensive places. You can also walk two minutes and go to "'''Gambrinus'''", a nice place to have lunch or dinner (Juan de Ajuriaguerra 23)
 '''- ETSI'''
-Just in front of ETSI you will find a very nice bar called "'''Antzi'''" (Luis Briñas 13) to eat some pintxos and drink a beer or wine,
+Just in front of ETSI you will find a nice bar called "'''Antzi'''" (Luis Briñas 13) to eat some pintxos and drink a beer or wine,
-==In the Old Town==
-Alls bar in the Old Town are perfect for eating "pintxos" and drink some wine or beer. Anyway here you have some of the most popular bars in the Old Town:
-- In "Somera" street:
-* Pub K2:
-* Bar Motrikes: Don't hesitate to ask for their "perretxiko" (a kind of mushroom) pintxo.
-* Bar Madariaga: very good "bokatas"
-* Bar Jaunak
-* Bar Gambrinus
-- In "Plaza Nueva" square, you'll be able to find lot of places in the four sides of the square.
-* Café-bar Bilbao
-* Urdina
-* Víctor
-* Bar Negresco
-* Taberna Plaza Nueva
-* Víctor Montes
 ==Vegetarian and vegan friendly==
-=====[http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=1120 Garibolo]=====
+===== Garibolo =====
-Vegetarian, vegan friendly.
+: [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=1120 review] <br />
+: Vegetarian, vegan friendly <br />
-Fernandez del Campo 7, Bilbao
+: Fernandez del Campo 7, Bilbao
-=====[http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=14666 Fresc Co]=====
-Also serves meat.
-Gran Via Diego Lopez Haro, 55 (near Guggenhein andart museums) Bilbao
-=====[http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=10838 Borne]=====
-Dinner menu is meat based.
-General Castillo 3, Bilbao
-=====[http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=38582 La Camelia]=====
+===== Fres Co =====
-Vegetarian, mostly vegan dishes.
+: [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=14666 review] <br />
+: Also serves meat <br />
+: Gran Via Diego Lopez Haro, 55 (near Guggenhein and art museums) Bilbao
-Santa Maria 10, Bilbao
+===== Borne =====
+: [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=10838 review] <br />
+: Dinner menu is meat based <br />
+: General Castillo 3, Bilbao
-=====[http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=1124 Vegetariano]=====
+===== La Camelia =====
-Vegetarian, closed on weekends.
+: [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=38582 review] <br />
+: Vegetarian, mostly vegan dishes <br />
+: Santa Maria 10, Bilbao
-Gipuzkoa 7, Deusto, Bilbao
+===== Vegetariano =====
+: [http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=1124 review] <br />
+: Vegetarian, closed on weekends <br />
+: Gipuzkoa 7, Deusto, Bilbao <br />
 =Bars and Pubs=
-There are some typical districts where people spend free time going out.
-Anyway, as now it's summer, maybe they are not so crowded cause people prefer to go out from Bilbao for other plans (beach,...).
-* [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Poza+Licenciado+Kalea| Pozas]
+* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Poza+Licenciado+Kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&sll=43.25669,-2.924062&sspn=0.104266,0.195694&oq=Bilbao,+Spain+Poza%2BLicenciado%2BKalea&t=h&hnear=Poza+Licenciado+Kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&z=15 Pozas]
-* [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Calle+Maestro+Garc%C3%ADa+Rivero| Maestro García Rivero]
+* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Maestro+Garc%C3%ADa+Rivero,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=43.261808,-2.939646&sspn=0.013032,0.024462&t=h&hnear=Calle+Maestro+Garc%C3%ADa+Rivero,+Bilbao,+Vizcaya,+Spain&z=16 Maestro García Rivero]
-* [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Ledesma+Kalea%2C+Bilbao| Ledesma]
+* [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ledesma+kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ll=43.262362,-2.92938&spn=0.006516,0.012231&sll=43.262694,-2.938858&sspn=0.006516,0.012231&t=h&hnear=Ledesma+Kalea,+48001+Bilbao,+Bizkaia,+Spain&z=16 Ledesma]
-* [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Casco+Viejo| Casco Viejo]. Alls bar in the Old Town are perfect for eating "pintxos" and drink some wine or beer. Anyway here you have some of the most popular bars in the Old Town:
+* All bars in [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Casco+Viejo,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ll=43.257221,-2.923887&spn=0.006517,0.012231&sll=43.262362,-2.92938&sspn=0.006516,0.012231&oq=casco+,+Bilbao,+Spain&t=h&hnear=Casco+Viejo,+Bilbao,+Biscay,+Basque+Country,+Spain&z=16 Casco Viejo] (Old Town) are perfect for eating "pintxos" and drinking some wine or beer. Here are some of the most popular bars in Old Town:
-** In [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Somera+Kalea%2C+Bilbao| "Somera" street]:
+** On [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Somera+Kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ll=43.256424,-2.922792&spn=0.006517,0.012231&sll=43.257221,-2.923887&sspn=0.006517,0.012231&oq=somera,+Bilbao,+Spain&t=h&hnear=Somera+Kalea,+48005+Bilbao,+Bizkaia,+Spain&z=16 Somera street]:
 *** Bar K2
-*** Bar Motrikes: Don't hesitate to ask for their "perretxiko" (a kind of mushroom) pintxo.
+*** Bar Motrikes: Ask for their "perretxiko" (a kind of mushroom) pintxo.
 *** Bar Madariaga: very good "bokatas"
 *** Bar Jaunak
 *** Bar Gambrinus
-** In [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=plaza+berria+bilbao| "Plaza Nueva" square], you'll be able to find lot of places in the four sides of the square.
+** In [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Plaza+Nueva,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ll=43.259284,-2.922599&spn=0.006516,0.012231&sll=43.258581,-2.933537&sspn=0.026066,0.048923&oq=Plaza+nueva+,+Bilbao,+Spain&t=h&hq=Plaza+Nueva,&hnear=Bilbao,+Biscay,+Basque+Country,+Spain&z=16 Plaza Nueva], you'll be able to find lot of places in the four sides of the square.
 *** Café-bar Bilbao
 *** Urdina
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 *** Taberna Plaza Nueva
 *** Víctor Montes
-** [https://www.google.es/maps/preview#!q=Santa+Maria+Kalea%2C+Bilbao| Santa María street]
+** [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Santa+Maria+Kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.258143,-2.925882&spn=0.006516,0.012231&sll=43.259284,-2.922599&sspn=0.006516,0.012231&oq=Santa+Mar%C3%ADa+Kalea,+Bilbao,+Spain&t=h&hnear=Santa+Maria+Kalea,+48005+Bilbao,+Bizkaia,+Spain&z=16 Santa María street]