The dining room at G cafe Bilbao — warm lamplight, tiled bar and a football match on the screen
43.2540° N Est. in Bilbao

G cafe · Bilbao

Hearty food, game always on.

A family kitchen for big appetites and bigger matches — up in Bilbao's Errekalde quarter, a walk from the Guggenheim.

Zuberoa Etorbidea 46 Open from 8:00
A cook working the grill at G cafe Bilbao, flames licking a thick Basque chuletón

The place

A neighbourhood kitchen, built for appetite

G cafe Bilbao is the kind of place the city is built on — a bar with the game on, a kitchen that cooks the way your grandmother did, and a table big enough for the whole crew. No foam, no tweezers. Just chuletón off the grill, tortilla that still wobbles, and a cold caña to wash it down.

We open early for coffee and tostadas, fill up at lunch, and stay loud on match nights. Families in the afternoon, fans in the evening — everyone eats well.

12Years in Irala
40+Plates off the grill & stove
1.9 kmWalk from the Guggenheim

The house plates

Big plates, honest prices

From the grill to your soul. The dishes regulars come back for — rooted in Basque home cooking, cooked to fill you up.

Chuletón a la brasa

€ 29.00 · to share

Aged Basque ribeye, seared over embers, carved at the table with sea salt and roast peppers.

Chuletón ribeye carved on a wooden board with roasted red peppers

Tortilla de patatas

€ 4.50 · slice

The real one — slow onions, still runny in the middle. The bar's quiet hero.

A thick slice of Spanish potato tortilla, runny in the centre

Bacalao al pil-pil

€ 16.00

Salt cod in a glossy garlic emulsion, the way Bilbao has made it for a hundred years.

Bacalao al pil-pil in a clay cazuela, golden garlic sauce

The G burger

€ 13.50 · with fries

Txuleta-blend patty, Idiazabal cheese, caramelised onion, our sauce. Match-day fuel.

The G burger with melted Idiazabal cheese and a side of fries on a board
G CAFE

simple food, done properly

Cooked the way it should be

We think a café is more than a place to eat — it's where the barrio meets. Our rules are short: good raw materials, a hot grill, generous plates, and a price a working family can say yes to twice a week. Local where we can, honest always.

Every plate, made to fill you up

G cafe Bilbao full on a weekend evening, warm light over packed tables
Match nights & Sunday lunch

Pull up a chair. Stay a while.

Save a seat

Your table awaits. Book the big match

Big group, derby day, or a quiet family lunch — tell us when and we'll keep the good table. We reply the same day.

Or just call — +34 695 78 50 72 →

Reserve your table

The surest way is a quick call — we'll have the good table ready. Big group or match day? Tell us and we'll sort the room.

Call to book →

What the regulars say

"The chuletón is the best in the Abando side, full stop. We come before every game."
Iker — Deusto
4.9From 600+ neighbours & visitors
G.
"Walked over after the museum with two tired kids. Big plates, kind staff, football on. Perfect."
Marie — visiting from Lyon
"Tortilla like my amona used to make. That's the whole review."
Ane — Indautxu
"Our Sunday lunch for years. Honest food, honest prices, and they never rush you out."
The Etxeberria family

Come hungry. Find us up in Errekalde

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