Santa María es un sitio espectacular. Tienen muy buen vino, muy buen producto y precios muy buenos. El pincho de foie es una absoluta locura; volvería a Bilbao mil y una veces solo por comerme ese pincho. Las camareras son majísimas, ideales, y el trato fue perfecto en todo momento. Estaba todo impecable, no hay ni un solo pero que ponerle. Además, para la ubicación que tienen, los precios son más que correctos. Nada que envidiar a otros sitios de más renombre. Totalmente recomendable

Buscamos reseñas y dimos con este lugar. Es pequeño, pero súper acogedor. Si llegas a una hora adecuada podrás encontrar sitio, sino siempre se puede complicar. La comida un 10 y nos atendieron super rápido. Además se nota que está hecho todo a la brasa.

Un diez sobre diez los pintxos de los mejores de todo Bilbao.fuimos a cenar allí casi todos los días y probamos la malloria de los pintxos de precios para la calidad bastante bien lo único malo es que está petado de gente pero si tienes suerte y coges sitio una experiencia de otro nivel ya que los pintxos los elaboran en el momento no te lo recalientan . Por eso hay que tener paciencia.

Unos pintxos espectaculares. Estuvimos 3 días en Bilbao y nos gustó tanto que repetimos. El pintxo te lo preparan al momento, recién salido de la brasa, calentito, delicioso! Todos están buenísimos, pero el de sepia y el de foie fueron mis favoritos. Acompañados de un txacoli fresquito van super bien.

El bar estaba lleno, pero se podía conseguir un rinconcito para 2 personas. Es pequeño. Los pintxos, muy buenos y muy bien presentados. Nos encantó. La ubicación es genial, en el casco viejo.

La comida deliciosa, el trato amable y los precios muy buenos. Suele estar un poco lleno, pero vale la pena 100% .

Me lo habian aconsejado y no han defraudado, pintxos exquisitos, ambiente relajado, sin esperas. Hemos repetido, las alcachofas con jamon, el pintxo de pulpo y el bacalao con pimientos del piquillo

Una joya en el corazón de Bilbao. Probamos varios platillos en Bar Santa María y cada uno fue un acierto total: la salchicha con cebolla y mostaza, el secreto ibérico, las brochetas de entrecot y de pulpo, y una hamburguesa con queso y salsa rosa… ¡todo un 10 de 10! La comida está cocinada a las brasas, lo que le da un sabor espectacular que realza cada ingrediente. Se nota el cuidado en la preparación y la calidad de los productos. ¡Altamente recomendado!

Paul Bobo

Lively bar with delicious Pintxos cooked to order. Especially enjoyed the squid dish.

Joseph I

Brilliant selection of grilled pintxos, a true hidden gem in Bilbao

Martex

They do the pintxos in the moment and all of them are great (ate 5 different kinds). Nice familiar atmosphere! Kind and great service.

Chue Yee Yang

One of my favorite pintxo bars in old town. The pintxos are very classic, mostly just the meat grilled on toasted baguette, but it's made fresh to order, the prices are great, and the execution is deadly. My faves are the grill artichoke and iberico, the octopus, the cod and the foie gras (thats actually an incredible combination of flavores and textures if youre not sure what to get). A few tap beers (including 1 NA option) and a good variety of red and white wines round out this top notch pintxo bar. Fyi, Kitchen is usually closed for ciesta from 3-6.

Karina Mereuta

This place is a gem!!! I have tried many many pintxos bars in Bilbao and this stands out with the freshly grilled meats and fishes - you choose from a menu and they grill it right away. Order a txakoli to accompany anything you order, and there you have, a perfect “dinner”!

Leiby Sanchez-Erazo

Strongly agree to come by this cute place in vasco viejo. The pin- txos were very freshly prepared and very tasty with fair amount of options of food and drinks. Lots of locals and tourists so when is full, it may be crowded but everyone was polite and friendly. Will come back for sure.

Nicolas

Excellent food and service. Prices very affordable. We went two days in a row, everything we tried was amazing. Highly recommended in the old city of Bilbao.

Renae Ashcroft

Great service , friendly staff and very helpful. Quick service and the staff were good at offering the best dishes. Worth going to rather than the bigger places . This is a must for local experience

Josh Strawczynski

Really great little gem. We got the last dinner there just before close. It’s tasty fresh and affordable. Our Airbnb host recommended it and they were right P.s don’t judge it by its exterior. Go with a friend. Talk and enjoy

Yorkshireman_Dan

Tasty pintxo and good service at the bar.

Ben Z

Really amazing place - if you’re looking for some cheap grilled fish / meat this is the place to go. The cuttlefish was excellent but everything was really good. Good cheap wine to pair. Can imagine it gets busy in the night but for lunch was perfect.

Enrique

We really loved this place, the pintxos were amazing, churrasco, las sepias con alioli y el bacalao con pimientos caseros were top top, the service amazing, the place was full but because it is so good, definitely a must when in Bilbao

Hanna Myslowska

This place serves really tasty warm pintxos. I have visited on few occasions and the food is always a treat! Nice selection of wines too. Tables outside for a nice lively vibe of the old town. Overall would recommend!

Leah Bloom

The exterior isn’t anything fancy, but the pintxos are excellent quality and they make all of them fresh. Best tapas we had in Bilbao. Reasonable prices. Good service. If we’d stayed longer, would have gone back a second time!

Lisa

Super delicious Pintxos. The opening hours vary a bit from what is stated on Google but I think that is true for a lot of restaurants in the area. The Iberian pork steak is soo delicious. If we had stayed another day for sure we would have come again just for that!

Jeffery Chen

Fantastic food at a reasonable price. Service during busy hours is a bit slow but the lovely ladies definitely tried their best to get your food out asap. Everything we ordered is fantastic. But the octopus and foie probably are the two top choices :)

Magnífico lugar para degustar unos pinchos 🍡 recién salidos de la brasa, mención especial al de atún encebollado, estaba buenísimo. Por ponerme algún pero, el punto del secreto y el pincho de solomillo debería estar menos hecho para que estuviese más jugosa la carne. Sin duda un lugar de obligatoria parada si estas por el casco viejo.

Raymond G. Arias

Okay if you like octopus then this place does it correct. All the rations or the little plates are really nice. But the octopus was my favorite. Did I tell you I like the octopus because it was really great. If you're going to get any bites, make sure you get the octopus it's fabulous!. Besides the other dishes, octopus is really what you want to order. What do you have with your glass of wine? Another order of octopus!

Coach T

Tasty Pintxos. Fast Service. Decent Prices. Definitely a nice place to grab a quick bite.

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Un bar con una muy buena oferta gastronómica. El lugar es agradable, pero no la atención, ya que las dos personas de la barra no fueron muy amables. No sabemos si fue algo excepcional o tuvieron un mal día, pero su actitud dejó mucho qué desear (por ejemplo una de ellas estaba en su celular y bostezando) la verdad sentimos que nos estaban echando del lugar. Muy buenos pinchos la atención a mejorar, una sonrisa no cuesta mucho.

Debbie C

Popular pintxo bar. Cod was the salted version, and tuna was a bit over cooked. The squid was the best, cooked to perfection. Not being able to read the menu made it challenging to order drinks. I ended up getting the reserve red for $2.90/glass. Mediocre quality though the price was decent.

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Kimberly Cordes

As a tourist that has visited 40+ countries, this is the worst place I have been treated as a tourist. It was blatantly obvious that they favored the locals. For example, they filled the beer completely full, but our was only 3/4 full the rest foam. The waitresses treated us like we were a nuisance. I do not recommend this place if you are a tourist. There are other places that treat you with dignity and respect. This is not one of those places.