Bistró Guggenheim

After visiting the museum, we decided to eat here. Seemed like the best choice compared to the bar. We ordered the three course menu — got an appetizer, main course, and dessert plus wine for 27 euros per person. Quite decently priced for what you get.
Good things:
–bread was delicious
–loved the seafood soup and turnip ravioli (both starter)
–the French toast with ice cream was good
–included 2 bottles of wine (ordered the white and red)
Not so good:
–ordered the lobster– not a lot of meat and the noodles that came with it were overly salty
–lamb was too rich
–the baked pear and hibiscus ice cream was just okay– extremely sour
Maybe the other entrees are better…

Después de una mañana genial en el Guggenheim, nos decidimos a probar este restaurante. Y la verdad es que fue un todo acierto, no es barato ya que el menú más asequible es de 26 € por persona incluyendo bebida. Pero eso sí esta todo «de la ostia»:))), como dicen en Bilbao.
Todavía estoy flipando con los chipirones con fideos, y el helado de chocolate, nada de producto industrial un helado artesano. Sin duda lo recomiendo al 100%.
Recomendación, reservar antes ya que suele llenarse.

The «good»: The 3 course dinner that comes with a starter, entrée, dessert, coffee, wine, and water. The menu relies on seasonal products so what is in season will usually be on the menu for a few times of the year and will change as other seasonal products are available. The service is very attentive, water and wine bottles were being automatically replaced without asking. I was also part of a group of 24 which is very large and the fact they can still provide superb service is quite amazing on its own. Right now the hake (type of white fish) is in season so it was on the menu. When you order a coffee it comes with little mini chocolate round biscuit and a little butter mini muffin.
The «bad»: can’t think of anything, isn’t that crazy because I always can find something to improve upon
The price: dinner was already taken care of as part of the tour I was on but I think I saw the set dinner menu was $ 23 euros a person which is a steal! Because it comes with wine and also coffee. A meal like this can easily set you back 3 times that price in the U.S.

Perfect break after long day at the Goog. 2 pintxos and a drink for 9 euros. Choice of several standard available on the menu or choose your own combination including the specials.

Nach dem Museumsbesuch lohnt sich ein Stopp in der Bar.
Zivile Preise, leckere Tapas, Kuchen, Kaffee, Wein.
Tolle Aussicht aus dem Café.

I had lunch here and was much impressed with the presentation (plating) of the food. Everything I ate was delicious.

Un déjeuner tout simple mais très sympa au Bistro du Guggenheim, en terrasse.
En ce 15 août, le musée est bien plein, mais on trouve vite une table et le service est ultra efficace. Attirés par la formule 3 pintxos + une boisson (eau, vin ou bière — dur choix !) à 10 euros, nous avons pris ça tous les deux + des desserts maison.
Je né regrette pas du tout ce choix, c’était très bon. Des pintxos plutôt originaux, avec des bons produits, une bière bien fraîche et deux desserts délicieux (brownie pour moi, gâteau pommes et noix pour B, de mémoiré).
Un bistrot que je recommande tout à fait, plutôt que de risquer une adresse à touristes dans les proches environs du musée !

I ate at the bar, awful experience. The glass was chaffed so severely that you can see the claw marks everywhere on it. Ordered the. Gernika green pepper and cod, it has fungus growing on top of it… Really? Guggenheim?

This was, hands down, the best meal we had during our 31 day trip to the UK and Spain. The food was inventive and absolutely delicious! We were brought an entire bottle of wine for the 2 of us (which was a decent vintage, certainly the kind of bottle that would be $ 20 – 30 in the US, and it was just part of the prix fixe menu for lunch). I had the crab terrine as a starter and it was DIVINE! Husband had the salad, which was also very yummy. He had the lamb and I had pork cheeks – both were so good you wanted to lick the plates. For dessert we had the french toast with cheese (like cream cheese) ice cream and pineapple ravioli that had a mousse filling. And then over coffee they brought out these little treats of mini cookies/​pastries, including balsalmic vinegar marshmallows!
On the recommendation of another Unilocal reviewer, we made lunch reservations, which is a good idea if you know you want to eat here – it is quite popular, and it’s really a steal for the quality of food that they are serving. Overall, this was the cherry on top of a wonderful day at the Guggenheim.

The Guggenheim alone is worth visiting Bilbao for. And when you are there, don’t miss the museum’s restaurant. Not the café, the restaurant!
Put your name on the list as soon as you get there (or make a reservation). On a Tuesday, our wait was 2.5 hours. Explore the museum while waiting for your table.
As soon as we sat down, they brought two hunks of the most amazing bread I’ve ever had. It was light, crispy, crunchy, flavorful and supposedly made in house. If you’ve eaten in Spain before, you know this is not the norm for table bread, so I knew we were in for a treat.
The prefix menu at something like 35E is a bargain. The food is inventive and delicious. We liked everything we tried. This is the kind of cooking the Basque country is renowned for. Save room for dessert. You won’t regret it.

When at the Guggenheim Museum, there were 3 Lunchtime choices — The Café/​Bistro — The nice Jewell of a Restaurant tucked behind it, and a really fancy place that’s on the property but outside and along the promenade. I was game for fine dining, but we were Tourists on a tight schedule, and our next arrival in Santo Domingo de la Calzada weighted heavily on our minds.
At the Café/​Bistro, it’s basically a Tapas selection at the Bar. I had a really good Focaccia sandwich, while Gayle’s choice was OK and forgettable (as I can’t remember what it was as I write this). Separate seating was available, which was roomy enough, although the chair comfort was compatible to a fast food establishment. There are better choices on the patio, but those seats were full. We got what we paid for (and wanted), but when in the Basque Country, we were selling ourselves short with this meal.

not sure if i’ll ever get used to waiters attitude in Europe and its not only this restaurant but everywhere. they take forever to serve you as if they don’t give a damn if your’e there or not.
anyway the food was nothing good to write home about.

Wer hätte gedacht, dass man im Restaurant des Guggenheim-​Museums Bilbao so exellent gut essen kann. Tolles Ambiente. Das Mittagsmenu ist sensationell !
Me gusta !

Perhaps one of the most extraordinary meals I had during my trip to Spain, the Restaurante Guggenheim maybe one of it’s best kept secrets, especially for lunch. Obviously the museum has a café which offers light lunch and snacks or you could walk to the number of great restaurants in the area. However you should not miss this restaurant if you’re looking for a gastronomic endeavor.
Tucked away in the far back behind the bistro and café is a private oasis where Chef Josean Martínez Alija is making some of the best food I’ve had anywhere. A protoge of Martin Berasategui and Ferran Adria, he’s paving his own path at RG. I didn’t think such a tourist attracting place could produce such a fine restaurant but I was wrong. IXO, the restaurant group that runs this also has a hand in Mugraitz which is amongst the best trailblazers out there. The tasting menu is 80 euros which is quite a deal. The menu experienced (yes there’s some weirdness in the translation):
–steamed black radish with raw sheets and dressing of wild herbs.
–confit endives, croquant leaves dressed with walnut and citrus fruits.
–caramelised red onion and «verdinas» lentils stock.
–fleshy grilled root, rustic bread soaked in a seafood jus and red wine.
–sole black olives crushed with sherry, oregan and rhubarb.
–roasted colt chunk with red garlic casein.
–orange, honey and eucalyptus.
–pure chocolate from Venezuela and spicy sand of marzipan
At first I had to ask myself what «colt chunk» was and our captain basically explained it was the «oysters» from the back of a horse, which is supposed to be the most tender cut. What an understatement. This may have been one of the most fantastic cuts of meat ever, which is surprising when Ive heard mixed bags of opinions on horse. Im sad I cant get this in the US! As with the rest of the menu it was spectacular and they’re definitely cooking at some of the highest levels here.
To top that off, the service is also some of the best I’ve seen anywhere. Highly polished, completely professional, but also very kind and comfortable. Definitely a place not to be missed if you’re in the area.

Una vez comi en el restaurante el menu degustación y pienso que para probar tiene un precio asequible a todos los bolsillos. Se come muy bien, y pruebas sabores diferentes a los habituales. Depende de si vas a comer menú o carta te ubican en diferentes lugares.

Estás en el restaurante del hito vasco más conocido a nivel mundial. Lleno de turistas todos los días. El País Vasco se la juega si quiere confirmar la buena cocina del País. Buena relación calidad/​precio. Menú degustación muy asequible, y de paso se puede visitar el museo Guggenheim.
El Museo Guggenheim Bilbao es un museo de arte contemporáneo localizado en Bilbao, País Vasco. El museo fue abierto en 1997 como parte de un esfuerzo de revitalización de la ciudad de Bilbao y la provincia de Bizkaia