The Parte Vieja and pintxos

What it is

The old town, a compact grid of streets packed with bars, each serving pintxos — small plates on the counter, taken by hand, paid for at the end on trust.

Getting there

Between the bay and the river, walkable from everywhere.

When to go

From about eight. The custom is one or two pintxos in each bar and then move on.

On a student budget

The great equaliser in an expensive city: pintxos run roughly €2.50–4 each, so four bars and four glasses of txakoli is dinner for €20-odd. Watch what locals do — you take a plate, you keep count, you tell them at the end.

Prices and times last checked August 19, 2026. Treat figures as indicative.