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Barraincúa Kalea0.2 mi from Bilbao centrelast reviewed September 2026

Behind the brunch and açaí that draw the Guggenheim crowd, ARVO pours a continuously rotating single origin from Old Town Coffee, its Basque roasting partner.

Bilbao's Guggenheim brunch spot doubles as a serious rotating single-origin bar.

4.6★★★★½(1,891)
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Single origins

What we love

  • •Single origin sourced from Old Town Coffee, a named roaster based in the Basque Country
  • •The single origin rotates continuously rather than sitting on one bag for months
  • •Sourcing is held to a specialty-grade threshold, not just labelled 'specialty coffee'

Location

Barraincúa Kalea, 9, Abando, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

346m from Bilbao centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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