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Cafetería El ValleBilbao

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Nicolás Alcorta Kalea0.5 mi from Bilbao centrelast reviewed September 2026

Come for the pintxos and breakfast in Bilbao, stay for coffee poured from named Basque roaster Café Baqué.

A Bilbao pintxos bar that bothered to name its roaster: Café Baqué.

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What we love

  • •Pours coffee from named Basque roaster Café Baqué.
  • •A pintxos and breakfast spot first, coffee counter second.
  • •Regulars call the espresso well-pulled, creamy and full-bodied.

Location

Nicolás Alcorta Kalea, Número 2, Errekalde, 48003 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

743m 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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