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Emeki CafésBilbao

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Dendarikale0.7 mi from Bilbao centrelast reviewed September 2026

Pick your own beans on the spot at this Bilbao roastery, where the owner will talk you through each origin before it hits the grinder.

The Bilbao roastery that has you picking your own beans before the owner explains them.

4.9★★★★½(126)
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What we love

  • •Runs as a working roastery rather than a straightforward coffee shop, with customers choosing their own beans on the spot
  • •Wide selection of single-origin coffees, including origins reviewers single out as unusually varied for the city
  • •Owner talks customers through the different origins on offer, called out as knowledgeable and passionate
  • •Espresso singled out by multiple visitors as the best they've had in town

Location

Dendarikale, 26, Ibaiondo, 48005 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

1.2km 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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