6 areas where to party in Bilbao.

Do you want to know where to party in Bilbao? Do you want to know the areas and atmospheres of Bilbao’s nightlife? Attention to our recommendations!

Bilbao, capital of Bizkaia, city of good food and drink, offers party areas for all tastes. Although Bilbao does not have the nightlife that cities like Madrid and Barcelona can have, it does not disappoint, electronic music, rock, pop, commercial, alternative… different types of music and venues to please all those who decide to enjoy Bilbao. Like animals, each individual is more comfortable in their own habitat, in their own environment, if you feel like a little nightlife, if you feel like partying in Bilbao, get ready to know the areas and environments of this Basque city, get ready to find your environment!

Daytime, nighttime, daytime and nighttime? this is another of the great unknowns that stand in our way, when to go out. Bilbao has a party during the day and at night. During daylight hours, the pintxo-pote is imposed with force to the rest of initiatives, and is that, enjoy the typical drinks of the Basque Country while tasting the best pintxos in the world is a temptation that not many can pass up. The day gives way to the night, as well as the pintxos to the long drinks, all this while the “healthy madness” takes over the city…

Casco Viejo and Bilbao la Vieja: The 7 streets of Bilbao are together with “Bilbao la Vieja” (popularly known as Bilbi), one of the most traditional areas for partying in Bilbao. These are probably the busiest places during the day, and no wonder, as they are some of the best to practice the traditional Bilbao pintxo-pote, take note, Plaza Nueva, Barrenkale and Somera, all of them great places to enjoy the old town.

The gangs gather in the old town. Eating, drinking, talking, all in good company, friends, couples, family…everyone enjoys the atmosphere that is created around the oldest streets of Bilbao. At night, the pintxo bars give way to the night bars; Iturribide street joins the party while Barrenkale and Somera streets continue the party started during the day. We have to indicate that Iturribide street is a place where the gangs join to enjoy quinitos and youth games, a street destined perhaps, to a more youthful public. In Bilbao the old one, crossing the bridge San Antón, we found another zone where to enjoy the poteo, a somewhat more damaged zone aesthetically but not for it worse. The Old Helmet and Bilbi, contribute one of the best atmospheres of rock of the city. We must not confuse the area of Bilbi, the zone next to the bridge, the low zone, with the streets of San Francisco and Las Cortes.

Pozas and Indautxu: Well-known areas due to its location next to the Athletic Club of Bilbao’s soccer stadium, San Mames Stadium. Areas of pintxo-poteo and long drinks, especially on match days, hard to beat the great atmosphere that is created. In Indautxu, we find the Galerías Urquijo, an area of electronic and commercial music where people of all ages gather.

Ledesma, Jardines de Albia and Mazarredo: 3 areas in 1, spaces to enjoy day and night. Ledesma provides the daytime area while Jardines de Albia and Mazarredo provide the nighttime bars. It is here, next to Jardines de Albia, where we find the emblematic establishments Kafe Antzokia and Azkena, two of Bilbao’s nightlife staples where a large part of Bilbao’s nightlife gathers. Mazarredo, provides the commercial music, as opposed to the rock that we find in the “Antzoki” and Azkena. In Ledesma, Jardines de Albia and Mazarredo we find people with different profiles, depending on the bars they frequent.

Muelle de Ripa: The “modern” area of Bilbao, the trendy space. An alternative place where you can enjoy Bilbao’ s party next to the city’s estuary. Ripa is a space of always, of all the life, that thanks to the appearance of “different” establishments has rejuvenated, becoming one of the most demanded spaces of the city.

Muelle Marzana: Like the Muelle de Ripa, Marzana is another of those places of all life, which, boosted by the moment and fashion, holds the title of “different, alternative and hipster area of Bilbao”.

Nightclubs: The most important nightclubs in Bilbao are located on the outskirts, such as Sala Sonora, in Astrabudua, and Sala Fever, in Bolueta. In the center, in the Gran Via, we find the Rock Star club, one of the few that we find in the urban nucleus of the town.

Jaiak: In this section we are not going to talk about an area of Bilbao, we are going to talk about a phenomenon that occurs in the capital of Bizkaia during the summer. And is that the atmosphere and the party of Bilbao moves to the towns surrounding the city at this time of the year leaving the city completely deserted. It is the time of local festivals, it is the time of “herrietako jaiak”, (“village festivals” in Basque), the perfect words to give name to this phenomenon.

In this article we wanted to collect the most emblematic and important areas to party in Bilbao, but we should mention that they are not the only ones. Bilbao has many more party areas, we could say that each neighborhood, as well as the surrounding villages, has its own party area, minority areas but not worse. We encourage you to leave a comment with your suggestions or doubts. You already know that in TurismoVasco.com it is not necessary to register to comment. We will answer as soon as possible.