Gatz

Yo creo que aquí tienen, con diferencia, uno de mis pintxos favoritos de todo Bilbao. Permanentemente LLENO de gente hasta reventar, el Gatz sirve una delicia sin par que podrás probar en tu rutita de pinchos por Bilbao. Sí, hablo del archiconocido pincho de tortilla de morcilla. ¿Que cómo es esto? Pues es una tortilla absolutamente deliciosa, con una capa interior de morcilla, y con un pimientito por encima.
Es levemente picante (muy poco, pero a quienes no les gusta el picante lo notan en seguida), pero está absolutamente deliciosa. Se recomienda degustar con un buen Rioja (que los vascos saben apreciar muy bien) para un sabor óptimo. Eso sí, hasta llegar a probarlo vas a tener que hacerte hueco en la barra, porque el sitio suele estar bien reventón.

Items Selected:
Morcilla Pepper Omelette
Salt Cod with Aoili
Ham, Idiazabal, Tomato Stack
Traditional Torta
Fried Foie Gras Mushroom Sandwich with Pepper Purée
Iberico Sandwich
«Fresh Cheese and Cepes»
Baccala Stuffed Pepper
Located in old town, tucked away on Santa Maria Kalea just feet from a shopping district transformed to a Christmas wonderland just one week thereafter, Bar Gatz is considered by many to be ‘the’ locals only place for the Basque style of tapas known as pintxos, and arriving in Bilbao far later than originally scheduled it was just prior to midnight before I entered the small space, a dearth of seating okay for legs confined to a plane for the past twelve hours while English friendly service made navigating the selections a breeze.
Trending more traditional than spots nearby with a vibe that seemed well suited to local twenty-​somethings out for late night fun a Saturday, it was with a plate in hand that a dozen or so plates were examined and understanding most of the Spanish descriptions with a few simple questions answered a total of eight items were selected, the total bill just € 14 including a € 1.50 miniature bottle of water.
Avoiding options that seemed to have been sitting out, though the barman did offer to rewarm anything I’d like, dining began with two plates of three and focusing mostly on bold flavors traditional to the region and especially those made in house both the Morcilla and Pepper Omelette as well as the creamy-​meets-​crunchy Fried Foie Gras Mushroom Sandwich were precisely what I’d been hoping for while the traditional torta immediately left me laughing at high prices of inferior versions back home, the salt cod unfortunately a bit masked by the sauce while both ham selections benefited from the quality of the local products, a theme seen throughout the trip.
Informed that desserts are not offered, but that a few more hot items were set to come out before the kitchen closed for the night, suffice it to say that I was fortunate to stick around chatting with a young couple happy to work on their limited English while teaching me some Spanish, for as much as those lesson really did not seem to last more than one hour the memories of fresh cheese melted amidst mushrooms and the intense flavor of a fried red pepper filled with creamy baccala proved far more resonant, the later possibly the most memorable bite of salt cod throughout the week-​long visit.

Nos ha gustado mucho una tapa de tartaleta rellena de puerros, beicon y nata. También hemos pedido otra de bacalao al pil pil muy rica pero demasiado aceite a mi gusto. No hemos visto demasiada variedad quizás pq es miércoles…

Unos pinchos riquísimos, el de tortilla fantastico y los camareros muy simpáticos. No hay que perdérselo

I was strolling about the old city and encountered Gatz. If you are in the mood for some top quality Michelin recommended pintxos this is a great spot. While they didn’t have the variety I would’ve liked the salmon, jamon, and bacalao pintxos were all simple and delicious.
Two pintxos and a vino tinto for less than 5 €. A stand up joint no bigger than your living room, grab a bite and head off to the next spot.

Everything is amazing! I love this place and will tell all my friends to eat here! Thank you for the amazing food and the lovely wine!

Come for the Michelin recc, stay for the charming service!
Great pintxos, excellent wine, fantastic bartenders. Just come!

Buenos pintxos y tambien bastante variedad de vinos ademas el bar está muy bien decorado