Zazpi Bide Taberna

Cool buzzing bar with a few taps and bottles. Nice pinxtos, cool atmosphere, good value. Go for it.

We visited here Monday 9th July 2018, we had asked the owner of La Catedral de Cerveza where we might get a decent beer locally and possibly bite to eat and was directed here. So for orientation purposes this is very close to the aforementioned beer shop and also close to the Mercado de la Ribera (Indoor market) so it is quite central and located on the east side of the river.

The area outside opens up a tiny bit so they might possibly get some chairs out here, and this is close to the end of the alley/passageway so whilst in an otherwise dark area with narrow stress and alleys this is a part where light does start to penetrate this area. The bar is a small simple set up, a few stools up to the bar and a few tables to the side. They do quite a lot of small snacks (Pinxtos). Beer choice was modest but very good, 5 on tap including a couple of very good micros, I recall Basqueland on and there were some very good bottles from the likes of Laugar, Basqueland, Urban Beer and La Pirata to name but a few. Service was good and the prices were also very reasonable. We only stayed for the one beer but on the basis that the choice is very good and it appears to be open at lunchtime during the week (we visited about 13:00 on a Monday) then it is a good place for beer in this area.