If you want to eat well and not pay much, you should try the different canteens available at the university. The price of the meal will usually be cheaper than in any other restaurant or café in Bilbao, and their quality and variety are also acceptable.
In case you are tired of spending so many hours in the same place, apart from the usual Fast Food restaurants, you can find more traditional restaurants with good and cheap meals. As an advice, you can download an app called The Fork, which shows you the best offers in the city.
Remember that in El Ensanche the restaurants are usually more exclusive and expensive than in the rest of the city. In El Casco Viejo and Deusto, you can find good restaurants with tasty meals and low prices.
WHERE TO BUY FOOD
There are different supermarket chains in Bilbao, and depending on what you choose, the prices of some products can vary. During the past years, the number of low-cost supermarkets has increased as a consequence of the crisis. The difference in prices is not large, normally it is a difference of a few cents, but you can save a lot of money during a 6 month period by shopping smartly.
The most popular Supermarkets in the city:
Eroski: It is the most popular supermarket chain in the Basque Country. In its shops, you can find white label products and high-quality local products.
BM: Supermercados BM is popular for the quality of the local products they sell in all of their shops. Despite the quality of the products, some of them can be more expensive than in any other shop.
SIMPLY: A low-cost chain is Simply, which also has a wide variety of white label products and their quality is very similar to the typical brands.
MERCADONA: Despite its popularity throughout Spain, Mercadona is a relatively new chain in Bilbao. It's very famous for having good cosmetic products and low prices in its white label catalog.
In case you are tired of spending so many hours in the same place, apart from the usual Fast Food restaurants, you can find more traditional restaurants with good and cheap meals. As an advice, you can download an app called The Fork, which shows you the best offers in the city.
Remember that in El Ensanche the restaurants are usually more exclusive and expensive than in the rest of the city. In El Casco Viejo and Deusto, you can find good restaurants with tasty meals and low prices.
WHERE TO BUY FOOD
There are different supermarket chains in Bilbao, and depending on what you choose, the prices of some products can vary. During the past years, the number of low-cost supermarkets has increased as a consequence of the crisis. The difference in prices is not large, normally it is a difference of a few cents, but you can save a lot of money during a 6 month period by shopping smartly.
The most popular Supermarkets in the city:
Eroski: It is the most popular supermarket chain in the Basque Country. In its shops, you can find white label products and high-quality local products.
BM: Supermercados BM is popular for the quality of the local products they sell in all of their shops. Despite the quality of the products, some of them can be more expensive than in any other shop.
SIMPLY: A low-cost chain is Simply, which also has a wide variety of white label products and their quality is very similar to the typical brands.
MERCADONA: Despite its popularity throughout Spain, Mercadona is a relatively new chain in Bilbao. It's very famous for having good cosmetic products and low prices in its white label catalog.
