EBG Rating: 7.6/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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5 or 6 beer taps offer a range of ever-changing options, which are of a level that they genuinely stand out in Bilbao for the time being as superior, verging on being a craft beer bar in itself. A raft of bottles and cans supplements.

Style/Décor:
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Low lit moody interior with exposed brick. Medium sized with seating and a table football table out front, darts at the back by a bar built in a niche.

Atmosphere/Character:
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Moody, unpretentious and highly unglamorous late bar with a casual, knockabout feel and connected to a district rather than city centre churn.

Amenities/Events:
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Snacks, takeaway, games, darts, table football

Value For Money:
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Not especially cheap but at a level which is in line with most places.

Description:
There comes a time on an evening out around Bilbao when you want to end the pintxos nibbling, up the tempo and some evening fun and drink a beer that actually tastes of something. Sliding neatly into your inbox is Aterpe, a bar that doesn’t really get going until after 10pm.

Solidly down-to-earth, but energetic and social, this is a vibrant hangout with an uptempo rock soundtrack, and bunker-like interior which feels like any indiscretions are being hid from the outside.

As well as the dive bar dynamic, Aterpe have seen fit to provide good beers too, both of the region and more widely. 6 or 7 taps offer a range of ever-changing options, which are of a level that they genuinely stand out in Bilbao for the time being.

With a lack of pintxos, your snack needs are covered by a hamper of assorted garish looking corn snacks, which feels appropriate for this ‘who gives a f—‘ type hangout.

(Added November 2025)