4 Best Shopping in Bilbao and the Basque Country, Spain

Donezar is a beloved confitería (candy shop) and cerería (chandlery) that rang in its 170th anniversary last year. Behind its weather-worn wooden countertops, the store stocks some of the finest artisanal jams in Spain as well as peanut guirlache (brittle), turrón (nougat), yemas (eggy bonbons), and sugar-dusted almond cookies (polvorones). The top-quality candles are made by hand and come in various sizes and neutral tones.  

This well-curated boutique run by young designers is the city's top spot to buy handmade jewelry and accessories, kitchenware, couture garments, and eye-catching stationery.

Embodying Bilbao's electric urban pulse, this Casco Viejo concept store sells ceramics, textiles, accessories, and other up-to-the-minute statement pieces designed by its three young owners. 

This century-old purveyor that supplies top restaurants in the area is a great place to stock up on premium conservas (preserved and canned foods) and sacks of mottled alubias de Álava (Álava pinto beans). Tinned vegetables are Victofer's forte with piquillo peppers and white asparagus tips being particularly exceptional.