6 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 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. 

Come here to buy delicacies from across Navarra, including wines, sweets, cured meats, and cheeses, as well as a variety of bull-themed T-shirts and paraphernalia.

Here you can buy La Cafetera toffee, a local café con leche–flavored sweet. The shop also sells Navarran wine and other delicacies.

This posh gourmet food and wine shop also hosts Basque cooking classes and popular food tours.

This highly regarded conservas company might be most famous for its anchovies, which are always plump and expertly packed, but you can also stock up on oil-packed bacalao and Idiazabal cheeses plus local wines and patxaran, a local digestif made with sloe berries.