Restaurante Uarike Bilbao is a peruvian restaurant in Abando, Bilbao. Rated 4.6 stars from 1734 Google reviews. Known for ceviche and tiradito technique and peruvian wine selection. Best for date night and serious dinner. Ranked #4 of 13 in Abando.
Restaurante Uarike Bilbao
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Quick Verdict
Locals go back because there's nowhere else in Bilbao doing this well. It's the kind of restaurant that makes you realise how narrow your usual eating habits are.
Book if you want Peruvian food that respects the ingredients and your time.
Skip if you're after Basque txoko food or a quick pintxos crawl.
About Restaurante Uarike Bilbao
Uarike's a Peruvian restaurant in Indautxu that's doing something the Basque Country doesn't see often: proper ceviche, tiradito, and causas without the Instagram markup. You're sitting down here, not standing at a counter — this is a proper dining room with tables, a kitchen you can't see, and waiters who know what they're doing. The menu leans hard into coastal Peru: raw fish cured in citrus, potatoes layered with avocado and spiced mayo, grilled fish with ají amarillo sauce. Bilbao's got excellent seafood restaurants, but they're mostly doing bacalao and kokotxas. Uarike's the place you go when you want something completely different — not Basque, not Spanish, just Peru done right. Prices sit at €18–€28 for mains, which is fair for the technique and ingredients. The wine list skips the obvious Riojas and goes for Peruvian options instead. It's not a quick bite. It's not a pintxos crawl. It's a meal you book for, sit through, and finish thinking about the next time you'll come back.
Honest Assessment
Strengths
Ceviche and tiradito technique
Fish is cut clean, citrus balance is sharp without drowning the catch, and they're not hiding poor ingredients under too much chilli. The ceviche mixto sits at €16 and tastes like someone who knows Peru made it.
Peruvian wine selection
Most restaurants in Bilbao default to Rioja or Albariño. Uarike stocks Peruvian whites and lighter reds that actually match the food instead of fighting it.
Consistency across the menu
1,683 reviews at 4.6 stars suggests this isn't a one-hit wonder. Ceviche, causas, tiradito, grilled fish — everything lands the same way.
Considerations
Pricing sits higher than casual Basque dining
€18–€28 for mains is standard for this level of cooking, but if you're used to €12 txoko lunches, it'll feel steep. You're paying for technique and ingredients you can't get elsewhere in the city.
Not a neighbourhood spot
Indautxu's not where locals naturally drift. You're going here on purpose, not stumbling in after work. That's fine — it just means it's not the casual repeat you'd have with a pintxos bar.
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Signature Dishes
Ceviche Mixto
€16White fish, prawns, squid, cured in lime and ají amarillo. Clean citrus, heat that doesn't overwhelm, fish so fresh it tastes like the catch was this morning.
Causa Limeña
€14Layered potato purée, avocado, spiced mayo, topped with crab or fish. Textured, rich, the kind of dish that makes you understand why Peru's got a seafood obsession.
Dorado a la Sal
€26Whole seabream baked in salt crust, broken open at the table. Ají amarillo and lime on the side. Skin crisps, flesh stays moist, flavour stays pure.
Prices may vary. Based on our last verified menu data.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Restaurante Uarike Bilbao
Book ahead. It's a 50-seat dining room and it fills by 8:30pm on weekends. Walk-ins on Friday and Saturday will wait 45 minutes minimum, sometimes longer. Weekday lunches are quieter but still worth calling first.
It's a sit-down restaurant with table service. You're not standing at a counter picking small plates. If you want a quick pintxos crawl, this isn't it. If you want a proper meal with courses, this is the right place.
Mains run €18–€28, which matches high-end Basque seafood spots like Bermeo or Guria. You're paying the same amount but getting Peruvian technique instead of traditional kokotxas. Wine pushes the bill higher — a bottle of Peruvian white runs €35–€50, whereas local Albariño starts at €20.
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