Santutxu Market

Santutxu Market (Santutxu Mercado-Merkatua) is a covered municipal market in the Santutxu neighbourhood of Bilbao. It opens Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm, serving locals with fresh fish, meat, fruit, vegetables and bread. It is one of several municipal markets in Bilbao that keep the barrio food shopping tradition alive.

About Santutxu Market

Santutxu is a hillside neighbourhood above Bilbao's city centre, and this market has long been the daily food hub for residents. The indoor building keeps stalls sheltered year-round, suiting the Basque habit of early fresh-food shopping. The facility is wheelchair accessible, with modern payment options including contactless and mobile payment alongside cash.

What to buy at Santutxu Market

The market covers the core fresh food categories: fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fresh fruit and vegetables, and bread from local bakeries. It is a practical neighbourhood market where you can put together a full day's shopping in one stop.

How to get to Santutxu Market

The market is at Gandasegui Remigio Mons Etxetaldea, 6, in the Santutxu district of Bilbao. Metro lines 1 and 2 stop at Santutxu station, just a one-minute walk away. Bus lines 13, 40 and 48 also serve the area.

Where to stay in Bilbao

Santutxu Market sits in a residential barrio on the hillside above the city centre, so staying nearby puts you among the people doing their 9am shop rather than among tourists. Santutxu is a great base if you want to feel like a local, with easy walking distance to the market and good transport links.

If you prefer to be closer to the main sights, Hotel Carlton and Casco Viejo are both solid choices, and you can reach Santutxu in under fifteen minutes by metro or on foot. Abando is the quieter central choice, with good transport links and easy access to markets across the city.

What time does Santutxu Market open?

Santutxu Market opens Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm, the same five hours on every trading day, and closes on Sundays. That single morning session covers all of the counters, from fish and meat to fruit, vegetables and bread, so an afternoon visit will find the covered hall shut.

Can you eat at Santutxu Market?

Santutxu Market is a fresh food shopping market rather than a food court, and it has no sit-down dining stalls inside. What the counters sell is fish and seafood, meat and poultry, fruit, vegetables and bread from local bakeries, all of it to take away and cook at home.

Does Santutxu Market accept card payments?

Yes, Santutxu Market accepts card payments, including contactless, alongside cash and mobile payments. That means you can pay at the fish, meat or bakery counters without hunting down a cash machine first, though the market only trades Monday to Saturday, 9am to 2pm.

Where can you buy fresh fruit and vegetables in Santutxu?

Santutxu Market sells fresh fruit and vegetables Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm, at Gandasegui Remigio Mons Etxetaldea, 6, a minute's walk from Santutxu metro station. The produce counters sit alongside fish, meat and bakery stalls under the same roof, and the hall is wheelchair accessible throughout.