It has helped to create a frame of promotion of the bars’ gastronomic business. In addition, the contest has been consolidated as playful model with the bars as protagonists. Its current level is in the maximum level.

With more inscribed bars that never and with renewed spirits; this way it starts the edition XII of the Bilbao-Bizcaia Pintxo Competition, during six weeks will make sprout the most exquisite preparations in the bars of the inscribed places.

The registered bars of Bilbao have happened from 39 of the past edition to the 45 from this one, whereas of the rest of the territory a whole of 23 has signed, opposite to the 15 of 2008, ” what demonstrates the vivacity and the desires of the bars of our territory “, they indicated from the organization. In addition, the event will rely on more than a set of thirty local collaborators that, though they do not present elaborations to contest, they will support it.

For almost six weeks, they will present more than 150 preparations of bar, ” gastronomic miniatures to tasting standing up with the fingers and in two bites”, that will surrender to the judgment of the juror. As every year, this one, anonymous, will value the places, the bars and the elaboration of it.

Among the awards there will be two innovations: a specific prize for the best pintxo with bread and other one for the best terrace with degustation of specialities’ menu.

These are the different awards:

• Txapela of Gold:  Reward to the Pintxos Bilbao-Bizkaia’s Best Bar
• Txapelas of Silver: 2 áccesits
• Other 6 Txapelas:
  • Best Bar
  • Best Products of the region
  • Best Especial-original Pintxo
  • Best Pintxo with Bread
  • Best Terrace
  • Best Omelete
• Txapela of gold Villa of Bilbao: Award to the Pintxos’s Best Bar, out of our territory.