We have developed a guide to the best restaurants in San Sebastián , a city that captivates lovers of good food with its rich tradition and the quality of its gastronomic establishments. San Sebastián, known as the “Pearl of the Cantabrian Sea”, is not only famous for its stunning beaches and charming architecture, but also […]
San Sebastian is known for its gastronomy, especially its pintxos. And although eating pintxos may seem like an easy thing to do, I’m sure that more than one person has doubts about the protocol to follow once in front of the counter. To help any visitors who might be lost, here are some tips on […]
Over the years, gastronomy has gone from simply covering a vital need to being one of the most important factors in our society. Cooking has become an art and enjoying food is a true experience. Due to this trend, the creation of gastronomic teaching points began to be greatly encouraged, highlighting among all of them […]
The city of San Sebastian was the cradle of what is now common in Spain, tapas. Its pintxos are small dishes with incredible bites for the palate. At present, the San Sebastian pintxo route has become a great tourist attraction, so if you visit it, you cannot miss it. The most typical pintxos in San […]
The world of pintxos is huge, vast, complex and very rich. Each bar has its own specialities, and even the same pintxo can be prepared in different ways. From the Spanish tortilla to the ham croquette, from the anchovies to the shrimp brochette, all of these pieces of heaven compose a gastronomic mosaic in which […]
Many visitors arrive in San Sebastian through the station at Easo, tired and needing the rest that only a good breakfast can provide. Those of you that fit this description are about to get some good news. The Casita de Caramelo is really close by! This shop-cafe is a nice local filled with nice and […]
In the famous Fermín Calbetón Street there are plenty of bars for pintxos and reknown restaurants, being this the street in San Sebastian with more places to eat. And among all of these traditional businesses, a place that strikes for its singularity is the Québec Krep’Herria. Founded by Pascal, a québécois who fell in love […]
Ah, for me, to think in Etxeberria evoques some of my fondest memories, shared with friends and family with some of he best beers I’ve tasted in my whole life. We are talking about a bar with incredible charisma, as the one of Juanjo, its captain, a pioneer when talking about expanding the beer related […]
As a “donostiarra” born, raised and grown old as a Gran Reserva de Rioja Alavesa wine in the Old Quarter of San Sebastian I have many and very varied opinions about the bars in my neighborhood. I´ve seen bars that have been open forever disappear like tears in the rain, or even worse, transform into […]
When you come to San Sebastian for a few days, the normal thing is that you go to eat pintxos, and the normal thing when you go to eat pintxos in Donosti is to see people drinking beer. And you’ll see that there’s people drinking beer from a big full cider glass and other people […]
Sometimes, it is hard to choose among the huge variety of bars and restaurants that Donosti enjoys. But, if you ask me, there are some that are a safe bet for a nice meal. One of those is La Bodega Donostiarra, a veteran establishment founded in 1928 that, although it has lost the charm that […]
When I was young and tiny my grandparents used to meet my parents many Sundays in the Reyes Católicos street to bar crawl and eat some pintxos. One of the bars they liked was, and still is in my case, the Casa Valles. Founded in 1942, we are in a bar that’s an institution in […]