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Top 10 Spanish food in San Sebastian - Donostia, Province of Guipuzcoa, Spain
Reviews on Spanish food in San Sebastian - Donostia, Province of Guipuzcoa, Spain. While many visitors come for the beaches, arts celebrations and fiestas, San Sebastian-Donostia is serious about its food and drink. The Old Quarter’s narrow, winding streets are full of bars and restaurants, and in the modern city, sidewalk cafes are all around. The city specializes in seafood. Just make sure you know not to expect dinner at 6 or 7 p.m.—that’s much too early in Spain. Instead, tide yourself over with tapas, and enjoy eating and drinking late into the night.
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10. Txepetxa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 924 reviews
Reviewed By SRinNYC
Of the 12-13? (we lost count) pintxos bars we visited during our entire trip to Basque country this ranked as one of my top 3. The boquerones (vinegar-cured white anchovies) were AMAZING, firm but not mushy on delicious bread and paired with the best combinations of toppings (we tried the jardiniera which was diced fresh peppers, crema centollo a creamy crab sauce, olive paste, trout roe, and foie ones and they were all tastier than the last). It was never that crowded when we went and the service was friendlier than at most of the bars. It was actually one of only 2 places we went to twice over the course of our trip. If you love anchovies, this is a MUST TRY. Closed on Sundays.
9. Karrika Taberna
Overall Ratings
4 based on 207 reviews
Reviewed By Woldin I
Great food. Donât take the plates and eat the paint shows one by one, and the ones that are hot or amazing. Once they make them for you fresh in the kitchen. Just delicious, the wild mushroom crêpes, The tomato salad, actually, just everything that you can think of is good they are. Service is great and itâs all family-owned which is just wonderful. Must give it a try! Youâll love it!Good morning and thanks Woldin IWe like to know what you enjoyed and your opinion about our pintxos and staffWe look forward to greeting you on upcoming visits.Greetings from the Karrika Taberna team
8. Gure Txoko
Overall Ratings
4 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By jameskO9253PB
My wife and I had a terrific lunch here. Highlights included the foie gras with carmelized onions on toasted baguette slice, crab burger with tomato and a delicious sauce and a truly outstanding cheese cake. Small restaurant, friendly atmosphere and attentive service. Fun!
7. Arzak
Overall Ratings
4 based on 3070 reviews
Reviewed By Peter V
Arzak is a 3 Michelin star restaurant in San Sebastian. My wife and I love the Michelin star system and eat at many of these restaurants. Arzak is certainly worth its 3 star rating and should perhaps be given four stars. The highlights are:1. The service in impeccable, the family greets every table. This family could rest on their laurels, but they do not. This attention to detail ensures the quality is maintained.2. The food is excellent, in both taste and presentation. Plus they are amenable to customers requests. I have no time for chefs who tell me how meat must be served.3. We had two gluten intolerant people at our table, and they still found the food to be excellent. They were also blown away by the quality.We cannot wait to go back.
6. La Madame
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1014 reviews
Located steps away from the iconic La Concha Beach, La Madame is the restaurant at the crossroads between the proud culinary traditions of the Basque region and the brave new world of international cuisine. La Madame utilizes local ingredients and an arra
Reviewed By redjasper
We really enjoyed our time at La Madame, which is a most stylish and animated restaurant, where I could tell they take pride in their offerings. We received an enthusiastic explanation of our dishes, and I enjoyed everything I ate, especially the cheesecake desert, which is deliciously memorable!
5. Bar Sport
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2559 reviews
Cold and warm pintxos in San Sebastian's old part. Good atmosphere and attention in different languages. Don't forget to try our foie!!
Reviewed By 410beverlyl
We visited based on trip advisor recommendations and so glad we did. The atmosphere, food and drink were outstanding. We tried another bar the same night and the food wasno where near as flavoursome. Great value for money and very traditional. Highly recommended.Good morning and thanks 410beverlylWe like to know what you enjoyed and your opinion about our pintxosWe look forward to welcoming you on the next visits to our store.Greetings from the Bar Spor team
4. Tedone Jatetxea
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1476 reviews
Organic food.We have vegan dishes, fish, organic wine and instead find organic meat. Healthy and tasty food. Nice place. Personal attention. Affordable rates.
Reviewed By TravellinmanLondonSW
If you've had your fill of the excellent San Sebastian pinchos and the generally meaty restaurant dishes this is a delightful vegetarian alternative. Nothing flash or showy but a simple setting with a range of well crafted cuisine for lunch or dinner.Hi. Thank you very much for your hands. I would like to clarify that we are not a vegetarian restaurant, but a restaurant with organic ingredients. We have vegetarian dishes, fish, smoked fish and a meat dish.Thanks again.
3. Mendaur Berria
Overall Ratings
5 based on 495 reviews
Un buen lugar para comer deliciosos pintxos diferentes en la parte vieja de San Sebastián. Buena comida, buenos vinos, buen servicio. Lo mejor de nuestro menú: pintxos delicatessen calientes hechos al momento con los mejores ingredientes de la ciudad. A n
Reviewed By Gary B
I rely on tripadvisor for recommendations.Mendaur Berria was listed as number one in San Sebastian and lived up to its ranking.We did something a San Sebastian resident would never do. We ate all our pinxos at one place. We couldn't see the point in going anywhere else. Nothing could be as good as this!Dishes can be ordered as pinxos size or racion which is bigger and probably meant for a few people. We had a racion size dish of calamari and then pinxos size of 8 other dishes followed by the lemon pie for dessert. We waddled out after paying EUR46.50!Originally we had booked a Michelin starred restaurant but cancelled it. We have been to a number of Michelin star restaurants around the world and have always walked out thinking:'OK but not worth the money'.Mendaur Berria food is beautifully presented and the server described each dish when they brought it to the table.A must visit, worth every cent!Thank you very much for your lovely words, for the visit and the review. We love that you enjoyed your experience in our house. Your opinion is very important to us, because is the way forward. We hope to see you again soon. Best regards.
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2. Xiri
Overall Ratings
4 based on 89 reviews
Bar restaurant in the Center of San Sebastian. Haute cuisine of rations and pintxos, dynamic selection of wines and beers. We serve from the first coffee in the morning until the first drink in the evening. Dish of the day every noon of working day
Reviewed By abbyxwhite
We had a wonderful dinner at Xiri on a Saturday evening. The restaurant / bar was busy but we were able to get a table for two without a reservation. The waiter recommended an excellent vermouth cocktail (only â¬3.50) and my husband had a really nice local beer. We took further recommendations for specials of the day and ordered a delicious tomato salad with olive oil and salt, 2 x Iberian pork (you could do just one and share as a taster) and 2 x hake. Each dish was so delicious! Itâs hard to say, but maybe the hake was our favourite? We also had two desserts and another glass of wine each. All up our bill was â¬50 and we thought this was very reasonable for the quality and quantity of food we got!! In fact, we were surprised at how cheap it was! Our friendly waiter also brought out two small glasses of a local liqueur to end the night. All up, we would definitely recommend this restaurant!! 5/5!
1. La Fabrica
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1858 reviews
Reviewed By sheppybob
With so many places to eat we took a chance to visit this restaurant and we were not disappointed. We had studied the set menu including wine and water earlier in the day and turned up without making a booking. We soon realized that we were lucky to get a table as the restaurant filled up very quickly. The décor and ambience of the restaurant was spot on. The standard of food was excellent with plenty of choice and the service was friendly, efficient but unrushed even though the restaurant was full, with people being turned away. All in all, we enjoyed a lovely evening at this restaurant and it was clear to see that the waiting staff really enjoyed their jobs and worked hard to make the overall experience enjoyable and relaxing.
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