Top Things to do in San Sebastian - Donostia
Top Restaurants in San Sebastian - Donostia
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What to do and see in San Sebastian - Donostia, Basque Country: The Best Things to do Good for Couples
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.
Restaurants in San Sebastian - Donostia
1. Free Tour San Sebastian
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5.0 based on 711 reviews
Free Tour San Sebastian® is a tour guides company offering daily walking tours in the Old Quarter of San Sebastian. Everyday in English and Spanish you can join our group and enjoy a walking tour with local tour guides. At the end of the tour you decide the price!
2. Mimo Bite The Experience
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5.0 based on 1,967 reviews
Mimo bite the experience is a dream realised for two chefs: Patricio Fuentes and Eneko Irizar. Patricio is a Chilean living in the Basque Country, he has more than 20 years experience working in restaurant kitchens all over the world. He wanted to share his passion and knowledge with others and started teaching the secrets of Basque Cuisine to food and travel lovers more than 5 years ago. Now he has teamed up with Eneko to embark on a new and exciting culinary experience. Being part of the well-known Luis Irizar family made it hard for Eneko to fight his origins. His innate talent is only surpassed by his enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of quality. He is always striving for better. You will feel welcome and captivated in his classes as he shares his extensive knowledge. We want you to enjoy the cooking experience as much as we do! Enjoy our new classes and experiences!
3. Discover San Sebastian
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5.0 based on 688 reviews
Discover San Sebastian is a specialist tour company providing visitor tours of San Sebastian and the surrounding region. Our extensive local knowledge is designed to allow visitors to learn about Basque culture and so enhance their enjoyment of our city, of which we are very proud. Our wide variety of tours are tailored to individual needs allowing us to fully demonstrate and explain the unique gastronomic history and culture of our fascinating city.
4. Devour San Sebastian
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5.0 based on 484 reviews
At Devour Tours, we connect curious travelers with local food and people in a way that helps culture thrive. That means we love supporting local establishments whose businesses have often been in the same family for years. And when we bring curious travelers to these types of places, they discover the authentic San Sebastian. On Devour San Sebastian food tours, you can expect to hear great stories while devouring the city’s best pintxos as we show off our favorite hidden secrets. Don’t miss our Ultimate San Sebastian Pintxos & Wine Tour! Join the movement today, and #BeCurious with Devour Tours! https://devourtours.com/
5. Ama Ur Cooking Studio
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5.0 based on 93 reviews
Cooking Class "Delicious Pintxos of San Sebastián". Passion for Traditional Basque Cuisine. Learn to cook like a Local Chef.
Reviewed By dbachoy - Fairfield, United States
A truly once in a lifetime experience for the food enthusiast seeking a non-pretentious class. (Spoiler free review!) The class starts with a walk up to Lander’s beautiful apartment near the water where he gives an excellent introduction to the local sourcing of ingredients. His English is excellent. Music was excellent throughout, it made me feel like I was in the home of a long time friend catching up. It felt personal and exciting. Lander was born and raised in San Sebastián and loves to travel. He taught in Japan for some years and you can tell by the artifacts he has brought back with him. I would like to learn more about seafood from him. He even incorporated Asian touches to the Basque dishes to elevate them. While one member of the class was late, Lander sat with us at a coffee shop and chatted with us. He did not rush the class as a result and even took more time after the class to show us some of the ingredients in the local grocery store. I will not mention what we ate so it can be a surprise! We made many dishes and were very full by the end. You can BYOB, but it is not necessary, he has water and and some local alcoholic beverages for you to try. Good for most ages and experience levels. The food was phenomenal. Some of the recipes were taken from the famous restaurants in San Sebastián that perfected the dishes. I ate at those bars and actually enjoyed the food better in Lander’s home. My advice: take lots of notes and come hungry! He provides pens. Pictures are allowed and encouraged. The kitchen was always clean and the class flowed well. He kept us busy and held our attention throughout. The room was neatly spread out with ample space for the 5 people in the class. Overall, the experience was worth 4-5 hours and it was worth every single dollar. I recommend this to everyone who visits this city. Do not be shy to ask questions, Lander is kind, humble, intelligent, and welcoming. I would love to take another class from him. The recipes were simple to follow and you get printed instructions to take home. There was no extra fluff to the dishes, just the essentials plus some secrets to make the most amazing dishes.
6. Aiete parkea
7. Peine del Viento
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4.5 based on 2,539 reviews
A modern iron sculpture by Eduardo Chillida embedded in the rocks at the water's edge.
Reviewed By Donovanmiller - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A romantic place where the waves of the sea, iron, stone, wind and sculpture originality come together. A nice walk by the sea.
8. Monte Urgull
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4.5 based on 2,414 reviews
Reviewed By SwanseaFoody - Swansea, United Kingdom
Highly recommend this if visiting the San Sebastian area. It's a nice walk to the top with superb views across both sides of San Sebastian. Overall walk takes maybe an hour from top to bottom at a leisurely pace. Take some water if the weather is warm as it can be tough is some parts
9. La Concha Beach
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4.5 based on 9,077 reviews
Reviewed By turistico - Yonkers, United States
La Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain is the best urban beach in Europe. Elegant, urban, cosmopolitan, white sand, crystal clear waters and lush hillsides makes La Concha the best urban beach in Europe and one of the most beautiful in the world. By the way San Sebastian is considered the most beautiful city in the world alongside Seville.
10. Parte Vieja
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4.5 based on 4,490 reviews
Reviewed By johnhp702 - Derby, United Kingdom
Wander the old town and lose yourself amongst the narrow streets, with so many restaurants/bars to stop at for refreshment and so many sites to see and explore.
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