San Sebastián Entertainment

  1. Altxerri Jazz Bar

    This jazz and blues temple has regular live gigs by local and international stars. Jamming session's take over on non-guest nights. There's usually a cover charge from around €5 to €10 for top guests.

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  2. Bar Bergara

    A popular, award-winning bar where things get hectic after midday. The bar groans with splendorous creations and even the barmen orchestrate in style.

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  3. Bar Ondarra

    Head over to Gros to this terrific bar that's just across the road from the beach. There's a great mixed crowd - even the surfers drop in, trailing sand. In the rockin' downstairs bar, every kind of sound gets aired.

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  4. Be Bop

    Top and tail the night in this cheerful place that's tricked out in bright red, green and cream and burnished by the evening sun. Enjoy some creative cocktails as pop anthems kick off the night. Later on there's a strong salsa kick.

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  5. Etxekalte

    This great little bar near the harbour has a very together local crowd quietly chatting over drinks in the early evening. Things tighten up later and there's a downstairs dance space where visiting or local DJs ring the changes from funk to R&B.

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  7. Herria Bar

    Basque Donostia flies the flag with enthusiastic style in many of the bars in Juan de Bilbao. Drinks are fairly cheap here. Herria's name (the Nation) says it all, as do the sloganeering T-shirts for sale behind the bar.

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  8. La Rotonda

    Be bright, beautiful and be ready to swerve well into the morning at this ultra-smooth dance venue, right at beach level below the Paseo. Nothing much happens until after midnight when things start strolling with soul followed by Spanish rock. By harder techno house takes over.

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  9. Molly Malone's

    Molly Malone's is an Irish bar with a lively student crowd.

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  10. Pokhara

    A popular corner bar, Pokhara draws an under-30 crowd and is one of several mixed venues in the area with a gay clientele.

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  11. Sibbibo

    Low, neony lighting and colourful décor suit the very cool sounds for a fairly energetic crowd at this popular bar.

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  13. Soho

    Funky music and funkier décor attract a crowd right through to sunrise here.

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  14. Soma 107

    Amsterdam in Donostia. Very laid-back venue where just hovering round the streetside hatch can get your mind drifting and where the creative interior is in keeping with the vibe.

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  15. Uda.berri

    In the same locale as Pokhara, this is a cool ground-floor bar, with a more boisterous scene downstairs.

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