Gros
A striking contemporary wood-lined dining room with bare-bulb downlighting is the backdrop for artistically presented dishes prepared in the open kitchen…
Gros
A striking contemporary wood-lined dining room with bare-bulb downlighting is the backdrop for artistically presented dishes prepared in the open kitchen…
Parte Vieja
This bustling, always packed bar offers miniature nueva cocina vasca (Basque nouvelle cuisine) from a supremely creative kitchen. Unlike many San…
San Sebastián
With three shining Michelin stars, acclaimed chef Juan Mari Arzak is king when it comes to Basque nouvelle cuisine and his restaurant, 3.5km east of San…
Parte Vieja
Founded in 1956, Casa Urola has hefty stone walls, hams hanging above the bar and a blackboard menu chalking up the day's pintxos. Join the lunch and…
Gros
The whitewashed stone walls, framed prints and black-and-white photos give this place a quirky charm, though the crowds can be so thick that you might not…
San Sebastián
Perched high up in the bucolic hills 10km southeast of San Sebastián, twin-Michelin-starred Mugaritz' calling card is chef Andoni Luis Aduriz' avant-garde…
Parte Vieja
Perennially popular Bar Borda Berri is an old-school pintxo bar – with black-and-white chequerboard floors and mustard-coloured walls hung with old photos…
Gros
Melbourne-based restaurateur Gerald Diffey fell so hard for San Sebastián that he decided to open a second Gerald's in the city – never mind that the…
San Sebastián
In business since 1935, Arnoldo Heladeria makes San Sebastián's best ice cream. Alongside sorbets such as mango and passion fruit, and white peach, they…
San Sebastián
From the outside, Antonio Bar looks like the sort of cafe you'd get in a train station waiting room. Hidden downstairs, however, is its six-table basement…
San Sebastián
When a French bartender and an English cook with Pakistani-Saudi roots teamed up, they created one of the most innovative pintxos spots in town. This…
Parte Vieja
An obligatory destination for anyone interested in San Sebastián's foodie hot spots, Gandarias has a sterling reputation for its artfully prepared pintxos…
Parte Vieja
The bar of this traditional spot displays a wonderful array of fishy pintxos and delectable snacks, but the real highlight is the creamy baked cheesecake…
San Sebastián
This superlative restaurant, 9km southwest of San Sebastián, is considered by gourmands to be among the world's finest dining addresses. The chef, Martín…
Parte Vieja
A fun and festive eatery, Zeruko has garnered its share of awards and earns rave reviews for its creative high-quality pintxos. It's famous for its smoked…
Parte Vieja
Hidden in an overlooked Parte Vieja alley, this Michelin-starred restaurant rewards those who search. Most people opt for the menú de mercado and enjoy…
Gros
The Bergara Bar is one of Gros' most highly regarded pintxo bars and has a mouth-watering array of delights piled on the bar counter, as well as others…
San Sebastián
Just back from Playa de la Concha, Lanziego is all class, with its chandeliers, comfy booths and white-linen settings. Although the food might lack some…
Parte Vieja
Tucked down the steps off a pedestrian-packed street, this handsome cellar restaurant is acclaimed for its Basque cooking. The small, changing menu has…
Parte Vieja
A bit smarter than many of the bars in the Parte Vieja, this contemporary joint dishes up a modern, jazzy vibe, artful pintxos and skilfully shaken…
San Sebastián
This is where chef Pedro Subijana creates cuisine that is a feast for all five senses. As with most of the region's top nueva cocina vasca restaurants,…
Gros
The light, fluffy and utterly modern dishes of the Restaurante Ni Neu will leave you never wanting to eat old-fashioned meat and two veg again. Throw in a…
Gros
Just across from Zurriola beach, Belgrado is a cafe, deli and boutique all rolled into one. You can munch on freshly made pastries, burgers or delicious…
Parte Vieja
A wooden bar shaped like a txalupa (traditional fishing boat), piled high with sublime pintxos prepared in the adjoining open kitchen, forms the…
Parte Vieja
Brochetas de gambas (prawn skewers) are the house speciality. Sounds simple, but no one in town grills them up to such tender perfection. Other hits:…
San Sebastián
Decorated in jade-green tiles, this contemporary stunner serves freshly shucked oysters and inventive pintxos, such as dried tuna and cold almond soup…
Parte Vieja
The humble antxoa (anchovy) is elevated to royal status at this old-fashioned, wood-panelled local favourite. You can order it in over a dozen different…
Parte Vieja
Dark, theatrical and anything but traditional, A Fuego Negro is one of the leading designers of arty pintxos (here made to quick-fire order rather than…
San Sebastián
At the foot of Monte Igueldo in the San Sebastián Royal Tennis Club, this restaurant has a white-dressed dining room and al fresco terrace overlooking the…
Parte Vieja
The red-brick interior walls and white tablecloths lend an air of class to this restaurant, whose modern takes on Basque classics continue to make waves…
Gros
Streetside viewing windows let you watch the Loaf baking breads, cakes (eg lemon drizzle), cookies and other treats, including rich, dense chocolate…
San Sebastián
Well away from the tourist hustle and bustle is this timber-panelled locals' institution with long communal tables, which serves some of the new town's…
San Sebastián
The Café de la Concha is inside a wonderful art deco building that recalls San Sebastián's aristocratic heyday. As regal as the history are the views –…
San Sebastián
An urbane crowd gather at this fashionable spot near the ritzy Hotel Maria Cristina to feast on eight different varieties of oysters and refined pintxos,…
San Sebastián
For a break from pintxos and classic Basque cooking, search out this modern New York–style setup a block back from the beach. A restaurant-cum-lounge bar,…
San Sebastián
You can eat a full sit-down meal at this bar, but you're best following the locals' lead and concentrating on pintxos such as cuttlefish miniburgers,…
Gros
The pick of the seats at this little cafe a block from the beach are on the terrace, shaded by a retractable awning. Breakfast dishes range from yogurt…
Parte Vieja
A txuleta is a cut of beef and this is the place to sample some wonderful melt-in-your mouth examples – try the pintxo txuleta, a minikebab of three bite…
Parte Vieja
Wonderfully eccentric Bar Nestor has a cult following for its tortillas made with green peppers (just one tortilla is cooked at lunch and at dinner; put…
Parte Vieja
Above the aquarium, reached by a lift, stylish Bokado is all about the views. First there are the memorable panoramas over the Bahía de la Concha from…