Parte Vieja
This bustling, always packed bar offers miniature nueva cocina vasca (Basque nouvelle cuisine) from a supremely creative kitchen. Unlike many San…
Must-see restaurants in Parte Vieja
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
Parte Vieja
For a break from pintxos, head into this buzzing Italian eatery, which serves delectable thin-crust pizzas and an extensive array of antipasti, pastas and…
Parte Vieja
Opening its doors in the 1940s, the tiny, character-laden Bar Martinez, with its many dusty bottles of wine, has had plenty of time to get things right,…
Parte Vieja
With a whitewashed main dining room and stone-walled cellar, this is a classy place to linger over beautifully prepared seafood and roast meat dishes…
Parte Vieja
Upmarket Basque seafood is all the rage in this flash restaurant, which is built on a raised platform allowing views of the former home of your dinner. It…
Parte Vieja
Come to La Mejíllonera to discover mussels in various glorious forms – including in spicy tomato sauce, with a vinaigrette, in a wine sauce or simply…
Parte Vieja
Set with checked tablecloths and outdoor tables on the cobblestones facing the harbourfront, this casual spot does delicious simply grilled fish and…
Parte Vieja
This elegant new ice cream shop has earned a huge local following for its decadent gelato. Outstanding flavours include pistachio, raspberry, hazelnut,…
Parte Vieja
A charming old seafood restaurant with a fishmonger-style window display of the day’s catch. It’s small and friendly, and the pocket-sized dining room…
Parte Vieja
Homemade gourmet burgers with names like the Richelieu, topped with roquefort cheese and caramelised pear, or the curry-topped Bengala's Tiger. There's…
