La Viña 31 de Agosto Kalea 3 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor La Vina is famous for 1 thing. Cheesecake. They have many legs of jamon hanging from the ceiling, various plates of pintxos laid out, lots of wine and other drinks being poured, but most people, tourists anyways, come for their “burnt Basque cheesecake.” …
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Gandarias
Gandarias 31 de Agosto Kalea 23 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor My experience with beef throughout Europe over many years of vacationing in different countries, has been disappointing for the most part. Steaks in Europe don’t just have the same tenderness as they do in America. They might have a bit more beefy flavor, but…
Bar Txepetxa
Bar Txepetxa Calle Pescadería 5 20003 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAvdisor I was hesitant to come here. Upon my research, the food porn for this place was just not appealing to me. It was so highly recommended from multiple different sources, so I felt obligated to check it out. Txepetxa specializes in variations of marinated…
Borda Berri
Borda Berri Fermin Calbeton Kalea 12 20003 Donosti, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor The pintxos crawl continued with Borda Berri, another popular spot in Old Town San Sebastian. The crowded, elbow to elbow standing-only dining was a testament to their fame among locals and foreigners alike. The menu was in Spanish, but the servers spoke some English. Dining…
Ganbara
Ganbara San Jeronimo Kalea 19 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor After La Cuchara it was hard to stuff more food into our stomachs, but with our limited time in San Sebastian I was determined to try as much food as I could. After all that heavy and filling protein dishes at La Cuchara, I was…
La Cuchara de San Telmo
La Cuchara de San Telmo 31 de Agosto Kalea 28 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor Enough of the fine dining stuff. We finally got to hit up the pintxos bars in the San Sebastian’s old town. The whole area is totally walkable and great for a “pintxos crawl,” where you just hop from place to…
Arzak
Arzak Alcalde J. Elosegi Hiribidea 273 20015 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain TripAdvisor Arzak’s reputation precedes itself. Anthony Bourdain could not stop gushing about Chef Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena Arzak, who now helms the kitchen. He made it sound like he’s basically the Godfather of San Sebastian and a torchbearer for modern Basque cuisine….
Martín Berasategui
Martín Berasategui Loidi Kalea, 4 20160 Lasarte-Oria Spain TripAdvisor We had a great time in Barcelona enjoying everything Iberico, razor clam, and tapas. The next leg of our adventure took us to the world renown foodie capital, just a 5 hour train ride north of Barcelona, San Sebastián. San Sebastián is a coastal city in…
Auberge Etchegorry
Etchegorry is quaint little local restaurant specializing in Basque cuisine. Mama H.o.P’s Parisian friend, who I guess I’ll call Parisian Friend, has been a patron of this restaurant for years and years and she had nothing but high praise for this place. The restaurant itself felt pretty homey, no frills. I can’t say our welcome…
Overworked. Underfed. 