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…
Cachitos Diagonal
Cachitos Diagonal Avinguda Diagonal 508 08006 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor They say the best way to experience the food and culture of a city is to have a meal in the home of a local. I see Anthony Bourdain doing it all the time. Unfortunately, one doesn’t always have the connections to just in any random…
Bar Cañete
Bar Cañete Carrer de la Unió 17 08001 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor The night we wanted to come here for dinner, the restaurant had an unfortunate black out. A crowd of bewildered guests and stressed out looking employees surrounded the entrance. It was unclear if the electrical situation was going to be fixed anytime soon, so…
Quimet Y Quimet
Quimet y Quimet Carrer del Poeta Cabanyes 25 08004 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor I like to believe that Anthony Bourdain is a reliable source when it comes to food. I mean, he has built his career around being “authentic” and just “telling it like it is.” But I have always wondered what happens if he eats…
Cerveceria Catalana
Cerveceria Catalana Carrer de Mallorca 236 08008 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor You’ll be hard pressed to find many good restaurants in Barcelona that are open before 12pm for lunch. Cerveceria Catalana is unusual in that it opens up at 8am! Yes, you heard that right. If you want to have lunch for breakfast, you can easily…
Espai Kru
Espai Kru Carrer de Lleida 7 08004 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor Barcelona had no shortage of fine dining options. It was rather difficult narrowing down the selection to just a few. I settled on Espai Kru and Disfrutar. The latter because of its connection to El Buli (more on that later) and the former because of…
Bar Pinotxo
Bar Pinotxo Mercat de la Boqueria Carrer la Rambla 89 08002 Barcelona Spain TripAdvisor Bar Pinotxo was another popular and highly recommended spot at La Boqueria. Again the wait times were reported to be lengthy but we got a table after about 15 minutes. Unlike the other bar eateries at La Boqueria, Bar Pinotxo actually…
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