Where to eat in San Sebastián

33 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in San Sebastián. Chains are left out.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Arzak Restaurant
Three Michelin stars restaurant. All credit cards accepted. About €150 per head by the time you've added the wine etc., but well worth it!
Jan–Jun: closed Sun evening, Mon and Tue; Jul–Dec: closed Sun evening and Mon; vacations: 15 June–2 July and 2–26 November€100+
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Casa Gandarias
Try Solo Mio (a piece of sirloin steak) with a glass of Belondrade Y Lurton white wine.
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Casa Vergara 1948
Pintxos bar, quite spacious. Not overcrowded in the evenings during the weekdays.
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Goiz Argi
Pintxos bar with the delicious brocheta de gambas (fried prawns with a special vinaigrette), bola de carne (meat ball with red pepper) and a lot of cold pintxos with anchovies, mushrooms, cod, salmon, etc. Any of wine by glasses is good.
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Juantxo Taberna
Best, cheapest 'bocadillo de tortilla de patatas' in Parte Vieja. Also offers huge sandwiches.
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La Cuchara de San Telmo
The Spoon
Don't judge their food by their interior. Jamon Iberico is cited as particularly good.
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La Rampa Jatetxea
Fish restaurant with Basque flavour. Perfectly-trained waiters with excellent English. Grilled rape is particularly good. Try cider, take a specialty cider pouring cork with you.
VAT not included
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La Zurri Jatetxea
Simple Basque dishes which are cooked delicately. Go downstairs. Popular with locals. For lunch, arrive before 3PM to catch full range of options. The daily menu includes a glass of wine. Flan is rare case when it has taste in every layer.
Closed · opens 1 pm tomorrow€10-20
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Martin Berasategui
A 3 Michelin star restaurant close to San Sebastian with other outlets at Kursaal and in Bilbao at the Guggenheim.
€175 for the degustation menu (about 12 courses) plus wine and service (Jan 2020)
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Rojo Y Negro
A little bit out of old town you'll find huge portions of tasty pintxos without breaking the bank. If you want to meet locals or see how this whole pintxos thing is done, this is the place to do it without being obnoxious or tacky. Minimal tourist flow and friendly, professional staff that speak enough English to understand you. Try the marinated octopus and meatballs in tomato sauce, although these are slightly expensive, it's a full meal in itself and comes with bread. You can't go wrong with the even cheaper bread-based pintxos which range from interesting flavour combinations to the ol' steady, jamon on bread. Beer and wine is cheap and they won't turn up their noses if you ask for tap water.
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Saltxipi
Calzada Vieja de Ategorrieta, 3, 943 323 310. Just outside Gros in a residential street this family run restaurant has a mainly seafood menu. Its specialty is Spider Crab - its baked variety is worth the 10 minute walk from the old town!
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Txuleta
Excellent, reasonably priced renditions of Basque specialties Txangurro, Chipirones en su tinta, y sopa de pescado.
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Akelarre Restaurant
Paseo Padre Orcolaga, 56, 20008 San Sebastián
13:00-15:30 and 20:30-23:00€100+
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Aldanondo Erretegia
Great and inexpensive steak house.
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Bar Martinez
31 de Agosto Kalea
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Bar Álex
Larramendi Kalea, 10
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Bergara
Calle del, General Artetxe Kalea, 8
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Bideluze
Garibai Kalea, 24
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Borda Berri
The menu is on a chalk board and everything is excellent.
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Casa Senra Donostia
San Francisco Kalea
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Casa Urola
Calle Fermin Calbeton 20, Old Town
Open now · closes 11:15 pm
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Ganbara
C. de San Jerónimo, 21
Higher prices.
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Iturrioz
San Martin Kalea, 30
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José Mari
Basque restaurant
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Juanito Kojua
Calle Puerto 14, Old Town
13:00 - 15:30 and 20:30 - 23:00
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Kixkurra Taberna 1987
Gloria Kalea, 2A
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La Cepa de Bernardo
31 de Agosto Kalea, 7-9
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Pincel
Segundo Izpizua Kalea, 2
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Pollitena
Basque restaurant
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Québec Krep'Herria
Crêpes
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Tamboril
Arrandegi Kalea, 2
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Aginaga
Aginaga
€22
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Petritegi
Astigarraga
€22

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to San Sebastián (CC BY-SA 4.0).