Cocktail barCraft beer bar€€€
Mala Gissona Beer House in San Sebastian's Gros, a hundred metres from Zurriola beach, runs 12 draught taps with the house Oiartzun brewery beers plus 150.
Signature drink: Mala Gissona house IPA on draught
Food: Asian-leaning bar snacks
Tip: Industrial-minimalist room; the brewery flights are the value pour. Open daily.
Cocktail barCraft brewery taproom€€€
Basqueland Izakaia in San Sebastian's Gros is the brewery's tavern outpost, serving Basqueland's freshly brewed beer, organic wine and Asian bar food.
Signature drink: Basqueland Imparable IPA on tap
Food: Asian-leaning bar snacks
Tip: Flight of four house beers is the value pour; the Asian small plates are the food pairing.
Cocktail barCider and craft beer€€€
Akerbeltz on Calle Mari in San Sebastian's Old Town serves Basque cider from the barrel and a small craft-beer list, with a harbour-side terrace overlooking.
Signature drink: Basque sidra natural from the barrel
Food: Pintxos and small plates
Tip: Cider poured high into wide glasses; the terrace fills at sunset.
Cocktail barPintxo and wine bar€€€
Casa Urola's downstairs counter on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town is the entry-level Basque pintxo bar with the city's deepest Txakoli pour.
Signature drink: Itsasmendi Txakoli with the kokotxas pintxo
Food: Basque pintxos and kokotxas al pil pil
Tip: Stand at the counter for pintxos; upstairs takes reservations for full sit-down.
Cocktail barPintxo and Txakoli bar€€€
Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks hot made-to-order pintxos off a tight blackboard menu, with a Txakoli pour and a single house red.
Signature drink: Txakoli with the risotto de Idiazabal
Food: Hot made-to-order pintxos
Tip: No counter display; read the blackboard. Closed Sundays Standing room when busy.
Cocktail barPintxo bar€€€
Bar Tamboril on Arrandegi next to Plaza de la Constitucion in San Sebastian's Old Town, run by the same family as Ganbara, keeps the mushroom-in-olive-oil.
Signature drink: Txakoli with the champinon pintxo
Food: Mushrooms in olive oil, gamba a la gabardina
Tip: Listed in the Michelin Guide as a Bib-recognised pintxo room. Counter standing only.