Also: Coffee Roasters in San Sebastian
The roasters writing the coffee scene in San Sebastián: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in San Sebastián. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Sakona Coffee Roasters runs a specialty coffee programme since 2015, the city's third-wave pioneer with a public cafe in Gros and a roastery in Irun.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Brazil
BrewsEspresso, Filter, V60, Whole bean retail
TipOrder the seasonal filter at the bar; the bean retail wall stocks Sakona's roasts to take home.
Old Town Coffee Roasters in San Sebastian's Centro, founded by Brazilian friends, is the city's other specialty pillar, with seasonally rotated single-origin.
BeansBrazil, Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
TipSit at the bar for the espresso flight; takeaway beans and brew kit at the front.
Koh Tao Cafe in San Sebastian's Centro, one of the city's earliest third-wave coffee bars, runs a small-batch brew programme alongside the cafe service.
BeansEthiopia, Guatemala, Brazil
BrewsEspresso, V60, AeroPress
TipThe pour-over service is what to order; the cafe is small and busy on weekend mornings.
Sakona's stall inside Mercado San Martin in San Sebastian's Centro brings the Gros roastery into the daily market, with a stand-up bar of espresso and filter.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Kenya
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipPair a filter with a bakery purchase from the next stall; the market closes Sundays.
Old Town Coffee's market-stall outpost inside Mercado San Martin in San Sebastian's Centro is the city's specialty coffee inside the working food market.
BeansBrazil, Ethiopia, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter
TipPair a filter coffee with a bakery purchase from an adjacent stall. Closed Sundays.
Petra Cafe on Calle Loiola in San Sebastian's Centro runs a small specialty coffee programme alongside a tight brunch and pastry counter, popular.
BeansSpecialty rotating origins
BrewsEspresso, Filter
TipMornings are calm; the back room has a few seats for a slower coffee.
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