19 cafe rooms in San Sebastián we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Sebastián | Cafe across every city.
Cafe culture in San Sebastian spans the grand old daytime rooms and a fast-growing speciality-coffee crowd. Bideluze on Plaza Gipuzkoa holds the classic centro tradition, while Sakona Coffee Roasters in Gros and Old Town Coffee on Reyes Catolicos Kalea lead the modern roasting wave. Smaller spots like Koh Tao Cafe on Calle Bengoetxea and Kafe Botanika on Paseo Arbol de Gernika fill out the everyday coffee map.
Bideluze ★ 4.0
centro · Plaza Gipuzkoa 14, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bideluze on Plaza Gipuzkoa in San Sebastian's Centro is one of the city's breakfast institutions, retro-tiled floors, sit-down service and a counter.
Sakona Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
Ramon Maria Lili Pasealekua 2, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Sakona Coffee Roasters in San Sebastian's Gros has run a specialty coffee programme since 2015, anchoring the city's third-wave scene with a 30-cover cafe.
Old Town Coffee ★ 4.5
Reyes Catolicos Kalea 6, 20006 Donostia-San Sebastian
Old Town Coffee in San Sebastian's Centro, founded by Brazilian friends, runs single-origin coffees rotated seasonally. Order the single-origin espresso.
Koh Tao Cafe ★ 4.4
Calle Bengoetxea 2, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian
Koh Tao Cafe in San Sebastian's Centro, named for the Thai island where founders Ana and Ainara dreamed it up, is one of the original third-wave coffee bars.
Old Town Coffee (Mercado San Martin) ★ 4.4
Calle Loiola 1, 20007 Donostia-San Sebastian
Old Town Coffee inside Mercado San Martin in San Sebastian's Centro is the market-stall outpost of the city's specialty coffee pioneer, with a stand-up.
Bideluze ★ 4.1
Plaza Gipuzkoa 14, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bideluze on Plaza Gipuzkoa in San Sebastian's Centro is the breakfast institution, with retro tile floors, a counter of morning tortilla and a back room.
Kafe Botanika ★ 4.3
Paseo Arbol de Gernika 8, 20006 Donostia-San Sebastian
Kafe Botanika next to the Urumea river in San Sebastian's Centro runs an international cafe carte with vegan and gluten-free options, plus one.
La Madame ★ 4.2
Calle San Bartolome 35, 20007 Donostia-San Sebastian
La Madame on Calle San Bartolome near La Concha in San Sebastian's Centro is the city's pioneer brunch room, opened in 2011 by owners returning from New York.
Akerbeltz ★ 4.0
Calle Mari 19, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Akerbeltz on Calle Mari in San Sebastian's Old Town is a cosy cafe-and-craft-beer room with a Bay-of-Biscay terrace overlooking the harbour.
Topa Sukalderia (cafe) ★ 4.1
Calle Aguirre Miramon 7, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Topa Sukalderia in San Sebastian's Gros runs a daytime cafe-and-counter alongside the Aduriz-helmed Basque-Latin American kitchen, with cafe de olla.
Pasteleria Geltoki ★ 4.2
Easo Kalea 61, 20006 Donostia-San Sebastian
Pasteleria Geltoki on Easo in San Sebastian's Amara is a working Basque bakery-cafe with a counter of pastries, sit-down coffee service and the locals'.
Pasteleria Otaegui (Narrika) ★ 4.4
Narrika Kalea 15, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Pasteleria Otaegui's original branch on Narrika in San Sebastian's Old Town has run a counter of Basque pastries and morning coffee since 1886.
Atari Gastroteka (morning cafe) ★ 4.0
Calle Mayor 18, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town, opposite the Santa Maria del Coro basilica, pulls a steady morning coffee crowd that takes.
Sakona Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
Ramon Maria Lili Pasealekua 2, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
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.
Old Town Coffee Roasters ★ 4.5
Reyes Catolicos Kalea 6, 20006 Donostia-San Sebastian
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.
Koh Tao Cafe ★ 4.4
Calle Bengoetxea 2, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian
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.
Sakona at Mercado San Martin ★ 4.4
Calle Loiola 1, 20007 Donostia-San Sebastian
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.
Old Town Coffee (Mercado San Martin) ★ 4.4
Calle Loiola 1, 20007 Donostia-San Sebastian
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.
Petra Cafe ★ 4.1
Calle Loiola 6, 20007 Donostia-San Sebastian
Petra Cafe on Calle Loiola in San Sebastian's Centro runs a small specialty coffee programme alongside a tight brunch and pastry counter, popular.