28 spanish tapas rooms in San Sebastián we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Sebastián | Spanish Tapas across every city.
Pintxos are San Sebastian's defining ritual, and the Parte Vieja is their heart, where you move from counter to counter rather than settling at one table. La Cuchara de San Telmo on Calle 31 de Agosto and Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton Kalea lead the hot, made-to-order school, while Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor and Gandarias keep the busy Old Town crawl alive. Out in the centre, Antonio Bar on Bergara Kalea shows the same craft away from the tourist throng.
La Cuchara de San Telmo ★ 4.8
parte-vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto 28, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
La Cuchara de San Telmo on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian opened in 1999 from chefs trained at Lasarte and El Bulli, cooking made-to-order modern.
Borda Berri ★ 4.7
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 12, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks hot made-to-order pintxos with bold Basque flavours, no counter display, just a tight list of plates.
Atari Gastroteka ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Calle Mayor 18, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian, opposite the Santa Maria del Coro church, runs a long bar of experimental pintxos with a stand-and-eat.
Gandarias ★ 4.5
parte-vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto 23, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Gandarias on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian's Old Town runs one of the longest pintxo display counters in the quarter, with a back dining room.
Antonio Bar ★ 4.6
centro · Bergara Kalea 3, 20005 Donostia-San Sebastian
Antonio Bar on Bergara in San Sebastian's Centro is the locals' tortilla room, with a 28-egg, deep-caramelised tortilla and a gilda built on two anchovies.
Bar Sport ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 10, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Sport on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town serves a classic counter of grilled foie, stuffed squid and braised cheek, with the house Txakoli.
Goiz Argi ★ 4.5
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 4, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Goiz Argi on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks one perfect prawn brochette to order, griddled with red pepper sauce on a slice of bread.
Bar Martinez ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto 13, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Martinez on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian's Old Town has been a shellfish pintxo bar since 1942, now run by the third generation of the Martinez.
Casa Vergara ★ 4.2
parte-vieja · Calle Mayor 21, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Casa Vergara on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town, since 1948, sits across from the Santa Maria del Coro basilica with the bacalao al pil pil pintxo.
Bar Bergara ★ 4.5
gros · General Artetxe Kalea 8, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Bergara on General Artetxe in San Sebastian's Gros, since 1950, is the award-winning miniature-cuisine counter where Juan Mari Arzak is a regular.
Bartolo ★ 4.2
parte-vieja · Calle Fermin Calbeton 38, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bartolo on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town keeps one of the longest pintxo display counters in the quarter, with a sit-down dining room serving.
Bar Astelena ★ 4.3
parte-vieja · Calle Inigo 1, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Astelena on Calle Inigo in San Sebastian's Old Town, in business since 1960, runs a tight counter of pintxos plus a small dining room behind for sit-down.
Casa Vergara ★ 4.2
parte-vieja · Calle Mayor 21, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Casa Vergara on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town, since 1948, sits opposite the Santa Maria del Coro basilica with the bacalao al pil pil pintxo.
Atari Gastroteka ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Calle Mayor 18, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian, opposite the Santa Maria del Coro church, runs a long bar of experimental pintxos and a church-step.
Borda Berri ★ 4.7
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 12, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks hot made-to-order pintxos off a tight blackboard menu, no counter display, the Idiazabal-cheese risotto.
Bar Sport ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 10, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Sport on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian's Old Town runs a brisk pintxos counter of grilled foie, stuffed squid and braised cheek, with a Txakoli pour.
Goiz Argi ★ 4.5
parte-vieja · Fermin Calbeton Kalea 4, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Goiz Argi on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks a single perfect prawn brochette to order, griddled with a sweet red pepper sauce on bread.
La Cuchara de San Telmo ★ 4.8
parte-vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto 28, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
La Cuchara de San Telmo on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian, open since 1999 by El Bulli and Lasarte-trained chefs, cooks made-to-order modern pintxos.
Antonio Bar ★ 4.6
centro · Bergara Kalea 3, 20005 Donostia-San Sebastian
Antonio Bar on Bergara in San Sebastian's Centro is the locals' tortilla room, with a deep-caramelised 28-egg tortilla and the canonical double-anchovy.
Bar Bergara ★ 4.5
gros · General Artetxe Kalea 8, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Bergara on General Artetxe in San Sebastian's Gros, since 1950, sets out one of the most decorated miniature-cuisine pintxo counters in the city.
Bar Martinez ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Calle 31 de Agosto 13, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Martinez on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian's Old Town has been a shellfish pintxo bar since 1942, now in its third generation with a long counter.
Atari Gastroteka ★ 4.4
Calle Mayor 18, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Atari Gastroteka on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian's Old Town keeps the pintxos counter and the Txakoli pour going past midnight, with the church-step terrace.
Bodega Donostiarra ★ 4.4
Pena y Goni Kalea 13, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bodega Donostiarra in San Sebastian: spanish tapas room. Side-street Gros bar off Pena y Goni from 1928, where the locals' Indurain and mini completo.
Antonio Bar ★ 4.6
Bergara Kalea 3, 20005 Donostia-San Sebastian
Antonio Bar on Bergara Kalea in San Sebastian's Centro skips the Old Town queues and pours the city's best tortilla and a canonical gilda at the counter.
Bar Tamboril ★ 4.4
Arrandegi Kalea 2, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Tamboril in San Sebastian: Same family as Ganbara but a tighter, quieter counter on Plaza de la Constitucion that even guidebook regulars skip.
Fermin Calbeton (formerly Casa Tiburcio) ★ 4.2
Fermin Calbeton Kalea 40, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Fermin Calbeton at the end of its namesake street in San Sebastian runs a back-room brasa and a callos pintxo, rebranded from Casa Tiburcio in 2022.
Antonio Bar ★ 4.5
Bergara Kalea 3, 20005 Donostia-San Sebastian
Antonio Bar on Bergara in San Sebastian's Centro serves a wedge of the 28-egg tortilla with a cana under 7 euros, the locals' lunchtime budget plate.
Bar Tamboril ★ 4.4
Arrandegi Kalea 2, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian
Bar Tamboril on Arrandegi next to Plaza de la Constitucion in San Sebastian's Old Town turns out garlic-mushroom pintxos for under 4 euros, the budget hot.