Kokotxa is a tasting menu fine-dining restaurant in San Sebastián.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 5 hours
Experience the Basque Country on a VIP journey from San Sebastián. Enjoy a helicopter flight, a guided walking tour of Hondarribia, and a pintxos tasting with local wines.
Guided tour · 2.5 - 3 hours
Explore San Sebastián’s Old Town on a guided pintxo tour. Enjoy 4 gourmet pintxos with your choice of drink (wine, beer, cider, soft drink, or water) and finish with a...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Visit the best pintxos and wine bars in San Sebastian on an exclusive tour. Discover some of the best local, family-run eateries and hidden gems.
Address: Calle del Campanario 11, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian, San Sebastián
Aratz Erretegia in San Sebastian's Ibaeta is the Zabaleta brothers' asador in business since 1989, a Guia Repsol Sol grill room of charcoal-cooked txuleta.
OrderThe chuleton of vaca vieja from the custom electric grill; the wild turbot a la parrilla.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipLunch menu del dia weekdays around 17 euros is the value entry. Drive or taxi to Ibaeta; the asador is set in its own grounds off Igara Bidea.
Mirador de Ulia at the summit of Monte Ulia in San Sebastian, third-generation chef Ruben Trincado's hilltop room, holds Michelin Plate recognition.
OrderThe chef's tasting; the hake-and-vegetable courses showcase Trincado's native Guipuzcoan ingredients.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipDrive up the Ulia hill or get a taxi; the view at sunset is the room's reason. Book a window seat.
Galerna Jan Edan in San Sebastian's Gros, chef-partners Jorge Asenjo and Rebeca Barainca's modern Basque room since 2016, runs a focused tasting menu.
OrderThe tasting menu; the bonito de Bermeo when in season, the hare loin in October.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipTwo services, lunch and dinner; both small. Book a fortnight ahead. The lunch menu del dia is the best value.
Casa 887 in San Sebastian's Gros, chef Antonio Belotti's room, blends Basque product with Asian and Latin American influences across a la carte and a 65-euro.
OrderThe Basque-leaning tasting menu; the steak tartare; the carabineros.
Book1 week ahead
TipStone-basement room with neon lighting; lunch Wed to Sun, dinner Mon to Sat. Book through OpenTable.
The upstairs dining room of Casa Urola in San Sebastian's Old Town runs a Basque carte and tasting menu under chef Pablo Loureiro Rodil, a Michelin Guide.
OrderThe chuleton of vaca vieja from the grill; the kokotxas de merluza; the seasonal vegetable tasting.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipPintxos at the ground-floor counter or book upstairs for the full meal. Closed Mondays.
Arzak on Avenida Alcalde Jose Elosegi in San Sebastian is a 19th-century family mansion that has held three Michelin stars since 1989, the New Basque Cuisine.
OrderThe chef's tasting menu, anchored by the Laboratorio Arzak fermentations and the bonito with vino tinto.
Book6 to 8 weeks ahead
TipBook through arzak.es 6 to 8 weeks ahead; the dining room sits 40. Closed Sundays, Mondays and late June plus most of November.
