Bar Tamboril is a spanish tapas restaurant in San Sebastián.
Bar Tamboril in San Sebastian: Same family as Ganbara but a tighter, quieter counter on Plaza de la Constitucion that even guidebook regulars skip.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Same family as Ganbara but a tighter, quieter counter on Plaza de la Constitucion that even guidebook regulars skip.
Tip: Two pintxos: the champinon and the gamba a la gabardina. Closed Tuesdays.
Address: Arrandegi Kalea 2, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian, San Sebastián
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.
Why locals love it: End of Fermin Calbeton with a back-room brasa and a callos pintxo the guidebook crawls overlook; rebranded from Casa Tiburcio in 2022.
Tip: Brasa lights at 12:30 and 20:00.
Casa 887 is gros stone-basement room of brazilian chef antonio belotti with a 65-euro tasting that locals book midweek and tourists rarely find.
Why locals love it: Gros stone-basement room of Brazilian chef Antonio Belotti with a 65-euro tasting that locals book midweek and tourists rarely find.
Tip: OpenTable bookings; the kitchen leans Asian-Basque. Lunch Wed to Sun, dinner Mon to Sat.
Sirimiri Gastroleku on Calle Mayor in San Sebastian pulls Bretxa-market shoppers more than tourists, with a seasonal ceviche the surest order at lunch.
Why locals love it: Calle Mayor counter close to Bretxa that pulls Bretxa-market shoppers more than tourists.
Tip: Lunch hour 13:00-15:30 is the market crowd; the seasonal ceviche is the surest order.
Akerbeltz above San Sebastian's Old Town runs a Bay-of-Biscay terrace and the city's quietest harbour-side cider stop, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Why locals love it: Tucked above the Old Town with a Bay-of-Biscay terrace, the city's quietest harbour-side cider stop.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The terrace fills first; arrive before 19:00.
Bideluze on Plaza Gipuzkoa in San Sebastian is a breakfast counter with retro tile floors that locals love and tourists walk past, plaza terrace seating.
Why locals love it: Plaza Gipuzkoa breakfast counter with retro tile floors that locals love and tourists walk past.
Tip: Mornings are calmer; the plaza terrace is the better seat than the back room.
Casa Senra on Calle San Francisco in Gros runs a Zurriola-surf-crowd menu del dia under 16 euros that visitors miss, closed Sundays in San Sebastian.
Why locals love it: Gros backstreet menu del dia room the visitors miss, where the Zurriola surf crowd lunch with locals.
Tip: Menu del dia under 16 euros. Closed Sundays.
