Bodega Donostiarra is a spanish tapas restaurant in San Sebastián.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Side-street Gros bar off Pena y Goni from 1928, where the locals' Indurain and mini completo pintxos sit a block off the Paseo Colon strip the visitors walk.
Tip: The mini completo de bonito and the Indurain are the signature plates; lunch crowd is local. Open from 09:00 daily.
Guided tour · 4.5 hours
Embark on a culinary journey in San Sebastián. Walk through the charming old town to our "gastronomical club," where you'll create and savor 4 pintxos, a Basque cheese...
Private tour · 2.5 hours
San Sebastián Hidden Pintxos Tour: Eat Where Locals Go
Guided tour · 2 hours
Casually engage in Basque Country gastronomy on a walking tour in San Sebastián´s best bars. Taste a variety of pintxos and chill like locals do. Full OLD TOWN visit included.
Address: Pena y Goni Kalea 13, 20002 Donostia-San Sebastian, San Sebastián
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.
Why locals goCentro neighbourhood counter the Old Town queues skip, with the city's best tortilla and a canonical gilda.
TipTortilla finishes by 14:30; arrive earlier on weekends Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.
Bar Tamboril in San Sebastian: Same family as Ganbara but a tighter, quieter counter on Plaza de la Constitucion that even guidebook regulars skip.
Why locals goSame family as Ganbara but a tighter, quieter counter on Plaza de la Constitucion that even guidebook regulars skip.
TipTwo pintxos: the champinon and the gamba a la gabardina. Closed Tuesdays.
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 goEnd of Fermin Calbeton with a back-room brasa and a callos pintxo the guidebook crawls overlook; rebranded from Casa Tiburcio in 2022.
TipBrasa 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 goGros stone-basement room of Brazilian chef Antonio Belotti with a 65-euro tasting that locals book midweek and tourists rarely find.
TipOpenTable 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 goCalle Mayor counter close to Bretxa that pulls Bretxa-market shoppers more than tourists.
TipLunch 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 goTucked above the Old Town with a Bay-of-Biscay terrace, the city's quietest harbour-side cider stop.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. The terrace fills first; arrive before 19:00.
