Dabadaba ★ 4.4
€€egiaConcert and club nights Wed to Sat from 22:00
Dabadaba on Calle Mundaiz in San Sebastian is the Egia concert hall and club booking indie rock, electronic, hip hop and DJ-led nights for a younger.
Tip: Programming runs Wednesday through Saturday from 22:00; check the dabadabass.com calendar for the headliner. The room is small, ticketed gigs sell out fast.
Altxerri Bar and Jazz ★ 4.5
€€parte-viejaDaily, doors 19:30-02:00, concerts 20:00-22:00
Altxerri Bar and Jazz on Calle Reina Regente in San Sebastian has run the basement jazz cellar under the Altxerri Gallery for over two decades.
Tip: Doors at 19:30, live music from 20:00-22:00, bar open until 02:00; the room is small so arrive before the set. Reservations through altxerri.com help.
Etxekalte Jazz Club ★ 4.4
€€parte-viejaNightly from 19:00, late close at weekends
Etxekalte Jazz Club on Calle Mari in San Sebastian is the Parte Vieja legacy jazz bar across two floors, with the upstairs pub running late.
Tip: Two rooms across two floors; the cellar is the live-music space, upstairs is the late drink. Harbour-edge perch for the post-pintxos stop off 31 de Agosto.
BE! Club ★ 4.3
€€parte-viejaMon to Thu and Sun 15:00-05:00, Fri and Sat 15:00-06:30
BE! Club on Paseo de Salamanca in San Sebastian is the 1984 jazz-and-blues room formerly Be Bop, rebranded in 2016 as a late-night piano bar with live music.
Tip: Open daily from 15:00; Friday and Saturday close at 06:30. The river-side perch beside the Bretxa market is the post-pintxos pour for Centro.
Eiger Edaritegia ★ 4.0
€parte-viejaNightly from 20:00, late close at weekends
Eiger Edaritegia on Calle General Jauregi in San Sebastian is the Old Town rock-and-roll bar lined with vintage gig posters and old cassettes.
Tip: Small room, walk-in only; the bar fills with locals once the tourist crawl thins. Cash flows fastest for the back-bar queue; drinks are unpretentious.
Rooftop by Lasala Plaza ★ 4.5
€€€parte-viejaDaily 10:00-24:00, drinks service Easter to Oct, Fri to Sun 12:00-20:00
The Rooftop by Lasala Plaza in San Sebastian sits on the seventh floor of the Lasala Plaza Hotel above the Old Town port, the only elevated spot with 360.
Tip: Terrace open daily 10:00-24:00 year-round; cocktail-and-snack service from Ander Gonzalez's La Jarana team runs Easter to October weekends only.