6 speakeasies in San Sebastián, editor-picked by TableJourney. All San Sebastián nightlife.
The Blind Pig ★ 4.7
centro · Calle San Bartolome 23, 20007 Donostia
The Blind Pig on Calle San Bartolome in San Sebastian is Chef Paulo Airaudo's 2021 speakeasy off Amelia, with bartender Marco Ferreri behind a discreet gold-metal door reached by WhatsApp code.
Tip: Message the venue on WhatsApp ahead for the access code and arrival time; walk-ins occasionally accepted if space. The Negroni list is the headline pour.
Alkimia Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5
centro · Calle San Bartolome 21, 20007 Donostia
Alkimia Cocktail Bar on Calle San Bartolome in San Sebastian is a 1920s Chicago-style speakeasy one block from La Concha, entry by emailed access code with a craft cocktail and small-bites carte.
Tip: Write ahead through alkimiacocktailbar.com for the access code and your arrival slot. Closed Monday and Tuesday; weekends fill quickly.
Dry San Sebastian ★ 4.6
centro · Paseo Republica Argentina 4, 20004 Donostia
Dry San Sebastian in the Hotel Maria Cristina is Javier de las Muelas's classic-cocktail room in the 1912 Belle Epoque hotel, with the city's only proper hotel-bar carte by an internationally known mixologist.
Tip: Open daily 10:30 to 00:30, to 02:00 Friday and Saturday. The afternoon-tea hour overlaps with the cocktail service; smart casual at the door.
Arraun Cocktail Bar ★ 4.7
parte-vieja · Calle Angel 4 bajo, 20003 Donostia
Arraun Cocktail Bar on Calle Angel in San Sebastian is the Old Town's quiet-conversation cocktail room, with a Magellan-themed list and house cocktails that rotate around ports of the 1519 voyage.
Tip: Open every evening from 19:00, weekends to 04:00; walk-in only, no reservations. Arrive before the 21:00 dinner exodus from the pintxos crawl.
Museo del Whisky ★ 4.4
parte-vieja · Alameda del Boulevard 5, 20003 Donostia
Museo del Whisky on the Boulevard in San Sebastian is the two-floor piano bar with one of the world's largest whisky collections, over 3,400 bottles on display across the Old Town edge.
Tip: Closed Sunday; live piano music every night from 22:00. The upstairs collection room is the conversation seat, the downstairs piano room takes the show.
La Gintonería Donostiarra ★ 4.4
gros · Calle Zabaleta 6, 20002 Donostia
La Gintonería Donostiarra on Calle Zabaleta in San Sebastian is the Gros gin lounge with over 150 gin labels and theatrical aromatic-infusion gin and tonics built behind a candle-lit dim-light bar.
Tip: Open evenings from 18:00; book ahead at weekends. The flight format lets you taste three gins side by side before the full pour.