San Sebastián Food Diary: Everything we ate over 5 days

San Sebastián (Donostia) is the ultimate foodie destination!

From traditional pintxos to modern culinary delights, we indulged in everything this beautiful city offers. We spent five days in the town, and rather than post a ‘best of’ guide, we thought it would be more beneficial to post a complete list of everything we ate during our time there.

Seriously, not a single food item we had was sub-standard, so if you do go to San Sebastián, wander around and explore!

Do note that many famous Pintxos bars were closed for the holidays, including La Viña, so we had to do a little exploring of our own.

Casa Javier

Our first bite of San Sebastián was located around the corner from our hotel. We had a deal. Let’s eat the first pinxts we saw after check-in, so here we were.

• Tortilla

• Ham croquette

• Squid ink croquette

Bartolo

• Monkfish and prawn skewer (epic!!!)

• Steak skewer

• Tuna and salmon (from the bar)

• Iberico ham with pepper and tomato (from the bar)

The Txuleta steaks that people were eating at their tables looked amazing.

Bar Sport

• Rib-eye slider

• Sea Urchin cream

• Mushroom croquette

• Ham croquette

• Crepe with crab meat

• Basque cheesecake

Bar Txepetxa

• Cod in pepper

• Anchovies with Sea Urchin Roe

Gerard’s Bar

One of our favourite restaurants!

• Tuna belly

• Grilled leeks

• Atlantic horse mackerel

• Peppers with labneh and pancetta

Mesón Portaletas

• Tuna and Foie pintxos (from the bar)

Yes, we forgot to take a picture of it!

Casa Vallés

• Gilda

• Manchego

Con Leche

• Fried Gambas

Gandarias

During our dinner

• Grilled scallops

• Turbot with potatoes

• Fillet steak with chips and pepper

• Basque Chesecake (pastry chef’s version)

From the Pintxos bar

• Duck pintxos (from the bar)

• Grilled Sirloin Steak

• T-bone brochette

Caravanserai

• Tortilla

• Andaluz (pan con tomate)

Bodega Donostiarra

• Gilda

• Cod in tomato

• Tomato salad with Tuna

• Grilled Octopus

• Pulled beef

Loaf

• Basque Cheesecake

Antzara

• Gildas

• Leek and romesco

Oliyos

• Mushrooms with fried potatoes

Bar Artola

A small local spot near our hotel

• Tortilla

• Jamón Croqueta

• Rabas (fried squid)

Casa Alcalde

• Goats cheese and Jamon

• Padrón peppers

• Cod croquettes

• Cheese

Atari

• Patatas bravas

• Arroz de temporado (creamy chicken rice)

Le Cep

• Tortilla bacalao - massive portion!

• Jamon croquette

Beti Jai

• Chipirón cebolla (squid)

Juanxto

We got sandwiches from here to take on our hike to Pasai.

• Pork loin, cheese, and red pepper

• Tortilla with cheese and green pepper - MASSIVE

Ziaboga

• Tomato salad

• Ceviche (xabiron) - way more delicious than you would expect

Narru

A tasting Menu for our last night in the City.

• Apperitive - crab meat

• Tuna in tomato water

• Red tuna belly

• Lobster "salpicón"

• Beef ravioli, foie and seasonal mushrooms

• Grilled fish

• Another fish coarse

• Lemon, yoghurt and corn

• Chocolate, nuts and olive oil

• Almond cookie

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