Shops are closed on Sunday except:
Supermarket
Adarra. Arrasate 42.
Supermarket
Solbes. Calle Aldamar 4(Old Town).
Nespresso. Calle ( street) San marcial 23
OLD TOWN
Nespresso. Calle ( street) San marcial 23
OLD TOWN
Calle 31 de Agosto:
3. La Viña . (Merluza rebozada (fried hake), ensalada rusa
(potatoes and vegetable salad), albóndigas(meat balls)).
13. Martinez.
One of the most traditional bars in pintxos.
27.Dakara . Giant
sandwiches or baguettes with fillings. (bocadillos).Fois and squid pintxos.
28.La cuchara de San telmo . Foie
31. A fuego negro. Modern and original
cuisine.
17. Urbano. Txangurro (crabshell), souflé.
Plaza de la trinidad
La txuleta .Excellente menu.
Plaza de la constitución:
El Caserío.
Y Tamboril
Calle pescadería.
11. Nestor. Famous tomato salads
and sirloin steaks .Potatoes omelette (only at lunch)
10. Zeruko. New excellent
cuisine.
5. Txepetxa. Well known for its
unique preparation in anchovies.
Calle
San jerónimo
19. Ganbara ( 1rst recognized Worldwide
for mushroom dishes )
25. Gandarias. Sirloin steak pintxo.
Calla Puerto
15. La Mejillonera . All
kind of mussels and the best “
patatas bravas” ( spicy fried potatoes with home secret sauce).
7.Bernardo etxea. Fantastic sirloin steak cooked on charcoal
embers.
And also fresh fish ; besugo, rodaballo,
rape, lenguado (sea bream, turbot, monkfish, sole ).
Fermin
Calbeton
4.Goiz argi .Shrimp skewer
22. Beti jai . New cuisine .You
can watch the cook team (25 persons) eating downstairs in front of the kitchen
.
20. Urola .Renewed with classic
style . If you ask before they can serve soufflé.
CALLE
EMBELTRAN
6. Juantxo
.Popular for young
people specially the good price sandwiches.
Ken
Tsi .Sushi
PORT
Restaurant
Bokado . On the aquarium . Favourite place of
Bruce Springsteen.
Restaurant
La Rampa.
RESTAURANTS
IN OLD TOWN
Many of the above mentioned are both bar
and restaurants (La Viña, Bernardo Etxea, Gandarias , Urola,La
txuleta, etc.)
The
non bars restaurants with
good menus are:
St Fermín
Calbetón 4.Bodegón
Alejandro .A
classic restaurant belonging to the family of Martin Berasategui ( 6
Michelin stars).
St Fermín
Calbetón 9 . Alderdi Zahar
St Puerto 14.
Juanito Kojua . Lobster thermidor
style.
St Euskal Herria 6.Aldanondo
.Euskal herria.
St Euskal Herria 3.Astelena
.
St Embeltrán
3. La Muralla.
A belgian couple told me recently that they had one of the best dinners in his
life.
CITY CENTER
Calle San
Marcial .
48. La espiga. Ham croquettes , fried shrimps.
Alustiza. Cellar. Very popular .
50.Rojo y negro. Ask for the pintxo of the day.
Calle Vergara
Bar Antonio. Delicious pintxos and a profesional team
.High level customers.
Calle Etxaide
Etxaide
4. Menu 12,50 euros.
Calle
Santa Catalina (behind the hotel Victoria Eugenia)
Kata
4
. Oysters and calamari(squids).
GROS
Bar
Vergara. Many awards in pintxos.
On
Tuesdays and Thursdays in many bars of Gros is the “
Pintxopote day”.
Calle
San Francisco and Bermingham
Pintxo
and drink for 2 euros. Extremely good value.
Michelin stars
:
3 stars.
Arzak. Calle Alcalde
Elósegui 273 .Phone.943278465
Akelarre (Igeldo)
.943311209 .
Martin Berasategi (
Lasarte) 943366471
2 stars .
Mugaritz ( Rentería)
.943522455.
Zuberoa ( Oiarzun)
.943491228.
1 star. In San
Sebastian .
Mirador de Ulía
. 943272707
Kokotxa . 943421904.
Night places.
Museum of whisky . Alameda del Boulevard 5 . Live
music. Pianist.
Discoteque down the Theater Victoria Eugenia. Paseo de la República
argentina 2.
Altxerri .In front of the Theater Victoria Eugenia.
Calle Reina regente 2 .
IN
FRONT OF SAN SEBASTIAN
. Looking at the town.
Incredible views.
Places
for children.
Park Alderdi Eder in front of the City
council and La concha . There is a merry go round or carousel.
Old Town .Park of San Telmo( in front of
the Museum). I use to take away food from La Viña
.Calle 31 de Agosto; ( merluza rebozada (fried hake), tortilla de patatas (
potatoes omelette), ensaladilla rusa ( vegetable and potatoes salad), calamares
fritos (fried squids) , albóndigas (meat balls), tarta de queso
(cheese cake)) and eat it in the park.
Park of igeldo mountain ( by car or the very old funicular or
cablecar) . Funfair. Incredible views.
Park Cristina Enea .Large children park
.Behind the Central station trespassing a tunnel. .Go straight San Martin
Street and you will see the station
Rainy
days.
San
Martin ComercialCentre .
Arcades in San Martin in front of the
cathedral.
Bar Iturrioz . Champagne and pintxo 3 euros.
Bar Iturrioz . Champagne and pintxo 3 euros.
Plaza
de la Constitución.
Aquariun
in the port.
Shopping center Garbera. 4 kilometres
from San Sebastian.
El
Polvorín.
(Powder keg) .Bar in front of the city. Urgull mountain. Take the bus 39 .Calle
Paseo de Salamanca corner Euskalherría.
Restaurante
Alaia .Paseo de Igueldo 225 .Take the cable
car (funicular) from the end of Ondarreta beach. Igeldo mountain.
Restaurante Mirador de Ulía . Ulia mountain .1 star
michelin.
Santa
Clara island bar .Take the boat in the port (every 10 minutes)
FISH
Bonito (tune), merluza (hake) the best
for children without bones , turbot (rodaballo), sole ( lenguado), in fish
shops of San martin or La bretxa ( at the entrance of the old town)
Seasonal
products.
Tomatoes in farmer shops in San martin
or la Bretxa. Lettuce.
Guindillas frescas ( sweet chilis or
peppers ).
Cheese .Idiazabal. Smoked or not.
Tune, Anchovies, Hake.
Txakoli. Local white wine
OUTSIDE
SAN SEBASTIAN
Getaria
. Fishing port.
Balenciaga Museum
Restaurants Kaia and Elkano. Famous
fresh fish on charcoal. Very expensive.
Astillero. Cheaper.
Orio.
Fishing Port
Restaurante
Xixario.
Restaurante
Katxiña.
Close to the hermitage of San Martin. Santiago road (camino)
Astigarraga
. Many typical cider restaurants.
Petritegui,
Oialume, Etxeberria...
Only one menu:Cod omellete ,sirloin
steak and cheese. People sings basque songs and they themselves serve the cider
from the cider casks .
Fuenterrabía.
Cofradía de Pescadores
(Fisherman society).
Azpeitia .San Ignacio de loyola basílica.
Restaurante Kiruri . The most famous in
fried fish and meat dishes including croquettes.
Pasajes.
Port.Close
to San Sebastián.
Restaurante
Cámara. Taking
the boat to cross the bay.
Izkiña.
Shellfish.
LA RIOJA. Wine Area. One hour drive.
Elciego .Bodega Marques de Riscal. Frank
Gehry architect of the Guggenheim.
Laguardia.
Paganos. Restaurant Hector Oribe. 1 Michelin star.