• Bars

    Bars in Amara: El Once de Sancho el Sabio

    decoración el once

    Opened in December, this small bar is a good choice for locals and people lodged in Amara. In a nearby future, this zone will be refurbished to expand the terrace area, creating a nice boulevard. Meanwhile, El Once serves and suggests good wines as well as a small menu with portions and pintxos. The kitchen is simple and occasionally serves canned products, but always good quality and served with toasted and prepared with oil bread. When to go: From the coffee hour in the morning, to noon with a classic paella at the terrace in case of good weather, until the wine time in the evening. So, make a stop here…

  • Restaurants

    Basque Country meets Mexico at Gatxupa

    Pintxo y margarita

    In the last years we are living in our city the opening of middle-class restaurants bearing the name of big chefs. It’s possibly a way to be even more loaded diversify their businesses. This phenomenon offers to ordinary citizens the oportunity to be somewhere lookalike the stars, whether Michelin or not. Oh, this humility moves us… One of these cases has been Gatxupa, inaugurated a few months ago by chef Bruno Oteiza -born and fed in Donostia but become a seasoned pro after travelling around half the world- who, at his return to San Sebastian, has decided that we needed another restaurant basque-mexican fusion. Will it have our approval?  It’s Saturday…

  • Bars,  Restaurants

    Pintxo tour at Casa Vergara

    Located next to Santa María’s church, in the heart of the pintxo’s golden mile, Casa Vergara reopens its doors with new owners and a new identity. With a nice decoration and a renewed impetus, the place is ideal to have a drink with a pintxo, either going on a pintxos route or before lunch or dinner, as an aperitif. The offer focuses around cod, main star at our ports and flagship of our typical cuisine, so we can find it cooked in multiple ways. Quality is… let’s say medium range, but prices tend to high range… get your own conclusions. Tip: Better choose those optimal detected pintxos or ask for…

  • Restaurants

    Chile meets Donostia at El Bombín

    el bombin reyes catolicos

    Reyes Católicos shines again after a while being overshadowed by the hipsterhood of Gros. But this pedestrian area full of terraces is still a good idea to spend a good time drinking or eating something in a quieter ambiance, far from the masses. As the bar is run by people from Valparaíso, you can add to your drink some typical Chilean food. Pisco is always available but piscosour only under request. Fridays and Saturdays offers theme Nikkei dinners -Japanese with Peruvian influences- so, fun is guaranteed. Easy recipes but tasty, made with lot of care and, something hard to find in our city, served with a smile, that luxury item…

  • Bars,  Restaurants

    India and Middle East at Chutney Gastrobar

    chutney

    NEW UPDATE (February 2020): Reopened and working as usual, great! UPDATE: Non operative since August 2019. Their Facebook profile announces a possibly delivery food service in the future. Sad closing. In Amara, more precisely close to Plaza Easo, we can find this small but recommendable place. The staff masters several cuisines – also several languages including English – so you can transport yourself at a snap to desert or monsoon places, or, at least, to somewhere more exotic than usual. The formula is simple: after being accommodated – you’ll rarely get the VIP table but don’t worry, the bar is quite comfortable- they will kindly explain you the menu and dish…

  • Restaurants

    Craft beers at Baga Biga Faktoria

    The craft beer boom had to lead later or sooner in the opening of specialized places where to taste them. Baga Biga Faktoria has just opened in April 2019 and offers a wide selection of tap craft beers, packaged as well. By June, their own beer, called Baga Biga -of course!- will be ready to go. If you find a table available, there’s also a small menu with eight simple options prepared right there at the kitchen. The price range is wide but tends to expensive -obviously, comparing with alcohol average prices in Spain-: small size (0,20l from €2) up to an special and imported 0,75l that rounds €14. However, you’ll have…

  • Bars,  Restaurants,  Stores

    Wines and something else at n.06 store, bar & restaurant

    n06 San Sebastián

    A nice option in the city center to enjoy an special wine. Two options available: stay at the bar having a drink with some cold assortments or going into the inside restaurant for lunch or dinner with a quite more sophisticated menu. Suitable for an aperitif, possibly a bit more expensive than others, but quality here is remarkable. Before leaving, some basque products for sybarites and a fine wine selection are available for sale.