Best places: Basque restaurants in San Sebastian, Spain

Romantic restaurant offering upscale Basque cuisine, plus a wine cellar & a terrace with bay views.

Unpretentious tavern offering classic Basque dishes & small plates in a cozy dining area.

Buzzing, contemporary bar offering both traditional & modern pintxos, plus wine & beer.

Narrow counter-service cafe offering sandwiches, sharing plates & traditional potato omelets.

👍👍 This is an excellent place. All dishes that we tried were absolutely amazing!!! We had the bacalao, foie gras, the morcilla, the pork, veal cheeks, octopus and the pig's ear!!

Charming 1956 restaurant offering seafood, char-grilled meat dishes & seasonal pintxos.

👍👍 Amazing experience. Definitely come back here if I visit San Sebastián again. All dishes are so tasty and beautifully presented, especially Lobster salad, and the thermal egg with beef stew with fresh small year drop pea ( it’s so tasty! Never had that one before) were mind blowing!! And what was...

Barbecued seafood, chops & refined Basque dishes in a room with exposed walls, beams & huge barrels.

Seasonal tasting menus with game or fish dishes paired with wine, in a trendy, low-lit venue.

👍👍 I loved the place, the food and the service !! Some priceless stuffed asparagus, and the unbeatable cod casserole !! Site of 10 !! I will return without a doubt !!

Tasting menus of adventurous Basque cuisine, with a seafood focus, in an understated setting.

Stylish dining room for Basque fish soups, prawn & mussel bowls, lobster & grilled fish.

Casual cafe opened in 1959 known for small plates & Basque burnt cheesecake, plus regional wines.

Straightforward grilled steak & fish dishes, in an unfussy dining room with wooden dividers.

👍👍 We had a great experience here twice during the day thanks to the great servers. The food was tasty but the service was what really stood out with the daytime staff. Nothing was too difficult for them. We went a third time during the evening and were less impressed with the service and atmosphere. O...

👍👍 Gotta say, not only the food is great, but the service is on pair too. For what they ask they do offer quite a good variety on their menus, with quite the excelent meat for what I try. If you do visit the place, I do quite recommend thr cheese cake, as the one they do make over there is quite unique...

Cuts of meat & fish grilled over hot coals & served in an upscale farmhouse with garden tables.

Traditional Basque small plates & set menus in a colorful restaurant/bar with views of the bay.

😠 Never had such a terrible experience in a restaurant before. Ordered their daily menu which is cheap for San Sebastián, 13 euros. The first dish was OK, also the fish my partner was having, but the meat they brought as a second dish was overcooked/burnt from one side (which can happen to anyone). N...

Classic Basque seafood & meat dishes in an understated, family-run restaurant founded in 1950.