San Sebastian Travel Diary

This is a work in progress, but please enjoy what’s here so far!

Accommodations

I stayed in Old Town and loved it! You’re right near both the beach and all of San Sebastian’s wonderful pinxto bars, and not too far from some amazing hikes.

More specifically, I stayed at Hotel Lasala Plaza. The service was very good, and there’s a beautiful pool and bar on the roof that overlooks the beach.

Food!

Pastries

• Galparsoro okindegia

Pinxto bars

• Bar Sport - croquettes, foie gras, shishito peppers, calamari, jamon iberico

• Ganbara - everything. tomato salad, mushrooms, shishito peppers, steak, shrimp al ajillo, tuna belly carpaccio, mushroom tart

• La Cuchara de San Telmo - risotto, razor clams, croquettes

• Casa Urola - scallop, jamon iberico, croquettes

Cocktails

• Arraun

Miscellaneous notes

FYI:

• A lot of restaurants and stores are closed Sunday night and all of Monday, so make sure to factor this in to your plans!

Skip:

• The sit-down dinners. They exist, but the pinxto bars are what set san sebastian apart.

Add:

• 1-2 nights in Bilbao

• Rekondo or Akelarre for a nice dinner

• The lobster spoon at casa urola (They were sold out :()