Donostia or San Sebastian, Basque country or Spain. One place with many names. A fantastic place it is. Food and hospitality – Friendly, Flavorful and full of surprises.
The Princess and I spent a few fantastic days here.

This is a story from Donostia – San Sebastian (Hereafter just: San Sebastian). It is about Pintxos (Tapas). It is also a story about the trip and a guided tapas tasting tour in the good company of Augustin Araquistain of San Sebastian Food.

To give a background + ideas for a trip: here’s the full itinerary:
1. We landed in Biarritz with Ryanair Saturday around noon.
2. Picked up a little Cabriolet in the nice 25 Celsius late October

Pintxos is Basque for Tapas: Bite sized tastes.
The idea being: have a drink and a pintxo at a bar/restaurant then you walk to the next bar meet some new friends and repeat the exercise – and We do love to exercise 🙂

You can help yourself to a bite, ask for a plate (Plato) to make a selection or order from the kitchen look for the menu on the wall (Caliente = The warm stuff)

Info: We only ate almost everything photographed…. and worn out in the end 🙂

Here’s some impressions from San Sebastian Pintxos walking:

San Sebastian Food – 1st stop: Goiz-Bargi

Goiz-Bargi- Serving Cider

Scrimp and garlic

Goiz- Bargi: Pimentos de Padron

Goiz- Bargi: Tuna Pepper

Bar Munto

Goats cheese balsamico

Hanging Ham’s a familiar sight

a favorite: Borda Berri

Saizar – Cider

Excellent Fois

Anchovies in oil

Mushroom risotto

Borda berri Menu

Drinking Domus Dei

Next Up: Gandarias

Where we have a glass of Ribera del Duero

And a plate of Solomillo

Gandarias: Solomillo is a steak filet, and it is a thing of beauty !!!!

Atari:  almost next door is a modern place

Serving a slow cooked braised beef

And a glass of Valdepelayo

To go with the codfish

Going to La Vina:  have a sherry like drink?

To go with a light delicious cheese cake

As I must avoid lactose, I just have Pimentos once more 🙂

Many places were closed as Sunday evening might not the best nor the busiest days to visit.
Pintxos bar hopping is good fun and enough places were open both for us to fill the stomach and have many good experiences.

Take a walk or a tour with San Sebastian Food CO. Then I promise you will have a wonderful stay in the beautiful and friendly San Sebastian, even without doing your homework.

• Still need more pictures with people… sorry
• You CAN visit Mugaritz and go pintxos tasting afterwards… you’ll sleep well too.
• Food tour with San Sebastian Food is educative, fun and social way – really recommended.
• Life is good…