San Sebastián · Food
EAT LIKE A LOCAL
The San Sebastián table — what to order and where the locals point.
The pintxo crawl
One bar, one bite, one txikito of wine, move on — Parte Vieja is the world's densest great-food square mile.
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La Cuchara de San Telmo
The back-alley counter that made hot pintxos famous — order the veal cheek.
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Txuleta steak
Basque aged beef, charred rare, sold by weight in cider houses and asadores.
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Gilda first
Anchovy, olive, guindilla pepper on a stick — the original pintxo, named for Rita Hayworth's film.
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Basque cheesecake
La Viña's burnt cheesecake conquered the world from one Old Town bar. Get it at the source.
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