Ultimate San Sebastian Pintxos & Wine Tour (Evening)
Overview
- Don't miss a thing in a city known for its food—we've selected the best for you!
- Squeeze into a bar that's a San Sebastian institution for locally-caught seafood.
- Learn the unwritten rules of pintxos so you can eat like a pro during the rest of your stay.
- Enjoy classic pintxos in the classic style: standing elbow to elbow in bars packed with locals!
- Conquer all of San Sebastian's must-visit bars in one night.
Inclusions
- Small group tour (maximum 8 guests)
- Food tastings (enough for dinner)
- Wine tastings (5 glasses of local wine and drinks)
- Expert local culinary guide
- Our Devouring San Sebastian guide, packed with all our favorite places to eat and drink in the city
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
What to expect
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Stop At: Cervecerías La Mejillonera, Portu Kalea, 15, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
We’ll start at a bar that’s been a local favorite since the 1970s. Here you’ll try a selection of the best mussels in town with dry Basque cider. Master pouring cider from a height straight into your glass and learn all about the cultural phenomenon of “TXOTX!” This traditional stop will be your first introduction into what going out for pintxos really means in San Sebastian.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Zapore Jai, C. de San Jerónimo, 21, 20003 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Next, you’ll dive into the fascinating world of Spain’s most famous delicacy: cured Iberian ham. We’ll introduce you to a family-run gem stocked with Basque and Spanish gourmet products. Try two of the most-renowned (and most expensive) cured hams especially chosen by our friend Sylvain. By the time we leave, you’ll have an understanding of the differences between them—and a favorite!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Konstituzio Plaza, Alaiondo Etxetaldea, 16, 20012 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
We’ll head around the corner to the Old Town’s picturesque main square where bull fights took place in the 19th century.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Txepetxa Taberna, Arrandegi Kalea, 5, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
you’ll find a bar where they make the best home-marinated anchovies we’ve ever tried. And if you think you don’t like anchovies—just wait. This bar has changed the mind of many an anchovy doubter, and you just might be next! In Manu and Josu’s bar we’ll also learn the story of the first pintxo ever invented and taste regional sparkling wine.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: 148 Gastroleku, Iñigo Kalea, 1, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Up next we’ll visit one of the city’s most famous pintxo bars, where the past meets the present. Here, the best local ingredients and innovative cooking techniques help the pintxos truly shine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gandarias, 31 de Agosto Kalea, 23, 20003 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
After this, it’s time for another local favorite: one of today’s hot spots for grilled steak. You’ll enjoy a pintxo of tender sirloin steak, washed down with a glass of barrel-aged Navarra wine.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: San Sebastian - Donostia, San Sebastian - Donostia, Province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country
Last but not least, we’ll visit a restaurant that has been open since the 1950s. You’ll try a truly local dessert you can only find here, paired with a sweet wine!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Parte Vieja, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
In between delicious food stops explore the bustling streets of the "Parte Vieja" are where San Sebastian's most iconic bars are found.
Duration: 3 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This tour is not suitable for children
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour
- Near public transportation
- This tour is adaptable for Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Gluten free (not celiacs), Dairy free, Non-alcoholic options & Pregnant women, , please note it when booking.
- Not recommended for vegans
- Most travelers can participate
- Tours require a minimum of just two people to operate
- Due to the risk of gluten cross-contamination, this tour is not adaptable for those with celiac disease
- Our group tour utilizes multiple areas that are not wheelchair accessible. Those with wheelchairs should contact us so we can arrange your visit.
- We will be standing up in all the bars, in true Basque style.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations; please refer to the government website in the country of your tour for the most up-to-date information.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Fabulous evening with other foodies. New foods, new wines with new company in a new city and it was amazing. Begonia led a enlightening cultural tour thru the streets of San Sebastian. We had great service on a busy eve. Some of the foods were unusual to me but all were delicious. I recommend th...
Fabulous evening with other foodies. New foods, new wines with new company in a new city and it was amazing. Begonia led a enlightening cultural tour thru the streets of San Sebastian. We had great service on a busy eve. Some of the foods were unusual to me but all were delicious. I recommend this tour if you are in San Sebastian and have an early evening available. *****My fiancé and I absolutely LOVED this tour! One of the primary reasons we chose San Sebastian for our wedding was its amazing food, and this tour is an amazing way to experience it. Our guide, Carlos, took us to five restaurants and one shop, where we received details about the food we were eatin...
My fiancé and I absolutely LOVED this tour! One of the primary reasons we chose San Sebastian for our wedding was its amazing food, and this tour is an amazing way to experience it. Our guide, Carlos, took us to five restaurants and one shop, where we received details about the food we were eating, the wine we were drinking, and the history of the bar and city itself. It also serves as a great walking tour of the Party Vieja. We ended the night comfortably full and more knowledgeable about the food and city. Carlos followed up after the tour with an email about where we went and also provided other recommendations for other places to eat, shop, as well as other recommendations for other towns in the Basque country. This tour was an amazing value and I cannot recommend it higher!This was such a great way to finish our time in San Sebastián…our guide was so good & the selection of Pintxos bars was perfect… the tour group was a mix but really great company… a must do
This was such a great way to finish our time in San Sebastián…our guide was so good & the selection of Pintxos bars was perfect… the tour group was a mix but really great company… a must doGabby was a lovely guide, she speaks very good English and took time to explain the history of pintxos and how the Basque people eat them. We went to bars and places that we probably wouldn’t have chosen ourselves. We really enjoyed our evening.
Gabby was a lovely guide, she speaks very good English and took time to explain the history of pintxos and how the Basque people eat them. We went to bars and places that we probably wouldn’t have chosen ourselves. We really enjoyed our evening.Our tour guide Begonia was excellent! She went above and beyond to allow our group to have the best pinxos/wine tour possible. Knowledge, kind, and professional. Would highly recommend this tour.
Our tour guide Begonia was excellent! She went above and beyond to allow our group to have the best pinxos/wine tour possible. Knowledge, kind, and professional. Would highly recommend this tour.Our guide Begonia was absolutely an amazing guide. We loved that she was someone who was truly local and could share insiders tips and tricks, that would serve useful in our own exploration through the old town of San Sebastian. Truly appreciate the little charts she carried around that provided ...
Our guide Begonia was absolutely an amazing guide. We loved that she was someone who was truly local and could share insiders tips and tricks, that would serve useful in our own exploration through the old town of San Sebastian. Truly appreciate the little charts she carried around that provided visual explanations of the regions, wine and Basque language. We've travelled through Spain a fair bit, and yet this tour allowed us to try food we've never tasted before. 100% would reccomend.