Eating San Sebastian: Beyond Pintxos Tour
About this activity
Experience Basque cuisine beyond pintxos! Discover hidden gems, pintxos, cider, sweet pantxineta and more on a guided San Sebastian food and wine adventure.
Highlights
- Taste your way through 5 family-run bars and bakeries with 6 food tastings and 4 drinks
- Wander Gros and the Old Town's cobbled streets on a small-group walking tour
- Experience authentic txotx, cider served the traditional way
- Build your own iconic pintxo at a local couple's wine and beer shop in Gros
- Close the tour with a taste of pantxineta at San Sebastián's oldest bakery, baking since 1886
Full description
Ask any local and they'll tell you San Sebastián is the best food city in Spain, maybe in Europe, and this three-hour walking tour through Gros and the Old Town sets out to prove it.
Groups are capped at ten, so the pace stays relaxed, and the conversation stays easy. You'll cover five family-run bars and bakeries, working through six tastings and four drink pours along the way. From a hands-on moment building your own pintxo to a taste of Basque cider poured the traditional way, txotx.
Between bites, your guide shares the 'Belle Époque' history behind the city's grandest buildings and walks you past the market square where San Sebastián still does its daily shopping. The tour finishes at the city's oldest bakery, open since 1886, for the pastry recipe it's famous for.
Included / Excluded
- Grilled mushroom pintxo with foie gras, aioli & crusty bread
- Txuleta skewer
- Shark and shrimp skewer
- Gilda pintxo (made by you in the Gilda workshop)
- Chipirones (baby squid)
- Pantxineta (puff pastry with cream and toasted almonds) at San Sebastián’s oldest bakery
- Marianito vermut, local wine or beer, Basque cider, Txakoli & water
- Local English-speaking guide
- ‘Food & the City’ Insider Tips
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Extra Drinks
Meeting point
Start Location
De Biteri Plaza, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
De Biteri Plaza, De Biteri Plaza, Donostia / San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Your guide will be waiting for you in front of San Ignacio de Loyola church, and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag! Please aim to arrive 15 minutes early, so the tour can start on time. You do not need to print out a page to join the tour - showing us the confirmation email you will receive on your phone is fine!
Important information
Know before you book
- Have dietary requirements? Simply email us or add a note at booking, and we’ll do our best to accommodate vegetarians, gluten-free guests or other dietary needs where we can. For guest safety, this experience isn’t suitable for those with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients found on the tour, and the company cannot take responsibility for any food allergies or intolerances.
- This activity requires a minimum of 2 guests. Should this not be met, we will contact you directly to help you get rescheduled or reimbursed.
- Children under 4 years old do not need a ticket and can join the tour for free. However, food is not included. Paid tickets with food included are available for ages 4 and up.
Know before you go
- Wear flat shoes – it is, after all, a walking tour, so be comfortable.
- Please bring a bottle of water – although we do have drinks stops throughout the tour, walking can be thirsty work.
- Come hungry. You’ll be tasting lots of food!
- Please note that the tastings mentioned are a selection of the delicious foods we often feature. Both offerings and tour stops may vary by day or season, but you're sure to enjoy a delightful array of local flavors!
Cancellation policy
A public tour can be cancelled with a full refund up to 24 hours before tour departure. A private tour can be cancelled and fully refunded up to 7 days before tour departure
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Stroller Accessible
- Service Animals Allowed
- Easy Public Transport
Reviews
Steve was a great guide!
The food and drink tour of Prague was fantastic. Our guide was Margaret. She was very knowledgeable and gave us so much wonderful information throughout the tour. We had a group of 12 and she was able to keep things moving and interesting. This is a must do while visiting Prague.
Excellent , Emery was the best ! Food was all sooooo good , 1 st course , the soup was outstanding ( I need the recipe ! ) 2nd course, haggis , so surprised I ate it , this regional food would never be something I’d order , but When in Rome ! 3rd course - fish and chips , pretty basic but pub was delightful and so Scottish, 4 th course ice cream / delish Overall a 5 star !
Frequently asked questions
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Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Wheelchair accessible, with some limitations. Contact us info@eatingeurope.com for more information. - Stroller accessible.
- Near public transportation.
- This tour operates rain or shine