Private Supper Club: San Sebastián - Basque Food & Wine Tour
About this activity
From rare wines to reinvented pintxos, this is a progressive private dining journey in four parts where each course reveals a different chapter of the city’s culinary life.
Highlights
- 8 dishes and 5 drinks across 4 stops in Gros, enough for a full dinner
- Basque cider, txakoli, and rare regional wines paired to each course
- A seat at every stop, paced for conversation, not grazing
- Try rare local wines & aged cheeses at an enoteca even sommeliers keep secret.
- A local English-speaking guide who introduces you to the people behind the food
Full description
Most San Sebastián food tours treat pintxos as the whole story. This one traces Basque cuisine's actual arc across four stops in Gros, from cider-house classics to a Michelin-trained sommelier's wine list. In a private group capped at eight guests it feels like a dinner party, not a tour.
• Sip crisp Basque cider alongside a cod omelet at the neighborhood bar that built the city's food reputation
• Taste reinvented pintxos paired with txakoli at a modern Gros favorite
• Watch a bistro kitchen work seasonal, vegetable-driven plates from the counter seat
• Close with rare regional wines and aged Basque cheeses, poured by a Michelin-trained sommelier
• Private groups of up to eight guests, small enough for real conversation
Foundations: Basque cooking's original flavors
Your private tour begins in Gros at a neighborhood bar rooted in everyday Basque cooking, shaped by self-taught cooks and a deep respect for seasonal ingredients. Sip crisp Basque cider alongside a classic cod omelet and a stuffed piquillo pepper, two dishes that helped define San Sebastián's early food culture. Locals have been ordering the same two plates here since before pintxos bars existed at all.
Pintxos, Reimagined: sharper technique, coastal ingredients
At a contemporary favorite, pintxos take on a different shape entirely: tighter presentation, sharper technique, coastal ingredients leading the way. Taste two creative pintxos paired with txakoli, the bright, mineral-driven white wine of the Basque coast. What arrives on the plate barely resembles a bar snack anymore.
Modern Basque: how San Sebastián eats now
A refined bistro shows what contemporary Basque cooking actually looks like, run by chefs who trained at the Basque Culinary Center or built experience abroad before coming home. Seated at the counter, watch the kitchen work before a seasonal, vegetable-driven plate and dessert, paired with wine. It's confident cooking that never stops referencing where it came from.
Wine, Cheese & Conversation: the sommelier's table
The evening closes at a discreet wine bar led by a sommelier with experience in Michelin-starred kitchens, the kind of place where hospitality professionals go off the clock. Taste two rotating wines alongside Basque mountain cheeses from a local producer. It's a slower final course, built for the conversation that's been building all night.
Included / Excluded
- English-speaking local guide
- 8 tastes and 5 drinks (enough for a full meal)
- Hotel pick up/drop off
- Gratuities
Cancellation policy
Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Reviews
Chutes mythiques et impressionnantes mais les explications de la visite sont parfois inutiles et servent à combler le temps.
Activité tout compris avec bateau et vue des chutes des tunnels, la guide était très sympathique et apporte des anecdotes à la visite , merci 🙏🏻
If you’re gonna see Niagara Falls, this is the tour to do it on!
Additional information
- Adult (15+)