Pintxos in San Sebastián The BEST Food Tour & What to Order

San Sebastián is a paradise for food lovers. The local food is pintxos (pronounced P-I-N-C-H-O-S), a special Basque tapa that is just one or two bites per portion. Each bar has its own specialties, and the culture of the area is very much entwined with the gastronomy. The way the locals in #SanSebastián eat is to have just one or two #pintxos in a bar. Food tours are great, I chose a fantastic one with Devour Tours. It's an excellent way to have a night out, make some friends, learn the culture, and of course enjoy some of the best food and drink the area has to offer. It is particularly perfect for anyone travelling alone who may be reluctant to go into a restaurant and eat solo.
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⏱️TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 01:09 Intro
01:10 - 02:21 La Mejillonera (Muscles & Sea Food)
02:20 - 03:31 Pouring of the cider! (short & often!)
03:33 - 04:25 Muscles
04:41 - 07:05 Zapore Jai (Sampling the Special Hams)
07:25 - 09:49 Bar Txepetxa (Anchovies)
09:50 - 10:40 Sirimiri (Duck Breast & Taro Chips)
10:41 - 12:00 Food Tour Tips
12:08 - 12:54 Historic Surroundings
12:55 - 14:08 Gandarias (Aged Beef)
14:10 La Viña (Basque Cheesecake!)
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[@elaine22jj]

Great video and so helpful! In your video you said you were in San Sebastian for several days. Do you have any other suggestions for restaurants you enjoyed? Which bars did you revisit and new ones you discovered? I am also going to Bilbao and planning to watch your video! Your voice is so clear and pleasant to listen to~great job! I subscribed and rang the bell. Happy and safe travels.

[@SueWhereWhyWhat]

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback & have a fab time! In terms of other places I enjoyed, trying to look at my notes & photos...
Siri Miri- c/ Mayor,4
Bar Gandarias - c/ 31 de agosto,23 (beef was amazing!)
La Vina for the cheesecake
Atari (I think) for pork cheek?
In Bilbao, loved Mercado de le Ribera in particular (you'll see that in the video!)
Enjoy!

[@ializarg]

I don't know if the best Basque Burnt Cheesecake is the one from La Viña bar, but they were the ones who invented that cake and made the recipe public so anyone could make it.

[@SueWhereWhyWhat]

It was! And it was amazing so we went back for more another night 😋

[@ializarg]

@@SueWhereWhyWhat Coincidentally right now I'm in front of "La viña" and "La cepa"...

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Music is not correct

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