Casa Alcalde

Great location to people watch and have a bite of some nice tapas. To be fair we only had a couple of things to eat, but the octopus we had was a little tough but the venue and fun vibe outweighs the average vibe of the food we had. Maybe next time we’ll need to try more.

A lot to choose from! Very tasty tapas with fresh ingredients. We went there at rush hour but they have an effective system for ordering. A must go venue in San Sebastian…

Tasty tapas smack in the middle of Donostia's historical centre (right by the Santa Maria Cathedral in the main street). Unfortunately, this also means it's rather touristy. Orders are made on paper (don't expect the traditional 'counting the toothpicks' experience here), so the ambiance could be better. It's still a nice place though. Make sure you're hungry early at noon, otherwise you won't find a seat. Bar stools are wobbly and unstable, so be careful!

Probably better Pinchos to be found but it was o.k, very busy and right in the mix.

Good: wide variety, good menu/ticketing system where you tick off items on a sheet and pass it to the waiter, which means you get a description of what you’re ordering and don’t have to awkwardly point at things which can be difficult at a busy bar. Bad: the food unfortunately was just not that great. Still above average because of the high quality of produce in San Sebastián, but there are definitely better pintxos bars out there.

if you need something late, stop into this institution. they have MANY options, that are pretty good A little dirty, smoke wafting in from outside, but right next to a famous church in Old Town. The service was slowish and distracted, for as quiet as it was, but we came late. they were not unkind. they only gave us half of what we ordered, which was ultimately fine given the quality the pintxos were a little better than average quality, but were numerous in variety. markedly so. I would try this place again at an earlier time.

Wonderful selection of hot and cold pintxos. Busy place but they are well organised. Recommend.

It was too noisy for my liking, but I’m sure most people don’t mind. Ambiance is pleasant and The walls had things very San Sebastián..unmistakably touristic place, very near the old church almost at the corner at the end of the street, you won’t miss this spot. Servers are nice, they look brusque men but are smiling, efficient and professional. Price is also tourist price, unsurprisingly. The hams were good, but too oily for me. I got acid reflux attack on the third bite. My friends enjoyed their pintxos, we mostly ordered the hams because we had seafood pintxos at another restaurant just before. They had many other comfort food like eggs and fried chicken in this restaurant, I can imagine this place would be really good for me to stop by after a night of drinking and craving for comfort food. Maybe that’s what you should do if and when you visit here!