The Real Basque Way: San Sebastian, Beyond the Stars

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US$87.56 per guest

Adult x1

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Earliest available date: July 21, 2026

Free cancellation (24 hours notice)

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Guipuzcoa

Duration

4 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 7 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Family-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Dive into San Sebastian's culinary heart. Taste traditional pintxos, explore vibrant gastrobars, and sip unique ciders. Experience the true Basque food culture on this immersive journey.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

On this full-day exploration of San Sebastian, we’ll get an edible crash course on the very roots of this seaside city's cuisine, delighting in peak seasonal ingredients, learning about local culinary traditions and visiting iconic haunts, old and new. Stop by stop, from classic pintxos to new school ciders, funky gastrobars to sleek dining rooms, the throughline will reveal itself, and that is the irresistible Basque way of enjoying food.

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Snacks

Lunch

Private transportation

Good To Know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

Parte Vieja

We’ll start our day with the most perfect tortilla imaginable – both crunchy and oozy at the same time – at a busy locals’ cafe. We’ll then visit a neighborhood market where chefs and grannies line up to buy fresh kokotxa – fish necks, a Basque favorite – by the kilo on the way to meet a cheesemaker thinking way beyond the region’s borders. Down the street we will stop by the workshop of a Mexican of Basque origin who is reviving a chocolate tradition that once connected this port to his home country.

3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Puente de Santa Catalina

Heading out of the historic center, across a bridge where the Urumea river meets the Cantabrian Sea, we will be welcomed into a number of restaurants and food shops run by a tight-knit circle of culinary professionals who are filling in the gaps between San Sebastian’s Michelin-starred restaurants and its simpler neighborhood spots. Here, depending on the season, our day may include a homey fish stew and a sip or artisanal cider, or perhaps exceedingly fresh and delicate Cantabrian anchovies accompanied by a new school txakoli, the classic Basque white wine, minerally and smacking of the sea. Committed to quality, but restless for change, it is in these places where we will taste what is of the moment, meet the young leaders of the city’s pioneering kitchens and truly experience the Basque Way.

2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra, Zubieta Kalea, Gipuzkoa Euskadi, Spain, ES, 20007

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The meeting point is in front of Hotel de Londres, waterside, under the shade structure.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.9

based on 42 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Best tour in San Sebastián!

July 08, 2026

We had the best tour with Gorka! He was GREAT with our two kids and so knowledgeable. He tailored the tour to our preferences and was so flexible when the kids needed a break. We learned so much, a...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Lovely day in San Sebastián

June 13, 2026

Excellent tour of San Sebastián with Margot!

(TripAdvisor)

Perfect Pinxtos with Gonzalo!

May 23, 2026

Our Culinary Backstreets tour guide, Gonzalo, was excellent. He was so knowledgable about San Sebastian and food. We tasted so many different things from a Basque breakfast, coffee, chocolate to ma...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Great experience

May 19, 2026

This was our first Culinary Backstreet tour. Our travel companions had done 3-4 other similar Culinary Backstreet tours in other cities. In spite of the wet weather, our group of six had a fantast...read more

(TripAdvisor)

The perfect introduction to San Sebastian

May 09, 2026

Having enjoyed a Culinary Backstreets tour in the past, I was thrilled to discover one in San Sebastián and hoped it would help me understand the city beyond its reputation for great food. I was no...read more