The Real Basque Way: San Sebastian, Beyond the Stars

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 7 guests
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Language
English
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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.

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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

1

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
2

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 minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Great tour!
July 03, 2025
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Excellent, thorough tour with Astrid. Tasted so many delicious things and got a good feel for the city as well. Highly recommend!

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Great and authentic toor of food in Donostia
July 03, 2025
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Places visited were great. Michelin quality in every bite, amazing information about history of the region and its food. Don’t think it’s possible to find a better food tour in San Sebastián!

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Ate Delicious Food, Laughed a Lot, and Made New Friends
July 01, 2025
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ANOTHER outstanding food tour with Culinary Backstreets! We enjoyed so much great food with Gonzalo and our new British friends — it was sad to leave at the end of the day!

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A varied and delectable day in San Sebastian
June 21, 2025
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This is a fantastic way to meet a city. Our guide Astrid is as pleasant as can be. Her knowledge and welcoming manner made for a educational as well as delicious day. Can't recommend and this expe...read more

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Start here if you want to know where to get the best pintxos!
June 05, 2025
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My partner and I took our tour with Astrid, who was great. She was super professional and brought great energy to the group, we had such a nice time. We learned so much about San Sebastian and Basq...read more

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