Premium Evening Pintxos Tour in San Sebastian’s Old Town

Name: Premium Evening Pintxos Tour in San Sebastian’s Old Town
Brand: GetYourGuide
Price: 157.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.76 (15 reviews)

4.8 (15 verified reviews)

Evening tour group posing outside a lit pintxo bar in the Old Town with drinks in hand

Three guests toasting with red wine over pintxos at an outdoor table on the square

Plate of pintxos held up in front of the carved facade of San Vicente church

Group photo around a table of white wine and pintxos in a narrow lit Old Town street

Guests holding wine glasses in a bar doorway on a busy evening in the Parte Vieja

About This Experience

A pintxos tour built as a tasting dinner rather than a bar crawl, and the one to book if three hours on your feet in packed bars is not the evening you had in mind.

Seven premium pintxos and one dessert, chosen to run the full range of Basque cooking, with five local drinks alongside — red or white wine, natural cider, local beer or soft drinks, your choice at each stop.

The difference that justifies the price is reservations. Tables are held at every bar on the route, so there is no waiting for a gap at the counter and no splitting the group across two ends of a room. The operator caps the tour at ten participants for the same reason.

The route works the Old Town's high-quality bars with a local guide who explains the ingredients, the traditions and the customs behind each counter — including why some things are on display and some are not.

One honest caveat from the operator: some bars may not have seats, and at those you will taste standing, in the traditional way. Reserved tables cover the route, not every single stop.

The tour runs rain or shine, takes about three hours, and sets a minimum age of 13. Water is served as a courtesy; extra food, drinks, liqueurs, champagne and cava are not included.

Highlights

Enjoy 7 premium pintxos and 1 dessert for a full dinner experience
Sip 5 local drinks: wine, cider, beer or soft drinks
Relax with reserved seating at top-quality pintxo bars
Learn from passionate, expert local foodies
Discover the Old Town through food and tradition

What's Included

✓ Food & drinks included
✓ 7 premium pintxos
✓ 5 drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
✓ 1 dessert
✓ Water is courtesy

Not Included

Extra food & drinks
Liquors, Champagne or Cava

What to Bring

Comfortable shoes
An appetite — this is a tasting dinner, not a snack

Good to Know & Caveats

This tour will take place rain or shine
Some bars may not have seats, so we will taste the pintxos standing up (like in the traditional way)

Not Suitable For

Children under 13 years

Meeting Point

Outside the tourist information office on Alameda del Boulevard, at the edge of the Parte Vieja. The tour finishes back near the San Sebastián Convention Bureau.

What Travelers Say

Rated 4.8/5 by 15 verified GetYourGuide travelers.

Our guide Sara was wonderful. Before the tour started she asked about dietary restrictions or allergies. Very good. She took us to multiple bars and restaurants. Tables were reserved at each location, so there was always room for the entire group. And at each location we had two or more Pintxos and a glass of wine. Or beer, or something else. The food was really good and so was the wine. At the end of the tour we were given an overview of the places we went, the food and drinks we have had and some recommendations for other (coffee) bars and restaurants in the area. Overall a great experience, an enthusiastic guide and delicious Pinxtos.
— Dennis, August

Really good. Great group of people , excellent guide and wonderful choice of food and wine
— Graham, August

Demonstrated how to experience a Pintxos tour as as an atmospheric tasting menu but better value than some restaurants.
— Michael, Februar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you get a table at every stop?

Tables are reserved along the route, which is what most of the price premium buys — no waiting for a gap at a three-deep counter. The operator is honest that some bars may not have seats, and at those you taste standing in the traditional way.

How many people are on this tour?

It is listed as limited to ten participants. That is the joint-smallest cap of any pintxos tour compared on this site, and it is why holding tables works at all.

How much food is included?

Seven premium pintxos plus one dessert — a tasting dinner, not a snack. Five local drinks are included, and water is served as a courtesy. Extra food and drinks, liqueurs, champagne and cava are not included.

Which drinks can I choose from?

Red and white wine, natural Basque cider, local beers or soft drinks — five in total, and you choose at each stop rather than being served a fixed flight. That flexibility is unusual among the tours in this catalogue.

Is this tour worth the extra over a $120 tour?

It depends on one thing: whether you want to sit down. The reserved tables and the ten-person cap are what the extra buys, not better bars. If standing for three hours in packed rooms would spoil the evening for you or someone in your party, it is money well spent.

Is there a minimum age?

Yes, 13. That is lower than the 15 set by some other evening pintxos tours in the city, which makes this a workable option for families with teenagers.

Does it run in bad weather?

Yes — the operator states the tour takes place rain or shine. Nearly all of it is indoors, and the walking between bars in the Old Town is short.

Where does it meet?

Outside the tourist information office on Alameda del Boulevard, at the edge of the Parte Vieja. The tour runs about three hours and finishes back near the San Sebastián Convention Bureau.