San Sebastián Food & History Tour: 5 Pintxos & Local Guide

Taste your way through San Sebastián's old town with a guide who knows which bars to hit

A four-and-a-half-hour food and history tour of San Sebastián's old town and La Concha Bay area, led by a bilingual expert guide. You walk the city center, visit the main landmarks, and stop at multiple bars to taste five pintxos paired with five drinks, with the route customized to your food preferences and allergies. The guide explains how to navigate the old town and order like a local.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. La Concha Beach1h 30m
2. San Sebastian Old Town3h

San Sebastián city and pintxos tour

• Meet at Londres Hotel lobby
• Walk along La Concha Bay
• Explore San Sebastián Old Town
• Taste variety of pintxos
• Learn local history and anecdotes
• Receive drink recommendations
• Practice ordering like a local

The experience

Four and a half hours takes you from the Londres Hotel at La Concha Bay through San Sebastián's old town, where your guide builds the route around your food preferences or allergies instead of a fixed itinerary. You'll see the main historical spots in the city center while learning stories locals know: the kind of detail that doesn't make it into guidebooks. The pace is built around walking and eating, not rushing between photo stops.

The pintxo bars themselves are where the learning shifts. At each stop, your guide suggests a variety of pintxos and recommends the drink that pairs with your choice, then walks you through how to order and move around the old town like someone who lives there. Five pintxos and five drinks across the afternoon means you're tasting, not just grazing. The guide speaks English and Spanish, so the explanations land clearly whether you're picking up Basque food culture for the first time or you already know the city.

What’s included

• Five pintxos and five drinks paired by your guide.
• a bilingual expert guide leading the walk through the old town and city center.
• explanations of how to order and navigate the bars like a local.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 17:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (10 to 95 years) · Under 10: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10 · max 8 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Discover San Sebastian

Is this one for you?The tour starts at a hotel in the city center, so it works whether you're staying there or nearby: no car needed and no separate pickup to arrange. The customized route means your food allergies or preferences shape where you go, not a preset list of bars.

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Top questions

How does the guide choose which bars to visit?

Your guide customizes the route based on your food preferences and allergies, so the bars and pintxos change from one tour to the next. No two tours follow the same path.

What exactly are pintxos and how many do I get to try?

Pintxos are small Basque bites, think tapas, served in bars throughout San Sebastián's old town. You'll taste five of them over the course of the tour, each paired with a drink your guide recommends.

Where does the tour start and how do I get there?

The tour begins at the lobby of the Londres Hotel, which sits in front of La Concha Bay in the city center. Public transportation options are available nearby if you're not staying at the hotel.

Will I learn about San Sebastián's history, or is this just about food?

The tour weaves both together. You'll walk through the old town and city center visiting the main landmarks while your guide shares the history and local stories behind them, then taste pintxos that reflect the Basque food culture you're learning about.