Haizea

Dropped by for breakfast - as one might expect, no pintxos at this time of day. But the bocadillos were fabulous, particularly the one with the tortilla with prawn and garlic. Bread was crispy and freshly toasted, the sweetness of the prawns running through the omelette was such a special treat for a breakfast. Coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice were great as well.

The gratin scallops / zamburiñas gratinadas are a must here! 🤤. This month I’m finally back in San Sebastián and I can’t wait to have them again, though it is hard to beat the first time I had them a few years ago in 2022. 😊🙏🏼 Eskerrik Asko / Thank you team Haizea!

We were looking for breakfast and lucked in with this little bar near the market. In appalling Spanglish I selected the most delicious pintos and brotexta. Stuffed leek, artichoke and mushroom and eggs on toast with crab mousse and prawn. The cortado and americano also charged us up for the morning. Wonderful start to the day.

We arrived at 13:30 to this tiny 400 square foot tapas bar. There are three tables inside and about 10 bar stools but most folks are just whipping in and having a beer. My partner was not in the mood to deal with ordering so I bellied up to the bar. Our total order cost 33.8€ and included 4 glasses of house red wine. What a screaming deal! We had a scallop and prawn brochette, the brick of bacalao, prawn & langostino fritters, meatballs with potatoes, a bit of duck loin served on a garlic toast, and scallops gratin. It was all a taste sensation! The brochette had two prawns encircling a scallop and put on a grill. The simplicity was perfection! My partner wanted to order two bricks of bacalao but I said no. I was wrong! This was a bit of salted cod wrapped like a present in phyllo type dough. The ribbon was green onions. It was baked and came out crispy but so creamy. The fritters, called buñuelos, were very eggy, light and full of shrimp flavor with a crisp crust. The albondigas were my least favorite but they were delicious, tender, and swimming in a delicious mild brown sauce. They were accentuated by small slices of fried potatoes that were sprinkled with salt. The sirloin of duck was a tiny piece of grilled duck served on a delicious garlic toast surrounded by deep fried potato chips and drizzled with a blackberry sauce. Oh, my little pony! So good! Finally, one of the daily specials was a scallop gratinee. Two shells arrived with a small scallop on each covered in a cheddar cheese sauce. It wasn’t my favorite as I’m not a fan of cheese sauce but it was still beautiful and tasty. During our almost two hours of eating, I knocked over two chairs and my partner knocked over his wine glass onto the marble table. Although we tried to wreck the place (not really!) people were still so nice to us. It should be noted that in this city, people don’t speak Spanish. They speak to you in Basque and I reply in Spanish. Again, folks are so accommodating to us. Love this place!

Stopped by at 2pm for lunch and had some lovely pintxos here. The bar was revatively empty at this moment because they close at 3, which is why we had a nice table to sit. Every dish was delicious and the service was great, took time to explain everything. Would go back next time

One of the great bars of the old town, it has a nice mix of locals and tourists and always has a welcoming atmosphere. There is clearly a very talented chef in the kitchen so you can't go wrong with anything on the board. The Carrilleras was delicious.

Amazing hot pintxos - the langoustines, brick de bacalao and foie with apple were amazing. Place isn’t too crowded and the service was attentive and extremely nice too, a must visit!

Stopped for breakfast/lunch and again thought I'd just have a quick bite but everything was so good we had to order everything! The bunuelos de bacalao are amazing! Loved the zambirina gratinada and most of all the service was extremely kind and told us where to buy a bottle of txacoli to go :)