What should I order at San Sebastián pintxo bars?

From the creator notes: beef cheek and the pork kebab at Borda Berri, lemon mussels at La Mejillonera, blue crab croquetas at Kukurruku, and La Delicia with garlic sardines at La Espiga. At Wimbledon Pub, the suggestion is a gin with olives and a croqueta.

Where can I watch the sunset with a drink in San Sebastián?

Polboriña, a seasonal summer bar at the top of Monte Urgull, is the creator's pick for a quiet sunset before going down into the Old Town. It has no flashy sign, so look carefully. Wimbledon Pub, by the sea at the foot of Mount Igeldo, has a terrace with beach views.

Is San Sebastián expensive for pintxos?

Most bars here are listed at a moderate price. La Mejillonera is the cheap one, with mussels at 5.50 euros an order according to one creator. A crawl where you order one or two pintxos per bar keeps the cost down.

San Sebastián Pintxo Bars From TikTok: What Creators Order

In San Sebastián, the bar is where you eat. Most of the places on this page are pintxo bars, and the posts read like order lists: beef cheek and a pork rib kebab at Borda Berri, mussels at 5.50 euros an order at La Mejillonera, blue crab croquetas at Kukurruku. Three of them are a few streets apart in the Old Town, on Fermin Calbeton, Portu and San Lorenzo.

Two bars are there for the view rather than the food. Polboriña is a seasonal bar at the top of Monte Urgull, and Wimbledon Pub sits at the foot of Mount Igeldo near the Peine del Viento sculptures. Prices are moderate apart from La Mejillonera, which is cheap. Borda Berri, with three posts, is the most posted bar in the set.

Written from public posts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Updated Oct 2026.

Where creators go

Borda BerriTapas Bar
Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton is the most posted bar here, with three videos. It cooks hot pintxos to order, and one creator's list runs risotto, cod, a pork rib kebab, pig's ear and beef cheek. Another note picks the beef cheek and the kebab as standouts and says everything is cooked well. Service is fast and friendly.
La MejilloneraTapas Bar
La Mejillonera on Portu Kalea is loud, tiled and no-frills, with orders shouted across the room and a bell rung for tips. It does mussels and patatas bravas with its own sauce, plus crispy calamari. A creator puts the mussels at 5.50 euros an order and calls the simple lemon ones the favorite. It is the cheap stop on the crawl.
KukurrukuTapas Bar
Kukurruku on San Lorenzo Kalea is an old-school Old Town bar with rooster motifs and homemade pintxos. The creator note says it is famous for blue crab croquetas. The listing adds roast chicken, stuffed mussels and lamb brains for anyone feeling bold.
La EspigaTapas Bar
La Espiga on San Martzial Kalea has been serving since 1928. Order La Delicia, its signature pintxo, and the garlic sardines, which is exactly what the creator's note says. Fried veal and stuffed peppers are classics here too, with Txakoli to drink. There is a long bar for pintxos and a separate dining room if you want to sit down.
PolboriñaBar
Polboriña is a summer-only bar at the top of Monte Urgull, set up for hikers who want a drink with a view of the coast. The creator nearly walked past it, since there is no flashy sign, and recommends it as a quiet place to watch the sunset before heading down into the Old Town.
Wimbledon PubPub
Wimbledon Pub is on Eduardo Chillida Pasealekua, at the foot of Mount Igeldo, near the Peine del Viento sculptures and the promenade from La Concha to Ondarreta. The creator's order: a gin with olives and a croqueta on the outdoor terrace, which looks out over the beach.

More bars in Donostia / San Sebastian

Urruti SportTapas Bar

An Old Town pintxo crawl

Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton, La Mejillonera on Portu and Kukurruku on San Lorenzo are a few minutes apart in the Parte Vieja, close enough to eat one thing at each. La Espiga is on San Martzial in the city center, a short walk from the Old Town. Polboriña sits above all of them on Monte Urgull, so a sunset drink there can come before or after the crawl.

Good to know

Borda Berri has three posts, the most in this set, followed by La Mejillonera with two. Kukurruku, La Espiga, Polboriña and Wimbledon Pub each have one. Borda Berri is known for beef cheek and a pork rib kebab, and La Mejillonera for mussels.