Restaurants in Spain From TikTok: Pintxo Bars, Steak and Seafood

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1. Bar SportRestaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   The most posted restaurant in Spain here, with 14 mentions. Bar Sport is a pintxo bar in San Sebastián's Parte Vieja, with sports on the screens and a rowing mural on the wall. The order barely changes from post to post: grilled foie gras, crab-stuffed squid and the sea urchin, which one creator describes as a bisque served in the shell. Hot pintxos are the specialty, at a Moderate price level.

2. La Cuchara de San TelmoRestaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   On Santa Korda Kalea in San Sebastián's old town, La Cuchara de San Telmo cooks modern Basque plates to order, with braised and roasted meats at the center. Every note names the suckling pig, and one creator calls it the best they have had. Other notes add razor clams, roasted octopus, pork cheek and kokotxas. The menu is seasonal and experimental, so asking the staff for suggestions, as one post advises, makes sense.

3. Gandarias JatetxeaRestaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   Gandarias, on 31 de Agosto Kalea in San Sebastián, is a traditional Basque restaurant with a lively pintxo bar. Creators single out the grilled scallops, the sirloin pintxo, sea urchin and prawn skewers, and one calls it a good starting point for a crawl. The catch: another creator says the txuleta pintxo has been inconsistent and overcooked lately and sends people across the street to Txuleta for steak instead.

4. GanbaraSeafood Restaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   Ganbara on San Jerónimo Kalea is San Sebastián's mushroom stop. The posts center on seasonal wild mushrooms with an egg yolk, which one creator pairs with foie gras, plus tuna carpaccio and crab tartlets. Anthony Bourdain's name comes up too, as one of his favorites. Two warnings from the notes: the scarlet prawns are pricey, and one creator waited more than 30 minutes, so arrive early.

5. Antonio BarRestaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   Antonio Bar on Bergara Kalea, San Sebastián, is the tortilla bar. According to the notes, it makes only two large Spanish tortillas a day, serves them from 7 am to noon and runs out quickly, so creators say to arrive early and wait at the bar. The Igueldo pintxo is the other house signature. Price level: Cheap, and the description mentions a mostly local crowd.

6. Bar NestorRestaurant · Donostia / San Sebastian

   A small, family-run bar on Arrandegi Kalea with very few seats. Bar Nestor has two draws in San Sebastián posts: txuleta steak, with one creator reporting a two-hour wait, and a tortilla made twice a day and cut into 12 slices. You put your name down in person before opening, and creators say to expect an hour's wait. Fried Gernika peppers and tomato salad complete the order.

7. Restaurante BotínSpanish Restaurant · Madrid

   Madrid's entry from the record books. Botín, on Calle de Cuchilleros, has operated since 1725 and holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest restaurant. Creators come for suckling pig from the original wood-fired oven, and one adds the Basque cheesecake. Dining runs over four floors, down to a medieval cellar. The notes are clear that booking ahead is essential because demand is high.

8. Restaurante IlletaSeafood Restaurant · Andratx

   The setting is the reason to go. Restaurante Illeta is a seafood restaurant on a small rocky islet at Camp de Mar, in the Andratx area of Mallorca, reached by a wooden bridge or by boat. The description promises panoramic sea views and sunsets. The seafood paella is the dish, and one creator says the presentation justifies the price. Vegetarian and vegan options exist, and reservations are highly recommended.