San sebastian donostia tourism san sebastian donostia hotels san sebastian donostia bed and breakfast san sebastian donostia vacation rentals. This was the hardest reservation to secure for our recent trip, but we were thrilled to have landed it and more thrilled by the meal. When it came time for our reservation at 1pm, we walked back the bar. Tedone jatetxea, san sebastian donostia updated 2020. Gandarias restaurant in donostia is famous for its pintxos and for using the best quality products. But when i decided to read a little more into others experiences a day before our reservation, i psyched myself out. Arzak was the first reservation i made in spain on this trip. When, at the start of the year, i read that forbes had listed ibai as one of the. As previously discussed on this website, the spanish know that only if you start off with the very finest produce can you hope to achieve real excellence. The 7 most underrated restaurants in europe elite traveler.
Ibai is tucked away in the basement of an unassuming tapas bar in central san sebastian, a restaurant with just eight tables and no menu, open only on weekday lunches and notoriously difficult to book. Ibai is a tough to make reservation and a lunch only monday to friday restaurant. Reserve a table at saltxipi, san sebastian donostia on tripadvisor. Each time, i called into the bar at the beginning of the week to ask for availability. The salpicon of langoustine is outstanding and the merluza. In accordance with applicable law, you have the right to access, correct, suppress and transfer your data and a right to object to your data being processed, in particular for marketing purposes. You walk through a small crowded bar to a unmarked door in the back where you are lead downstairs to a basement restaurant.
Review of spanish san sebastian restaurant ibai by andy. We had variety food here including chicken, beef ribs, grilled octopus, and more. In fact 2 michelin chefs friend of mh e told em i had to go when in san sebastian. Best of san sebastian food tour iii the hungry tourist. Elkano is a simple, oldfashioned restaurant, but you will go a long way before you eat better fish than this. No menu, no english, no prices, no pretension, just great food served simply. Ibai is tucked away in the basement of an unassuming tapas bar in central san sebastian, a restaurant with just eight tables and no menu, open only on weekday. On both our recent visits november and may i have not encountered problems. Finally, i didnt manage to clarify what the home made ice cream was made of, but it was really tasty. The two were captivated by the idea of offering a basque style bar full of a unique selection of pintxos as well as a restaurant where quality products were a standard. In san sebastian, where there are more michelin stars per capita than. Gandarias restaurant basque cuisine and pintxos in the.
It isnt easy getting a reservation here but ibai is a local favorite with great ingredients and traditional cooking. To complicate matters, the restaurant would not accept reservations from abroad so we had to make the reservation once we were in town. The hotel has very friendly staff to check you in and out, advise on the local sights and facilities, and to serve a simple but adequate breakfast in the morning. With a capacity of 30 people that allow us to look after every detail.
The first lunch we had in san sebastian was at ibai an unassuming restaurant located in the basement of a bar with only 8 tables and basically no menu. Ive read a few things about the difficulty of getting a reservation at ibai. Ive noticed recently that productos is a word that pops up again and again in self titled descriptions of spanish restaurants online. Bar ibai, donostiasan sebastian restaurant bewertungen.
Happiness was the state of my mind when i left the restaurant, one of the greatest and atypical off the radar restaurants ive been to. Andy hayler the only man to have eaten in all the worlds 3 michelin starred restaurants lists ibai amongst his. It is open only on weekday lunches, and with just half a dozen or so tables is notoriously difficult to book. Ibai donostiasan sebastian, spain restaurant facebook. The tasting menu at 242 per person, 10% vat included and drinks not included. When fresh out of the pan, their tortilla is one of the best in san. The ambiance at the restaurant is non existant and is very much like at traditional. Open 11am3pm, 6pm11pm, closed sunday nights, and all monday open 11am3pm, 6pm11pm, closed sunday nights, and all monday. Review of spanish san sebastian restaurant ibai by andy hayler in. This was my second visit to ibai, a remarkable little restaurant in the basement of a tapas bar. Percebes barnacles at ibai, san sebastian oyster odyssey. Wellcome to ganbara, over 25 years ago, ganbara was created from a common vision between jose and amaia. The hotel is in san sebastians gros district, with its many bars and eateries, it is also a few minutes walk to the old town with all its attractions and views. Ibai, san sebastian when, at the start of the year.
The tasting menu is essential in order to live the experience and obtain an indepth knowledge of arzaks cuisine. It is only opened for lunch on weekdays and no english is spoken at all. The first lunch we had in san sebastian was at ibai an unassuming. Is is culinary institute, which provides most ingredients fresh. I had someone in san sebastian make the reservation for. When fresh out of the pan, their tortilla is one of the best in san sebastian. Bar ibai, san sebastian restaurantanmeldelser tripadvisor. Its not in the michelin guide and isnt highly ranked on either yelp or tripadvisor. I gave them a list of places to book and ibai was on that list which they were able to confirm a reservation for me. I have visited all of the highend restaurants in san sebastian and its neighborhood and even though i enjoy most of those multistarred guide michelin restaurants, i must say that the trio of ibai, elkano where we had dinner the previous day and zuberoa that i visited last year are in many cases better when it comes to the pure quality of the food.
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