Petritegi Sagardotegia was a really fun and memorable experience near San Sebastián…read more The tour itself was good, and it was interesting learning more about the cider making process and trying the different ciders directly from the barrels. I was not the biggest fan of most of the ciders personally, with the exception of the mixed apple cider from the barrel, which I really enjoyed. What truly blew me away was the meal included with the experience. The chorizo, tortilla, steak, and dessert were all incredible. Just an absurd amount of food and everything felt authentic and satisfying. Even if you are not a huge cider person, the overall experience and meal make this absolutely worth doing.

A very unique experience…read more If you have never been to a cider house in Basque Country and do not have an experience or local friend with you, it will take a you a few minutes (or even longer!) to figure out what to do when you walk into one! You are given a glass, walked over to a long wooden table, left with a plate full of delicious chorizo, which usually arrives within the first minutes, and left there to figure the rest out for yourselves! We were fortunate to have a good friend who was born and raised in the area, so he coached us when we visited Petritegi. Our group got a table next to the rows of cider barrels, so all we had to do was get up, take three steps, and fill up our glasses with cider right out of a barrel. Just as we were sitting down, someone in the hall behind us yelled out "txotx!" (pronounced "CHOACH") and a whole bunch people around the hall jumped up and started walking towards him! Our friend told us that "txotx" means the person is about to open the tap on one of the huge barrels. All interested parties are supposed to stand up from their meals, get in line, and hold their glass at just the right angle to catch a couple of fingers of cider from that hissing stream. A lady who was standing behind me on the line saw me filling up my glass, and said, "No, no! pour just a little and keep coming back for more!" Apparently, the idea is to drink your cider while it is still bubbly from the pour. See, you are supposed to hold your glass as far away from the tab as possible so the one inch or so that your pour has as much air bubbles in it as possible! Needless to say that we all got cider all over our hands until we finally got a hang of it and stated txotxing left and right!! Meanwhile at the table the food kept coming! Salt cod omelette, Fried salt cod with peppers, bone-in ribeye steak and for Dessert (cheese, quince jelly, walnuts, almond 'tiles' and 'cigarettes'). Cider and bread were included of course! This meal at Petritegi was one of the most memorable parts of our group of six. We laughed, we drank, we laughed, we talked, we laughed, we ate and we laughed some more and in between we yelled out txotx as often as we could!

One of my favorites places on my trip to Spain. We showed up right at opening because we didn't…read morehave a reservation and they took us in. We had three bottles of sidra over a couple hours and ate a ridiculous amount of foot. It's crazy the amount of food they gave two people and it was all at a reasonable rate, especially with the endless bottles. I'm not sure what my favorite thing to eat (traditional cider menu) was because it was all good and we were buzzed the entire way. It's an experience you can't find in the states, but it's something I want to do every week for the rest of my life.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! SLAP YOUR MAMA! If you have never been to a cidreria, YOU HAVE TO or you miss…read morethe Basque way. All the cider you can chug and the typical ONLY menu served: Chistorra with bread (a type of local sausage), bacalao omelette (SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD), Bacalao with peppers, and their "chuleta" - a MAMMOTH SIZE BONE IN SIRLOIN served RARE! Simple dessert of crack your own walnuts, cheese, quince and cookies. An experience to be had!

Beautiful slices of jamon. Make it a point to try as many as possible and take some back to your…read moreapartment for late night snacking. Lovely owners, nice selection of conservas, txakoli, and crianza, too!

Must-stop shop in Donostia-San Sebastian, for high-quality foods at fair prices in a clean, cozy…read moreshop in Parte Vieja. We were looking for tasty local and regional specialties to bring home, and our finds there did not disappoint. Sylvain was friendly, well-informed about everything on the shelves, and so helpful. He hand-carved some Ibérico from Córdoba for us to sample. Will stop in again the next time we visit the area.

Great staff and history of ciders/cidres on tap! Ciders are popular in this region and they make…read morevarious flavors. The ciders are fresh.

We enjoyed an amazing lunch here. We sat in the beautiful quaint courtyard on a lovely afternoon to…read moreenjoy all their specialities including the carpaccio of red prawns that melted in your mouth, glazed crispy suckling pig so tender inside, savory black pudding ravioli with truffle and incredibly flavorful ribeye. We ended the meal with a tasty hot apple cake with vanilla ice cream. Each dish raised the bar. Service was attentive but non-intrusive.

Food was very good- we had a number of dishes and particularly enjoyed the rice with clams, baked…read morecrab and turbot. The wine cellar is out of this world- probably one of the best in all of Spain if not the world. Definitely worth coming here if you love wine from the old world - ask for cellar tour at the end of your meal.

We were in San Sebastián for the week and found this great bar for one of the best ciders we had!!!…read more Great location, and very friendly.

After a couple of nights of pintxo hopping in Donostia's old town, my wife and I were looking to…read moreenjoy a sit-down dinner. We came to the right spot. Sidreria Beharri is a Basque cider house. But instead of a fixed menu featuring all you can drink cider, we chose a different selection. We started off with two glases of Txakoli, or Basque sparkling white wine, along with a plate of sliced fresh tomatoes garnished with olive oil and salt. Splendid! Our main dish was rape, or angler fish, which was recommended by our server. It was a great suggestion. The fish was filleted and its soft white meat was grilled with butter, olive oil and parsley, and it came with thinly sliced potatoes grilled in the same sauce. It was outstanding. We finished off the meal with a nice slice of cheesecake-fluffy but not too sweet. The servers were attentive and answered all our questions, and the atmosphere was lively as other guests enjoyed the fixed meals that came with unlimited glasses of cidra, or Basque hard cider, which they filled from a wooden barrel. I highly recommend this fine establishment.

Really enjoyed my visit to N.06 tonight. The bartenders were great allowing us to try all of the…read morevarious types of wines we were interested in. We selected two great local wines, and then ordered the cheese plate and two more drinks! They have a great selection of wines by the glass and those for take away. Will definitely be hitting up this place again before we leave!!

A small, well curated selection of wines and foods. The…read moreowner was very helpful with my wine selections. The wine prices are reasonable (given that it is in a tourist area). A charming atmosphere.