Garai Taberna — Restaurant in San Sebastián

What a delight! Home cooking, as simple and beautiful as it can be.

And lovely friendly service to match.

This is obviously a place for locals, not some high end tourist trap, and it should not be expected to look like a highly decorated and sophisticated restaurant. It is the very simplicity and honesty that makes it so attractive.

There is a small menu, and it seems that everything on it is cooked on the day, to order, and with complete competence and freshness. It’s also inexpensive, costing about €30 for two people, and this includes some nice wine and a really decent coffee.

I am obviously a tourist, but I sort of hope it doesn’t get “discovered” and crowded out by tourists. These are good people, who...

We found this place purely by chance and went down the steps to the basement. On entry it looked a bit functional but the staff were very friendly and spoke good english. We ordered the local dishes and the food and service was excellent. In the meantime, it had started to fill up with local workmen. So, a real , non-tourist place. When we tipped the lady rings a bell as a playful reminder to the workmen that they just got a tip. Highly...

We happily stumbled on this brilliant find after intending to go to another local restaurant for a 'Menu del Dia'. Initially we were disappointed that our original choice was all booked, but this little gem tucked underground certainly exceeded our expectations. The appearance is very functional....but it's clean, the service is courteous & excellent but above all the food is...