Bergara

Items Selected:
Foie Torchon with Marmalade and Balsamic
Baccala with crispy Onions and Peppers
Queso, Iberico, Foie, Marmalade
Torta
Chicken Croquetta
Coffee Flan, Vanilla Ice Cream
Separating two Michelin 3* meals by nearly six hours with exploration of San Sebastian limited by falling rain and whipping wind that continued as it had throughout the week in Northeast Spain it was part hunger, part interest, and part seeking shelter that led me to Bar Bergara just after 18h00, and with several upscale Pintxo’s offered in a space both large and modern the dining experience proved to be a mixed one, service almost «French» in its disinterest with cost-​to-​quality ratios skewed too far leftward.
No doubt more ‘upscale’ than Gatz or El Globo in Bilbao, the lighting alone an improvement as visitors are treated to large tables and polished surfaces with concrete floors and ceilings spanning high, the process at Bar Bergara is nonetheless similar to that of other like-​places and grabbing a plate with eyes on diversity as opposed to ‘filling up’ a five Pintxo sampling was selected along with a kitchen plated dessert.
Benefited by an early arrival, everything I tasted from the bar still warm except for the creamy liver that one would not expect to be anyhow, it was with bites of salt cod on toasted bread beneath chopped peppers and onions that the meal commenced, an «all my favorite things» follow-​up of pork, cheese, and foie gras as decadent as it sounds though lent nice balance by bright citrus marmalade.
Turning to tradition for plate two, the € 2.50 croquetta not only expensive but a bit oily despite being «fresh,» a better series of bites was located in the springy Spanish Torta with finely diced potatoes accented in Paprika while the simultaneously delivered flan was rich in espresso notes alongside half-​melted ice cream that was unfortunately quite bland.

La calidad en Donostia no sólo se encuentra en la parte Vieja. ¡Al loro! Varios amigos ya me habían dicho que debíamos dejarnos caer por el barrio de Gros, zona bienestante a las espaldas de la surfera playa de la Zurriola.
Aparte de ser un trocito de ciudad con muchísimo encanto, Gros encierra algunos locales de nivelón. Bergara, sin duda, es uno de esos. Local discreto en medidas, un cuadrado esquinero con terracita. La decoración es simple, limpia, sin pomposidades. Barra algo apretada, pero que alberga un buen surtido. Este local luce con orgullo en su fachada algunos premios conseguidos, así que si estáis por la zona, merece un zurito o txacolí con pintxo.
Fideuá y risotto con foie estaban muy bien presentados y súper ricos. Raciones de máxima calidad precio razonable. ¡Repetiría sin dudarlo! El croissant de jamón no me causó sensación alguna, ahora bien, la torilla de anchoas… ¡Ufff! Es que estaba inhumana, para desayunar, comer y merendar. Los otros pintxos buenotes también.
Cinco estrellas por el trato súper amable, por el local bien puesto y por la calidad general de la oferta gastronómica. Bergara es un establecimiento compensado, con criterio, que ha dejado huella en mi corazoncito. Además, el precio es sensato. Si vuelvo a Sanse, ¡pasaré a saludar!

Absolutely incredibly tasty beautiful food! I’ve been in San Sebastián 3 days and haven’t missed a day yet! Loved the boccharones with ‘false lasagna’ mix of eggplant, tomato onions— going to try (unsuccessfully I’m sure) to replicate this one at home. Also the first day they had this incredible fish salad with an avocado sauce. Haven’t seen it again but I keep looking

If you’re looking for a quiet pinxtos bar away from the main drag, this place is perfect! I had a few tapas from the bar, all of which were delicious, and ordered some txalupas (crab meat in a delicious creamy sauce) which were divine.

Wow ! Very good pintxo. And the wine was the best we have come across so far. Elias mora 2009 so good we will be back very soon maybe tonight. The bartender was pleasant and helpfully.

Great food experience especially if you want to avoid touristic area of the Old Town. Bar Bergara is located in the Gros district (15 minutes walking from the center). You may want to try here some specialities like txangurro (spider crab) or txalupa (casserole of mashrooms and shrimps) which are my favourite here.

Excelentes pinchos de diseño y trato super amable. La unica pega, el precio. 2.5 por tapa puf! Te quedas con ganas d probar más quizá. Otro handicap es q estaba super lleno y no nos pudimos sentar en la terraza.

A great place to go for dinner! Very good pinxtos and not expensive. Very friendly service. We will certainly go back.

Excellent twist on traditional Pintxos or tapas here in the Gros neighborhood of San Sebastian. This is one of the few places in the neighborhood that does really innovative things and exciting things with its tapas. You will see an interesting mix of locals and tourists here enjoying the tapas which are not inexpensive. The service is excellent and is it wonderful place to enjoy some time.

Es mas caro que el resto de bares de la zona pero los pintxos son de alta calidad (han ganado varios premios)
Zurito y pintxo. Combinación ganadora

Coincido con los comentarios anteriores y es que todos los pintxos están de muerte.
Nosotros fuimos a comer y encontramos una mesa sin problemas. Tienen una carta de pintxos fríos y calientes, y algunos que ya tienen preparados en la barra. También nos dejaron una hoja con pintxos fuera de carta y creo recordar que de estos últimos los pedimos casi todos, destacando la hamburguesa.
Sin duda os recomiendo ir a este restaurante a degustar sus pintxos. Además leímos por internet que en alguna ocasión lo ha frecuentado Arzak así que si alguien lo ve que nos lo cuente.

Estaba algo lleno y no reservan mesa ni nada así que si te quieres sentar tienes que esperar que se desocupe una, algo incómodo pero es lo que hay.
Tienen una gran variedad de pintxos fríos y calientes y los camareros son de lo más amable. Los pintxos son todos deliciosos.

Basque Tapas bar «Pintxos» great !

Bar Bergara has won tons of awards for their tapas and they are very different than your usual Spanish tapas bars. Their dished are unique and creative and play with different textures and flavors. Come into the restaurant and ask for a plate. The cold tapas are served at the bar and you can just pick them as you please. The hot tapas need to be ordered from the server. At the end, you just tell them how many cold and how many hot tapas you had and they give you a check, usually 2.50−3 Euros each. My favorites were:
–Txalupa (creamy, crunchy, hot, lobster/​fish on a little tart)
–Tortilla de Anchoas (cold toast with an egg omelette stuffed with potato and anchovies)
–Itxaso (shrimp/​fish with cream on tart, hot)
–Udaberri (hot, creamy ham on a tart)
–Hamburguesa de Tomate (cold, cod with tomato confit, very refreshing)
Make sure you order some alcohol and sit and enjoy with the locals. Don’t get full on this stop, there are tons of other places to eat!