Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in San Sebastián
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically.
Akelarre
Deep wine list
Akelarre holds three Michelin stars and a 97-point La Liste ranking from its perch on Mount Igueldo, with sweeping views of the Bay of Biscay framing a menu built on fifty years of Basque culinary evolution under Chef Pedro Subijana. The restaurant operates Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, at the summit end of San Sebastián's already demanding price tier. Book early: demand across the city's three-star tier runs consistently ahead of availability.
Amelia by Paulo Airaudo
2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Amelia by Paulo Airaudo holds two Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 82 points (2026), operating from Hotel Villa Favorita on La Concha bay. The restaurant runs a single creative tasting menu Thursday through Saturday, with Saturday lunch as its only daytime service. Wine Director Mariana Tapia oversees a 2,900-bottle cellar rated number one by Star Wine List in both 2025 and 2026.
Amelia Restaurant
Deep wine list
Amelia Restaurant belongs to San Sebastián’s contemporary dining conversation, a city where Basque cooking is pulled between pintxo-bar immediacy, seafood tradition, and high-spec tasting-menu culture. Its Zubieta Kalea setting places it close to the urban centre rather than the rural hillside model, which makes the experience read as part of Donostia’s city dining rhythm rather than a destination dining detour.
Kokotxa
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred address in San Sebastián's Parte Vieja, Kokotxa sits where Basque market tradition meets carefully applied global technique. Chef Dani López works with two structured menus, letting the day's catch anchor the kitchen while threading in influences from Japan, India, and Turkey with enough restraint to keep the dish firmly on Basque ground. Ranked 294th in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025.
Rekondo
Wine Spectator Grand Award · Deep wine list
A six-decade-old asador on the road to Monte Igueldo, Rekondo sits at the intersection of Basque tradition and careful evolution. The kitchen anchors itself in seasonality and classic technique, while the wine cellar, 98,500 bottles, 5,570 selections, represents among the more serious lists in the Basque Country. Ranked #51 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list (2025) and holding a Michelin Plate.
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