Wondering about recommendations for a brief stay in Barcelona, trip is coming up soon and will be brief (Sept 30-October 4).
Will be going to Azurmendi in Bilbao and Akelarre in San Sebastian.
Have done some research, Tickets looks impossible to get into on such short notice, Pakta seems interesting, Suculent seems worth going to, and on and on.
Do regulars like @J_L or @Porthos have any recommendations? I’ve come to value your opinions over the past year (and even further back to Chowhound).
Would also welcome further recommendations in Bilbao or specific pinxtos in San Sebastian (mostly for less extravagant meals, seeing as I’m already hitting two beloved spots).
Azurmendi & Akelarre are great picks. You’ll eat wonderfully.
Lower end BCN: El Quim de la Boqueria for solid tapas. Tast-Ller is fantastic. Also do: Quimet & Quimet, Cova Fumada, La Llar de Foc, and Horachteria Sirvent. For desserts try Pastisseria Bubó Born.
San Sebastian: todopintxos.com will give you the the latest and greatest in finding all them delicious pintxos. It’s kinda like playing Pokemon Go (except much, much more rewarding).
Also in San Sebastian: Ibai is a little restaurant serving only weekday lunch, but it is indeed damn delicious. Anything fish there is a revelation.
Suffering through jet lag for the past couple of days, but my trip to Spain featured a lot of highlights. Thought I should share some with you, thanks to some of your recommendations.
Azurmendi was certainly a top 5 meal, Akelarre was very good (though to be honest somewhat of a letdown compared to Azurmendi), San Sebastian pintxos crawl was so much fun, Bar Canete, El Quim, and Quimet y Quimet in Barcelona were tasty indeed.
Bilbao:
La Vina del Ensanche - Fresh Pork Collar cooked for 720 minutes at 85 degrees celsius