Arrate Cafe - San Sebastian

This place is outside of the typical tourist area. As a result, it has a very homey, local, laid back vibe. I found the place because it is 2 mins away from my family's appartment in San Sebastián. As a Canadian who's 70-80% fluent in Spanish, some places in the Casco Viejo hear my accent when I speak with them in Spanish and straight up answer me in English. The staff and owner of this place actually reply to me in Spanish, which makes me feel like family somehow. The pinxos are unpretentious, but made with the utmost quality ingredients and amazing attention to detail and care in their preparation. It's a great place to get an appetizer to start the night on the right foot, or even sometimes finish the night if it's not too late. Once, I arrived late. They had no more customers so the staff had pretty much finished packing away to close for the night. Even though I offered to return tomorrow, they insisted that I could order anything I wanted, they would make it for me. Really above and beyond service. Finally, the decor of the place is really cute, further reinforcing the good vibes.

Lugar imprescindible para los amantes de la conserva y el tapeo. Trato inmejorable y altísima calidad de producto sin dejarte la cartera en el intento. Hostelería de barrio y gourmet al mismo tiempo.

Estuvimos tomando un vermu y un vino y una racion de chorizo y muy bien. Buen trato, volveremos.

Salmón buenísimo servicio muy agradable buen ambiente clientes de valorar un sitio perfecto para un aperitivo

A picturesque little bar, but the real star here is the freshly assembled smoked fish pintxos. Also do a good vermouth. Must visit in the Amara district.