The 12 best pastries and patisseries in Donostia - San Sebastian

A traditional patisserie with a great selection of local delicious cakes and pastries. We tried the Gozua and Pastel Vasco. Yummy and rich. Friendly service and tasty coffee.

Lots of tasty deserts, sweets, chocolate and coffee. Very small place, but lots of things to choose from.

Loved this place! Came every morning for a pastry (especially the Vasco cake!) and a cafe con leche when in town. They are fast, efficient, and they sure had plenty available. It was a great breakfast or sweet treat stop with so many delicious choices! Definitely recommend going!

We visited this bakery after hearing it recommended for its Basque cheesecake, and it did not disappoint. The cake was rich, creamy, and perfectly balanced. We really enjoyed the experience and would recommend it while visiting San Sebastián

Cannot fault this corner bakery where over 6 days we went there everyday and tried something different for breakfast accompanied by the best cappuccino. Everything is made in house.

This is one of those stores were you spend some time trying to decide what to get, because after all you want to try everything they have. Those pastries are so aesthetically pleasing! And the prices are very reasonable, not high at all for the offered product. For us, it was the first place where we tried the traditional gâteau basque and we absolutely loved it, even though we can't quite compare it to any other. Would definitely come back to this place if I get the chance so I can get more unique and beautiful pastries.

Lovely pastelería on the edge of San Sebastian's old town selling a tasty selection of fine baked goods as well as artisan chocolate and truffles. The grande Pastel Tasco (almond tart) was absolutely delicious and was the standout item for me, although we tried a number of different cakes which were all lovely. Very friendly service, and a great location. Easily found if you are approaching the old town from the Centro area or the beach.

Absolutely incredible!! One of our favourite restaurants in San Sebastian. The food is truly outstanding and worth the queue. The assorted mushrooms with egg yolk were incredible. As were the red prawns, asparagus, croquettes and assortment of other delicious tapas/Pinxtos. Lively, fun restaurant with some bar/counter seating, good service and reasonable prices for the quality of the food!!

We queued for about 15 minutes on a Wednesday lunchtime which was pretty good compared to what we had heard. It was so worth it though and once we were in we were quickly moved to some more comfortable and spacious seats at the bar. The specialty mushrooms with egg was amazing and the prawns were good was we were jealous of the couple next to us who were eating giant prawns - wish we had ordered those. The jamon was so melt in your mouth - it was a huge portion but I could have eaten it 10x over. Everything was outstanding and the staff were lovely. Because of the queueing it didn't feel as overcrowded as some of the other Pintxos bars either and we certainly weren't rushed.

Delicious food and friendly staff. Definitely overpriced and not worth waiting in the queue for. We waited for 40 minutes in the queue on a Wednesday night. The mushrooms were tasty and of great quality, but with the quantity, it was not worth €23. Let alone the red prawn, it was small and cost €33 EACH (right, not one dish, but EACH prawn). I’ve eaten many prawns in my life in various European countries. Regarding the quality and size of this one, it felt like a rip-off. Unfortunately we will not come back.

We arrived around 2:45 and waited in line until we managed to sneak in at 3:15, right before the close for the afternoon. It was totally worth the wait. We tried the mushrooms, croquette, monkfish/prawn, foie gras and anchovies. Although the mushrooms are what they seem to be known for online, my favs were the anchovies and foie gras toast. Everything was incredible though and I would absolutely dine here again

Long line up but 100% worth the hype. We waited about 45 min. The man who stands outside and works the line is honestly the nicest human, very pleasant and chatty. The food was the highlight. Standout dishes for us were the razor clams, the mushrooms with egg. The dessert of fresh strawberries with black pepper was also incredible.

Absolutely amazing food, I’d eat my weight here if I could. Ganbara’s on my top 3 best restaurants in Europe to date. Everything we ate here was absolutely top tier, I’m looking forward to coming back again when I visit San Sebastian.

Loved this tapas place! Was definitely my favourite one out of all the ones we went to during our week there. They had such a large menu and have something for everyone. I’m somewhat of a picky eater and I found their food to be delicious and wanted to try more! Efficient service despite the chaotic nature of a tapas bar and they are very attentive even with a full house! Was very impressed in every aspect.

Amazing modern brunch right next to the cathedral. Great coffee and food, we did have to wait for a table (where good don't you in San Sebastien), but you are given a fob that tells you when it's ready and to head back. Worth the wait. Perfect flat whites, and everyone loved the food. It was so good we came back again on the last day of our holiday.

Absolutely unreal. There were no tables available when we got there, so they gave us a beeper. We took the time to see the cathedral nearby, and came back to have the most AMAZING brunch. Everything was perfect: food, waiters, location, atmosphere (we talked a whole lot to the people at other tables)! The star of the show to me was the cinnamon roll, it's got a gooey and soft texture that I haven't had before. Really good! My only general complaint is that the portion sizes are too small...you know the food is good when the only problem is that there isn't more of it!

Got lucky walking in on a weekday morning. The Lot is an unreal breakfast sandwich that I’ll probably be thinking about from time to time for the rest of my life. Cafe con leches were creamy and smooth and the service was super friendly and efficient.

Great breakfast spot! Brilliant coffee and food, staff are lovely. A place I would make a point of returning to next time I’m in San Sebastián!

I particularly liked their coffee and breakfast toasts. Service was great with staff members giving their recommendations. It’s a great idea as well to buy beans as they roast it in San Sebastian.

Açaí bowl contains a little bit banana and strawberries and sooo much açaí and ice. Not good for this price. But here very good stuff, awesome view on church and good atmosphere. Thank you

Great coffee. Nice people. Good food. Loved the flat white, cortado, avocado toast and fresh squeezed orange juice. These guys know what they’re doing.

Very kind service, but a bit expensive. We had two pantxinetas / panchinetas (amandel cakes), which were fine, but not super amazing, and a block of milk chocolate (medium size?) which was surprisingly nice. There is no space to sit inside.

Very nicely decorated place with delicious pastry. I had Basque cheesecake and pastel Vasco. Both were delicious, especially pastel Vasco, but I have to admit the cheesecake was better at La Viña. All though, I would definitely recommend the place to try amazing sweets! Too bad I didn’t try their famous Panchineta!

I had my favorite Cheesecake in all of Basque country here. It’s a little on the sweeter side but really good.

Pastelería Otaegui – San Sebastián In the heart of the Old Town, Otaegui is a truly authentic pastry shop 🍰✨. Yes, it’s always full of tourists (and locals too), but it still preserves its traditional charm. The highlight here is the famous Basque cheesecake – Tarta de Queso de San Sebastián 🧀🔥. Creamy inside, slightly caramelized on top, and absolutely unforgettable. The pastry displays are gorgeous 🥐🍩, the vibe is buzzing and lively, and even though it can feel crowded, that’s part of the charm 😋. If you’re in San Sebastián, this is a must-try stop — come for the cheesecake, stay for the atmosphere 🌟.

Amazing pantxineta and cheesecake! Both were light and perfectly balanced in sugar and texture. At first, we weren’t sure if we could finish both, but in the end, there wasn’t a single bite left :)

Best cheesecake we had so far! A little bit firmer than the usual.

The oldest pastry around and the items were simply a delight to look at as well as to savour! We ordered the panchitteria and it was mouth watering. It closes at 8:30pm though so go grab your sweets early.

We bought a piece of Gorbea. A bit messy to eat but extremely delicious. € 3.20 each, not that cheap but kind of “massive”.

Brilliant. Had a cream croissant and one of their specialties, a "herradura". Stands for horseshoe. So, so tasty and made with care. Service was nice and quick!

Mui bien! Amazing desserts and very kind lady running the shop :)

Excellent service in English and the food is fantastic

Absolutely fantastic pastry.

(Translated by Google) We took a cream donut and an assortment of pastries. Everything exquisite. Very TOP pastry. 100X100 recommended. (Original) Nos llevamos un rosco de crema y un surtido de bollería. Todo exquisito. Pastelería muy TOP. 100X100 recomendable.

(Translated by Google) Very good workshop in industrial area 27 of Martutene. The Gorbea puff pastry cake is simply spectacular...We love it at home and when we have taken it to celebrations on occasion it is always a success. The delivery option and having it delivered to your home is very convenient. To pick up at the polygon, parking and access are very easy and quick. (Original) Muy buen obrador en el polígono 27 de Martutene. La tarta Gorbea de hojaldre es simplemente espectacular...Nos encanta en casa y cuando la hemos llevado en alguna ocasión a celebraciones siempre es un acierto. La opción de reparto y que te lo traigan a casa es muy cómodo. Para recoger en el polígono el aparcar y acceso son muy fáciles y rápidos.

The Loaf has your perfect breakfast, brunch or coffee takeaway. 🍞🍰☕️🏖️ The first time was summer ‘22 and those brownies at the beach right in front were delicious!🤤 This time I enjoyed some delicious avocado and tomato toast 🥑🍅 and worked inside for awhile. Really lovely people and a place I love coming back to! ☺️🙏🏼 Eskerrik Asko / Thank you team!

The staff is super friendly! The coffee is decent, and croissant I had lovely and flaky. It might have been time of the day, or because there was a marathon on the day I visited, but the selection seems a bit limited, and nothing that really would stand out versus other coffee shops/cafes/bakeries... hence the 3 stars. In a nutshell - if you’re there, you won’t be too disappointed... but it’s not somewhere I think you should go out of your way to find.

burnt basque cheesecake has become internationally renowned over the last few years and when we walked past the loaf, we knew we had to try it in its original birthplace of San Sebastián. So so delicious and balanced. Creamy and moist without being over rich and a perfect crust. We still dream of it and will be back next we are in town. We could see that the baker was one of passion and dedication to perfection of the curated selection that they make :)

I had the tarta de queso Vasca and an oat latte - delicious. Highly recommend trying the Basque cheesecake. Highly recommend. Service was also very good.

Great place for a quick breakfast. Prices are decent and the bread is delicious. Really limited in terms of breakfast options, but the strawberry jam is delicious. They use coffee from Sakona which is around the corner.

Not a typical San Sebastian foodie spot but decent coffee and excellent basque cheesecake. The 2nd part of the cafe serves as a sort of shared workspace, so don't come here expecting much atmosphere!

Fantastic pastries, great espresso, super friendly multinational staff. We live just on the french side of the border but we always stop by for a banana bread (etc.) and a coffee when in Donostia. Cool spot right by Zurriola beach.

Very cute little bakery. Had an almond/nutty cupcake which was v tasty.

(Translated by Google) Good place to have coffee, but when no one is there. If someone is in front of you, take it easy, if there are a lot of people I won't even tell you and they have a hard time clearing the tables, you have to clear them yourself if you don't want to drink your coffee with remains of the previous ones. The coffee is otherwise very good. (Original) Buen sitio para tomar café, pero cuando no hay nadie. Si te toca alguien delante, tómatelo con calma, si hay mucha gente ni te cuento y les cuesta recoger las mesas, las tiene que recoger uno mismo si no quieres tomar tu café con restos de los anteriores. El café por lo demás muy bueno.

(Translated by Google) Dry Neapolitan at €2.05... Abusive price and mediocre quality, at least not selling things from the previous day that were dry and hard. Ogiberri and la tahona have a much better product for €1.30. 👎 (Original) Napolitana seca a 2.05€ ... Precio abusivo y calidad mediocre, almenos no vender cosas del día anterior seco y duro. Ogiberri y la tahona tienen por 1.30€ mucho mejor producto. 👎

(Translated by Google) Good location for breakfast. Good selection of food. Coffee OK. Small but nice facility. (Original) Gute Location für Frühstück. Gute Auswahl an Speisen. Kaffee in Ordnung. Kleine aber nette Einrichtung.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful bakery for breakfast or coffee. The house specialty, an orange and almond cake, is a disaster. (Original) Panadería maravillosa para desayunar o tomar un café. La especialidad de la casa, un pastelito de naranjas y almendras, es una perdición.

(Translated by Google) In general I like the products. The coffee is great👍👍👍 (Original) En general me gusta los productos.el café genial👍👍👍

(Translated by Google) Everything is very delicious but expensive (Original) Muy rico todo pero caro

We came here for breakfast — everything looked beautiful and nicely presented. My vegan sandwich was tasty and well-balanced. However, my friend’s salmon and egg dish was overly salty. Unfortunately, both the coffee and the tea latte were very watery and lacked flavor, and the same goes for the smoothie — it tasted bland and diluted.

Had brunch at Maiatza and ordered the croque madame, a special toast with bacon, and fresh juice. Everything was fine, but nothing really stood out in terms of flavor or presentation. An acceptable option if you’re nearby, but not a must-visit.

Staff are nice and friendly, service and food was great. We stopped by for brunch and later came back for the basque cheesecake. Definitely recommended!

The best breakfast in town. Recommended by our hotel receptionist we were delighted to breakfast here twice. The staff are just lovely and the food is sensational . Adding a yummy smoothie to our order fuelled us up for a day of sightseeing and we just loved the relaxed atmosphere. Thank you for starting our mornings so deliciously.

Great Brunch! The servers were very nice, the food very good also. The menu has different fresh juices. And homemade pastries for everyone (gluten free option). A great place to start your day in San Sebastian

Delicious breakfast in the heart of the city with a wonderful view of the church. We had Eggs Benedict – one with salmon and the other with bacon. Everything was very tasty, and the coffee was excellent!

Great breakfast, I'm vegan and had the energy bowl, soy yoghurt, granola and fresh fruit. Dog friendly and vegan cakes on display as well.

Very friendly and helpful staff. The food wasn't bad however there are a lot of better options in San Sebastián. The quantity was good but some of the dishes were over seasoned and some lacked flavor, very hit and miss. Good wine choices and beautifully designed premises. Go for the friendly staff and vibe.

In all my travels and all the places I’ve eaten I’ve never been treated so poorly. I am fluent in Spanish. I am a good guest. We came at 1445- in time for the kitchen hours. The server clearly didn’t want us there from the beginning. We waited for a table for 15 minutes- not because they were full, but because she was ignoring us and said she would be back in a second, then did not return. then she finally gave us a table menus and never came back. She was purposely avoiding eye contact and communication with us, but took care of others. She came nowhere near our table. Finally she looked at me and I signaled her after waiting patiently for 20 minutes -she took our menus and said the kitchen is now closed. I’m sure they don’t care but in case they read this- she has shoulder length hair and she is an older woman maybe about 5 feet 2” tall. I hope somebody talks to her and teaches her some manners. The other person working seemed much more friendly and we were just unfortunate to have the one who discriminates. We did see her giving other people the menu not long before we were told we can’t eat so maybe it was just something about us. We are clean, looked respectable, no idea why.

Great spot to grab breakfast while in San Sebastian. Conveniently located in the city center, spacious outdoor seating. A good selection of pinxtos and local dishes and great coffee. I definitely recommend this place to everyone visiting the city.

Definitely one of the best places to have a menu del día in Gros. You can get a two course all included lunch for 15€. It varies daily or weekly and offers tasty food with great quantities

Charming little cafe, friendly staff. If you need a break from all the savoury pinxtos then this is a great place for cake and coffee to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Tasty food but horrible and rude service - we waited for over 45 minutes for the first dish and about 90 minutes into our visit, we gave up on waiting for our dessert and decided to ask for the bill. The waitress took another 20 minutes, so we got up and paid at the bar. When we pointed out to them that customers who had arrived long after us had already finished their lunch and we still had not had our dessert brought to the table, the waitress blamed the kitchen staff and got very frustrated with us. Not even a hint of an apology, of course. It’s a real shame, as the food is tasty.

Super nice place and food!! We highly recommend

Stumbled across this place that looked so old school. The churros were okay, not bad at all, but we had better in Madrid. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is wonderfully old school. Priced are good and the kids loved it.

Great and authentic chocolate and churros! We got the recommendation from a local and he said it's the best place to try it. It's a cantina-like restaurant which feels definetely local and not at all touristic. Can recommend :)

I didn’t come here for the chocolate and churros, which was my first mistake. My second—amd final—mistake was ordering the seafood paella. Instead I was served a soggy “seafood” pasta dish. The servers claimed that’s what I asked for, but it wasn’t. Needless to say, it was all downhill from there.

Best best churos store ever. 5* chocolate dip. Very local style. Kind service.

The best churros we've ever had! The chocolate was not too sweet and the churros were freshly made. Really decent price to. The place is very busy and feels a bit like a greasy spoon, but don't be fooled, it is a good choice for cheap food.

We felt like these were the best churros we’ve had in Spain. Period. Fresh, hot, crisp outside and doughy soft inside.

Came to this place for their hot chocolate and churros. Didn’t disappoint. This place is not flashy but serves great drinks and chocolate. Give it a try.

No wifi. Service was a bit rude. Tostada con tomate was plain. Coffee and atmosphere was very nice. Also, dragon design cafe con leche so there's that.

A really great cafè. Excellent coffee and tostadas, great staff. Fun to sit and have breakfast and watch San Seb come to life. Happily, Mes Qué opens early - this is my go-to cafè in San Seb.

Great and tasty coffee and nice staff! And the best ..the cookies!!!!Love them!

We went here four times! That is how awesome this place is! Open all day! Order at the window or sit in the shabby chic interior! Do not forget to try their amazing tea and donut holes!

Very cozy cafe, a warm atmosphere and fair prices ☺️

Porridge was brilliant! Coffee superb! Staff very helpful as we didn’t speak Spanish! Would always go back when in San Sebastián!

Great service and food - very friendly staff, we had a delicious salmon avocado roll quiche, l love the way tea was served:)

(Translated by Google) The place is good, but the service is terrible, the waitresses are lazy, as a cafeteria it doesn't serve the table, be careful, it's just a cafeteria, the bread is frozen, frozen pastries, the coffee is bad, bad and very expensive, I'll post some photos, maybe it'll serve a purpose 🤬 (Original) El sitio está bien, pero el trato pésimo, camareras desganadas, como cafetería no sirve a la mesa ojo es solo cafetería el pan es congelado, bollerías congelado el cafe malo malo y muy caro pongo unas fotos a lo mejor sirve para algo 🤬

(Translated by Google) I thought it was a very elegant place but at breakfast they served me very dry pastries. I had breakfast again to give it a second chance, and again the cursanes/swiss were very delicious. From experience, I would say they were from the day before. Not recommended. I would not return, nor would I recommend. (Original) Me pareció un local muy elegante pero al desayunar me sirvieron una bollería muy seca. Volvi a desayunar por darle una segunda oportunidad, y de nuevo los cursanes/suizo estaban secisimos. Por experiencia, diría que eran del día anterior. Nada recomendable. No volveria, ni recomendaría.

(Translated by Google) The coffee is shameful, there are two people at the bar, you have to bring it yourself because they don't work and the strong coffee that I ordered is the color of dishwater, come on, there are stronger American coffees (Original) De vergüenza el café,hay dos personas en la barra te lo tienes que traer tu porque no sirven y el cortado cargado que he pedido tiene el color del agua de fregar,vamos que hay cafés americanos más cargados

(Translated by Google) Reference pastry shop in Donosti. You always receive pleasant treatment from the service and what can I say about their products... I think they have no competition in the city. (Original) Pastelería de referencia en Donosti. Siempre recibes un trato agradable por parte del servicio y qué decir de sus productos... Creo que no tienen competencia en la ciudad.

(Translated by Google) Coffee excessively roasted and without knowing how to work it well. Very good pastries (Original) Cafe excesivamente tostado y sin saber trabajarlo bien. La bolleria muy buena

(Translated by Google) Good place to have a perfect and very good tasting dessert. (Original) Buen lugar para tomar un postre perfecto y de muy buen sabor.

(Translated by Google) Very unpleasant waitresses. Both inside and on the terrace. Terrible treatment. I do not recommend (Original) Las camareras muy desgradables. Tanto en el interior como en terraza. Trato pésimo. No recomiendo