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Incredible jazz bar that actually. Not touristy and continually has amazing musicians come through…read moreit every Saturday and Sunday.

Was there on re-opening day. What a great crowd with so much…read moreenergy. Musicians were fantastic, a number of younger guys from Barcelona. After the first set, it was open to a jam and some great sax players got on stage. Drinks and wine were very reasonable and there's some snack type food, too. All in all, a great experience with very welcoming people.

Thursday night, mid December, looking for a quick bite, not many places were open in Biarritz…read more Luckily le bar basque delivered. The bar has only a couple of tables inside and most of the patrons are outside. Plenty of wines by the glass to choose from and quite a few tapas options. All the dishes we ordered were quite good: pulpo à la plancha, grilled calamars, beef merguez taco. Overall, a good bar to have a drink and a bite in downtown Biarritz.

We were struggling hard to find a decent place for a drink and snack in Biarritz. My expectations…read morewere quite high when I saw all the good reviews for Bar Basque. What we experienced was quite underwhelming, though I'm sure it's better when there's live music. The bartender was a little curt with us. We got a couple of wines that we didn't really care for, and a ham and cheese plate consisting of the most underwhelming and most expensive ham and cheese of our entire trip. We got out of there as fast as we could. I definitely would not go back.

They have an English menu, but the counter guy wanted me to try Spanish and bring from Cali I can…read moreget by. Glad I stopped as the brocheta de gambas and Mari Juli were excellent. Ordered a small beer so I can possibly hit another spot, but don't think it's happening as I'm full. Couple of things I've learned while here are order from the Caliente (hot) menu, usually the top 1 or 2 are that restaurants specialty pintxos, order a small beer so you can try several places. It's small inside with mostly standing room the service counter.

Wish I was back in the quaint seaside town of San Sebastián/Donostia in the Basque country. Goiz…read moreArgi is a little place serving pintxos, located in the middle of the busy San Sebastián center of town. Came here on the recommendations of some locals and it did not disappoint. No bells or whistles here, just great local tapas made fresh in front of you. The workers spoke limited English but you simply point to what you want.

Ostadar is literally my favorite bar of all time. This is due to the many, many nights I spent…read morebellied up to the bar here during my study abroad time in San Sebastian. If you like U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Muse and other great bands, this is the place to be. It has an unrivaled laid back vibe. The mix of traveling surfers, locals, vacationers and students makes this place one of a kind. It will always have a place in my heart, and I can't wait to return.

This restaurant is located in the lovely little village of Fourcés. Our group of 9 came in without…read morea reservation, but our server accommodated us and set up a nice table on the front porch of the auberge. Most of us ordered salads for our entrées. A few of us just ordered a simple green salad, but my sister ordered one with thin slices of beef and it was fabulous! I should have ordered that! My sister's bf ordered the charcuterie and his was nicely presented and very good too! As for beverages, a bottle of white wine and water sufficed. For our mains, our group ordered the following: Duck Confit, Baked Zander in a Pouch, Steak Frites, Pork Chops, Lamb, and Lobster. Everyone was pretty happy with their dishes. The duck confit was tender and tasty. The steak had a bit more fat than my sister wanted, but it was good. I had the lobster which came in a cassolette with vegetables and a really delicious broth with puff pastry on top and it was delicious! My husband's pork chop was good, but not as tender and tasty as the one he had at Chateau Léognan. He finished it and gave my sister and I a taste. We managed to save room for dessert. We ordered the Moelleux au Chocolat (molten chocolate cake), ice cream, and cheese. All were excellent and nicely presented. People skipped the espresso as it was about 10:30 when we finished our meal. Service was good. The restaurant had three large parties like ours and two servers serving all those parties, but they managed to attend to our needs. Everything came out hot and mostly at the same time. And when our server came by with our check (you have to ask for it in France), our total was 232€, about $58 per couple which includes service charge and taxes. So much more inexpensive to eat out in France! As we were settling our bill, a band started playing rock music (in English) inside the restaurant. Fourcés is a small village, so I am sure the whole town can hear the music. I'm so glad we decided to stop by Fourcés on our last night in SW France. Dinner was great at l'Auberge and this little town is so charming!

This may be more of the issue with Yelp. Still, it needs to be corrected. The app show the…read morerestaurant open. However when we arrived with a large group for lunch, they said the kitchen has closed and can't serve us. As in France the restaurant maybe open but kitchen will close after 3 pm. Hmmm. Long way to come out of the way for nothing. However restaurant next to it, le carrousel gourmand was will to take us in. Nice people.

Hondarribia is an extraordinary town with a gastronomic explosion…read more Few tourists (contrast with Saint Jean de Luz). Little urban blight (contrast with Donastia) Picturesque everywhere. (The ugly stuff was foisted off on the neighboring town of Irun.) And magnificent restaurants everywhere. Ironically - Cafe Exteberria is NOT one of the famous restaurants. If you want the places the New York Times or the food critics love - go down to the waterfront. The critics say - probably correctly - you will eat like a king. Cafe Exteberria is a neighborhood joint. It is in the old city within the ancient city walls. An unusual (and highly desirable) feature of the old city is that there is VERY LITTLE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT anywhere in the old city. There are not only few tourist stores. There are no stores period stop the end. In the Middle Ages, walled cities had the houses people lived in, a castle and nothing else. If you did business, you did it in the streets. Hondarribia has kept things exactly that way. Not a single house has been knocked down or cleared out for modern business. The houses have been upgraded for modern comforts. (They now have flush toilets instead of people dumping their bedpans in the street.) Everything else has been maintained. So if you want to eat, there are only two choices. There are some tavernas off of the central square. In the southern part of the old city far from the central square, there is Cafe Exteberria. It pretty much only takes care of the locals. It is a wonderful establishment. It carries a small but wonderful assortments of global microbrews. (None from the U.S.. but intriguing examples of Mexican, Danish and Scotch artisanal beers.) There is plenty of Spanish/Basque food and drink. They keep a local red vermouth in a barrel and serve it with fruit and ice. That is a fine fine beverage and I endorse it heartily. They have a nice little menu of sandwiches and pinxtos. We went with the omelet with tuna and the deep fried hot peppers. Fine dishes both. Two additional marks of class. a) The television was set to the Mainland Chinese channel (with Spanish subtitles.) While we ate we watched Chinese telenovelas. The middle aged owner of a business was scheming against his brothers and being morally corrected by the rest of his family. b) The owner has a first rate jazz collection - mostly in vinyl - which she plays as the background music. Great vermouth, fine basque food, Chinese telenovelas, and late fifties jazz vocals. What's not to like?

Amazing collection of whisky on display. The menu has a tasting option and there's a listing of…read morecocktails. We went late on a week night and there were a handfull of regulars drinking wine at the bar (no idea wine isn't on the menu) and a few tourists taking the whisky tour. Our group wanted cocktails and service was incredibly slow but each drink was made lovingly (and they're strong). We were also provided with a bunch of table games and magic puzzles to keep the weird and wonderful ambiance of the place. This bar is certainly a page out of time forgotten. There's also a grand piano in the basement that you can play if speak with the bartender. I loved the playlist for the night. There was so much classic disco and europop. It's a good place to get a vibe.

Needed something with more punch than a beer or some wine, so how can you resist the Museo del…read morewhisky? Most things are on display and not for consumption, but cool to see all the old bottles. Walk up to the bar and get a taste of something. Prices were a bit more than I expected, but sitting at the bar enjoying the vibe and checking out the owner and a long time patron try out magic tricks was worth it. Looks like downstairs gets hopping at night and potential for music. Only stoped in for the drink, but a very cool place and worth a stop.