Narru is on the Michelin recommended list and is located in the Hotel Arbaso. Stopped in for breakfast a couple times and a late lunch. Ordered the iberian ham and tomato toast and the Narru eggs. The iberian ham was sliced thin and easy to eat. There's so many grades of jamon/ iberian ham so when you have a good one you'll know. The hollandaise on the Narru eggs was more on the cold side. Still good but I hadn't had hollandaise in Spain before, so maybe the temperature is customary. Stopped in for avocado and smoked salmon toast, artisan cheese and cured meat and iberian ham and tomato toast. The charcuterie board was loaded with meat. Big breakfast. We also stopped in for a small order of their fried chicken with mashed potatoes (on the pintxos 99 list). Delicious! There's a case of pintxos you can order from at the bar. Lots of seating, clean bathrooms and friendly staff. read more

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This was an amazing restaurant located in the Arbaso hotel. Centrally located across from the Cathedral. Note this is not in Old Town. I made a reservation for a Sunday night in the dining room. Very classy, white tablecloth type of experience. Very quiet restaurant compared to most other fare in the area. Extensive wine list + classic and creative takes on local dishes. Waitress was really polite and explained the menu well. The woman who brought out the food though for explanation spoke no English. We did the tasting menu and would 100% recommend. I believe it was about 8 courses, including a steak for the table to share. read more

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My husband and I spent a month in Europe, eating at amazing restaurants all throughout Spain, Italy and France. Narru was by far the best restaurant we went to! We are already talking about planning a trip to come back. read more

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From a shear value standpoint we have never had a better wine tasting paired with a tasting menu. Even better, both the meal and the wine were off the charts. Rivaling French Laundry or 11 Madison - the experience was fantastic. The high point was the tuna sashimi, but the whole deal was awesome. read more

Great Food - Improvable Service (Incredibly slow and sketchy) - Conflicted Space This is a hard review to write. This could be a great place, but I am afraid it is not. 1. GREAT FOOD. The food is exceptional. If that is your only concern, then Narru is good for you. It has top-quality ingredients. And a very sophisticated cooking. The clamps a la plancha are in their right point of cooking (salty for my taste). The cocochas (served in two versions - al pil-pil and braseadas) are out of this world. The callos are just perfect. Food here is exceptional. 2. HALF HOUR WAITS: EVERYONE WATCHING THEIR PHONES IN A FOODLESS RESTAURANT. While I loved the food, and desperately wanted to like this restaurant, as time passed it was hard to believe how not great the service was: - The tone in any interaction was incredibly informal to an extreme that made us feel uncomfortable. Everyone kept calling us "chicos", which is something like "kids". I mean, I am in my fifties, it is not that I want to be called sir, but a bit of a neutral warm but professional would feel less invasive or infantilizing. - The wait time between dishes was unbelievable. Almost half an hour in some of the cases. There are 8 tables in the room where we were seated and for long periods of time no table had food. The entire room was waiting for food to come most of the time. The situation was very weird, since after a while, most people did not have anything else to tell to each other and they just watched their cell phones. So imagine a room with all 8 tables with people with no food on their plates, and watching their phones. It definitively did not feel like a fun place where food is celebrated. The long long long long wait times totally ruin the experience. I noticed that most tables did not order dessert. As soon as they get a chance to leave, they took it. - The waiter was unprepared: 1. He dropped the oil on the table cloth. 2. He dropped a dirty fork on my sweater and just said an automatic "my apologies", but neither checked that I was covered with oil, nor did he offer help cleaning it: nothing (quite weird in a restaurant of this price). 3. The waiter asked us to retain (on the table cloth) the dirty forks of the first course, to be reused for the second. The table cloths got dirty and the flavors of the different dishes mixed. Unbelievable in a Michelin recommended restaurant like this. But then for the following courses he changed cutlery. Difficult to understand this lack of consistency, that actually felt cheap. - No one paid attention to our table. We run out of water and no one offered a new bottle. No-one actually attended the signs we were doing to discreetly call waiters. The same with bread. We felt abandoned. 3. A TABLE BY THE RESTROOM. The space is apparently nice, with this kind of Navarra Opus Dei School of Architecture corporate modernism; with black painted steel and wood paneling; and acoustic ceiling with magnetic fixtures. That is the first impression. Our table was separated from the rest of the room by the restrooms. Whenever anyone came to the restrooms we would feel and see them coming and leaving. This would have been totally unnecessary with a slightly more careful distribution and left us feeling uncomfortable during our entire time there. When looking carefully to the design, we realized that it put most tables in awkward situations. Definitively, the design is improvable. Ultimately, this is a seemingly good place, that when experienced it does not really work. I wished the management read this feedback, because in the food they do big efforts. read more

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Michelin-guide recommended. Great ambiance. Friendly waitstaff. Came here for an afternoon "snack" and that may have changed our perspective. First off, this place is a full on restaurant. Don't come in expecting a pinxto bar-like experience. This is definitely on the pricier side as well. We got the "famous" chicken wings (raciones?) with mashed potatoes. Full order of 10 wings for 18e. They came out with a nice crisp and deboned, but lacked the flavor and moistness of a good piece of chicken. Maybe we came at an odd time but this was overly dry (not even white meat) and oftentimes overcooked. Their house wines were fine and as I mentioned, their waitstaff was solid, but overall I will be passing the next time around. read more

Narru - Half order of chicken wings (they split the full order for us) 18e. I'd probably go with something else - Basque Near Me - Donostia / San Sebastián, SS

My favorite meal in San Sebastián. The food was elevated and delicious. The pan con tomate was excellent and super fresh. The star was the Pulpo, though. It was cooked perfectly and had a some sort of breadcrumb that really enhanced the dish and made it unique. The only thing that was just ok was the apple pie. read more

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A delicious dinner of poached egg and mushroom, fries, a ravioli with seasonal mushrooms, hake kokotxas (fish throats - an oddly textured preparation that I did not care for), a medium-rare cut of beef, and pig's tail with red prawn. The last dish was especially notable - the tail was splayed open, the prawn was laid on top, and it was in a thick and viscous sauce-broth that was so sticky that it seemed to 'seal' your lips closed. It was amazing. read more

We went to celebrate a child's birthday and were in a private room very early in the evening. . Service was atrocious!! We waited more than an hour for drinks and two hours for food. Think it was something directed at us as people came in later and were served immediately! All except two of our group speak Spanish but we spoke in English because of that. Attitude against Americans?? Horrible servicio. No regresaría jamás! Food was good. Flory Shaio read more

The food was very good. Unfortunately, our server was offended that we were American, despite me trying my best to speak in Spanish. They clearly only want to cater to locals. If you are from the USA, know that you are not welcome here. read more

The good: modern Interior space; inspired plate presentation; high-quality ingredients; and a good wine list. The bad: impersonal service bordering on haughty; exceedingly high prices for standard menu items; and poor wine service (the server didn't even bother to pour the wine). As someone who has dined at several Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, I think this restaurant is not worth the money. If you want to impress a date, go for it, but otherwise you'll be better off at many of the less-hyped local restaurants. JP Lee read more

Good food, friendly, helpful servers, tapas, entrée were all delicious, we had to make reservations for dinner, but place was not too packed. Not too pricey, good value. read more

So delicious and very nice staff! I started with a glass of delicious wine - Izada 2007 Rioja (2.35 euro) while I waited for a table around 9:15 pm last night. The restaurant was busy but it only took about 15 minutes for a table to be ready for me. I brought a book (and got a lot of reading done!) since I was dining alone. I also enjoyed the beautiful beach views though and ran outside to snap a photo of the orange sky during sunset. Once at my table, I started with the risotto with mushrooms and foie gras. I don't usually eat much meat (and foie is illegal in California) but I thought, "when in Rome" and it was delicious and only 3 euro. Then I ordered a dish of fish including anchovies, peppers, onions, olive oil and bonito. It was simple but delicious. I believe it was meant to be eaten over bread but I'm avoiding gluten so I enjoyed it straight. I also ordered another glass of the wine. After I was finished eating, I waited about 30 minutes for my check but realized I needed to ask for it - they would have let me stay all night! This was an amazing meal at a Michelin recommended restaurant for less than 20 euro! I would definitely visit if/when I hopefully make it back to San Sebastián! read more

Fantastic hidden spot for some upscale but not fussy dining. The value is a steal at 30 euros a person for a set dinner menu with 3 courses and a bottle of wine (and coffee and bread)! The tomato salad (5/5) - very refreshing and light. The shrimp on top were fantastic and fresh. Overall couldn't ask for a better starter Seafood rice starter (4/5) - very tasty if you like the taste of the sea. It was also very filling. It could have been a tad salty but I mean you're eating incredible shellfish from the sea so what do you expect. Definitely not shy about seasoning here. Hakke with vegetables (5/5) - this was like eating a cloud. The fish was perfectly cooked and light yet filling. Iberian secret pork (4/5) - it was very tender. I've had better slow cooked pork but this was done very well and elegantly. Strawberry yogurt dessert (4/5) - nothing revolutionary but very tasty Service was fast, friendly, and English-speaking. I was so happy to eat here I wouldn't mind returning the next night! read more

We sat on the patio which is on the Paseo with a beautiful view of the bay. To quote my wife: "This does not suck." As it is on the Paseo, I expected it to be overpriced and was pleasantly surprised. We had 2 beers and a bottle of water as this was a "pit stop" for us. We did not eat any food, but everyone else was chowing down. The 2 servers were overwhelmed with all the business. They were working very hard, but there were too many customers for the two of them. + Location. On the Paseo. + Clean bathroom. + Credit cards. - Paper napkins. €6.80 for beer and water. read more

Fantastic view over the beach. The food is splendid simplicity with good produce handled with love and perfection. Really good value and a hangout for locals off season. read more

Narru - Bacalau confitado piperade y pil pil så bra! - Basque Near Me - Donostia / San Sebastián, SS

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First, the address on Yelp is incorrect. The actual address is Calle Zubieta, 56 San Sebastián (not Calle Miguel Imaz, 10). Second, of all the places that I have eaten thus far in Spain this is one of my favorite. I havent been to any of the Michelin star restaurants though so take that however you will. I've had 5 different pinchos there: 1. Alita - some type of small bird over a bead of potato. (AMAZING) 2. Langostinos - langostines with diced tomato an aioli and balsamic (AMAZING) 3. Rissotto - with mushrooms. Very cheesey and very good 4. Arroz - this dish had crispy rice from the bottom of the pan and shrimp (AMAZING) 5. Bonito - this was my least favorite dish but it was still quite good! Skip eating at Cafe de la Concha and walk about 50 meters more to Narru. read more

We stayed at the Niza hotel, Narru is the restaurant in the hotel. They have a cafe upstairs where you can have drinks, tapas or a morning coffee. The very chic restaurant is downstairs. The food was quite delicious, monkfish cooked perfectly and steak mouthwatering. Nice service, not stuffy. Usually throughout Spain we found most restaurants have a set menu offering which is very affordable and always served with wine, sometimes a bottle or they refill your glass. The menu here came with a very nice appetizer and dessert choice, amazing. Highly recommended. read more

Narru - Basque Near Me - Donostia / San Sebastián, SS

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After reading the positive reviews for Narru on yelp, my husband and I decided to try it out for dinner. Thankfully, it did not disappoint. The set menu was nothing short of delicious (although they do have an a la carte menu as well). My husband ordered the tomato and mozzarella salad with the meat dish (taco de lomo maybe??) and I had the revuelto (scrambled eggs) with mushrooms for starter and cod dish as an entree. We were both more than pleased with the taste and portion size. We both had the crema de queso dessert with this cookie crumble (think a deconstructed cheesecake) which was the cherry on top of our meal. Add that to the fact that wine (bottle, not glass), bread (with amazing olive oil), and coffee was included in the 26€ per person price and it just can't be beat. I know there are a lot of nice restaurants in the area, but Narru was perfect for us: a delicious, fresh, relatively inexpensive meal with good service. Would definitely recommend to anyone traveling to San Sebastian. read more

We dined in 3 different places in Donostia ; this Bar Restaurante NARRU in the basement of the hotel Niza, almost across La Perla Thalasso-sport center, is for sure the best one ! Make sure you book at least one day in advance to get a table there. The staff is amazingly ultra friendly there and discreet. We really had an amazing time ! We very much enjoyed the food ! We could see the difference compared to the other nice restaurants we attended the two nights before ! Here the food is subtitle and uniquely prepared : you don't have the impression of a "déjà vu" with the other menus of nice restaurants around here ! Don't miss the place with a 30 € menu ! You won't for sure regret it ! read more

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In our first night in San Sebastián we wanted to try some of the delicious fare we've heard so much about it. We stumbled upon this cute spot on a walk. We entered the restaurant area and of course didn't have a reservation (ps if you're coming to this town and want to sample the restaurants its best to get a reservation) cool thing about this place is they have a bar where they serve the same delicious food in a casual environment, no reservations needed and s view. The service was great! We are practicing Spanish and the waiter couldn't have been more helpful and encouraging as we stumbled through our bad Spanish. Now for the main reason you're reading this: the food. The best I have had! We started with the tomato salad with olive oil and tuna, then worked our way to the bonito tartare with guac and a gazpacho like sauce, and finally the asado lamb... We rolled out of there with a huge smile on our face. 1 Amazing restaurant down and only 437 more to go in San Sebastián! read more

I really want too impressed with this place. The food was okay but really not great. The rice in the risotto was too hard and the other things we ordered were nothing special either. The service was super slow and not very nice. read more

Go here and sit outside around 930pm when the sun is setting. It is truly an amazing experience. We only ate a salad and had the queso creme dessert, both of which were great. Service was slow and not very nice but everything else was perfect. read more

The ingredients are good but we've been twice and both times most of the dishes were over salted. Some of the servers were very friendly. Others plainly incompetent. Good wine list fairly priced. Probably we will not go again. read more

We were pleasantly surprised by Narru. Although we wanted to try the tasting menu, we arrived too late. I got the shrimp tapa, the goat cheese and tomato salad, and my husband got the mussels. I also got a risotto tapa. They were all excellent. I am usually the first person to avoid a hotel restaurant, but they wowed me here. Everything was super fresh and delicious. read more