Xarma Cook & Culture

I LOVED IT!!! Their tasting menu was just excellent! Not my best meal in San Sebastian but definitely in my top 10 so far. It's a culinary delight and is located in Gros (just few meters walk to the beach). The food looked fantastic as you can see in these pictures and the service was great. Highly recommended!

Great experience! Not sure why there are so many negative reviews because my husband and I had a lovely meal. He had the tasting menu and I chose a few other items from the menu. Everything was well prepared and presented beautifully. It did take a while (almost 3 hours for lunch) but that’s what life is about...taking time to enjoy the things around you.

Based on a sample size of two pintxos, the food here is the equal of anywhere in the city. Our Spanish is bad so there was a small communication problem but this place has the potential to be famous.

The pintxo bar that comes with a restaurant. We ate in the bar area and it was refreshing to see that they only stock a few pintxos and continually make them fresh throughout the day. We tried the crab + shrimp as well as the salted cod. They were both quite delicious and left us wanting more.

A place with a lovely atmosphere and really sweet and good service. Tasteful decor. And the food is as expected. At the very top and characterized by great curiosity and imagination. The 7 course menu is highly recommended. They really do it proff.

Unexpectedly delicious food - creative blending of Asian and Basque cuisine. The gazpacho is divine, so light, filled with flavor, beautiful to eat with all sensations. Thanks @xarmarestaurant and @SanSebastián for a perfect intro.

We had an outstanding experience in this restaurant: both the presentation and the preparation of the various dishes were exceptionally good. A feast for the senses! Service also very attentive!

Innovative food, attentive service, nicely designed basement restaurant. Went for the tasting menu, which is great value.

An amazing experience! Spacious lower floor restaurant with great ambience. Server was so gracious and met our needs with both a vegetarian diet and also a gluten free diet. The food was delicious down to every detail and plated in a beautiful manner. We enjoyed the guacamole appetizer, then main courses of octopus, hake, chicken and a wonderfully prepared vegetable entree. Totally worth of their Michelin rating.

Food is very nice, atmosphere inside as well

Very good food with explosion of flavors across several tasting menu items. Would highly recommend.

PS: not sure why there are so many negative reviews related to service. Our server was very helpful, pleasant and informative.

The menu was great! Would recommend

This restaurant is one of several restaurants that shows how high-quality food is easily accessible outside of 2-3 star michelin establishments.

The food experience was definitely worth a 10 min walk in the winter/spring drizzle from old town when we visited. We had the t-bone steak (rare) and a few other pintxo-sized experimental dishes that had layers on layers of tastes.

The staff were super welcoming and the restaurant basically had no tourists there. Definitely make an online reservation!

Perfect for going out during the week days with partner/small group of friends. Great place to change the chip, cozy atmosphere, sweet staff and more importantly food presentation is close to perfection. Wine selection is bang on too. Restaurant is located further out from the centre of the town which is removing this disruption element looking away from the “fire”:)

The four “house tapas” of the day were all superb, especially the sirloin tataki. Would return in a heartbeat. Good selection of wines by the glass. Sat outside and watched the parade of people in wetsuits coming and going to surf school.

Food is well presented and super tasty. Really liked the decor inside. Rusty Steel mixed with recycled wood. Great vibe. Winner.

Great experience. Excellent food at a really accessible price for a Michelin star restaurant. Very attentive hosts. Great ambience in the restaurant also.

After being in Paris for a week, thank god for this place. The bartender is top notch. He takes care of you by bringing some quick pintxos of Iberic ham banquets. Then you just order a bunch of pintxos to really enjoy what true food should taste like. The care and food are really great and each pintxo is priced very low at around $3.5 euros. San Sabastian is truly a culinary world onto itself.

We had a memorable lunch here. Roast vegetables especially highly recommended. Our teenagers also very much enjoyed the food

Fabulous food. Many great choices and all ours were delicious.