Pintxos

Pronounced "pinchos". Spaniards love this tradition for all meals. You just stand at the bar, grab what you want and eat it. Anything you take is about 3 euro each, so it can be expensive. Almost every place you go here serves up their food like this - the bars are the most popular. I still prefer ordering my food, getting it hot, and eating it sitting down. But when we walk through "Parte Vieja" the hundreds of bars that line the narrow streets are always packed with hundreds of people enjoying pintxos and drinks. One of the liveliest parts of San Sebastian is Parte Vieja. It sits right in between the 2 main beaches, La Concha and Zurriola and it's the only place where you can go at any time and something will be open.