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Been there · April 2022Restaurant

Bar Martinez

A pintxo bar in the same family since 1942

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In brief

On 31 de Agosto, the old town's main pintxo street, in the same family since 1942. It has a nine-metre counter, but the reputation rests on the hot pintxos made to order rather than the cold display — and it's named among the bars that popularised the gilda.

Compiled from public sources — not my own note.

Good to know

  • After eight the street is shoulder to shoulder — midday or half past seven is easier.
  • It's a standing pintxo bar with no table bookings.

What to order

  • Ton balıklı dolma bibersource ↗Stuffed pepper with tartare sauce and sherry vinaigrette — the house pintxo.
  • Gildasource ↗Anchovy, guindilla pepper and olive on a stick — the classic.

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