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Skewered pintxos and banderillas lined along a traditional Spanish bar counter
Restaurants & Food

Navarra’s Own Tourism Board Calls Them Tapas in English. In Pamplona, Nobody Does.

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Skewered pinchos on display at a Rioja tapas bar counter, Logrono, Spain
Navarra & Northern Spain

Calle Laurel Isn’t San Sebastián’s Pintxos Crawl Relocated to Rioja. Its Oldest Bar Exists Because of an 1878 Complaint.

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Bowl of green aceitunas with garlic, a Spanish bar snack in Pamplona
Restaurants & Food

Aceitunas Aren’t a Free Tapa in Pamplona. Navarra Grows Its Own Olive, and It’s Not the One in Your Bowl.

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Pintxos lined up along a bar counter, Basque-style tapas bar
Restaurants & Food

Bar Gaucho Has Served Pamplona Since 1968. Its Pintxos Are Only From 2000.

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Busy pedestrian street in San Sebastian's Parte Vieja old town, home of the city's densest pintxo bars
Navarra & Northern Spain

Why San Sebastián Is the Pintxo Capital and Pamplona Never Tried to Be

Why San Sebastián became the pintxo capital: txoko societies, Nueva Cocina Vasca, Michelin density, and how Donostia's pintxos differ from Pamplona's.
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