Aldapeta Gastrobar. Hotel Catalonia Donosti

For a meal built around Basque gastrobar cooking rather than a pintxos crawl, Aldapeta Gastrobar. Hotel Catalonia Donosti is a sensible San Sebastián booking. The profile is clear: Basque gastrobar cooking with Mediterranean grill influence, chef Ibai López de Letona, smart-casual dress, daily lunch and dinner service, an average price of $70 per person.

The main reason to consider it is range. The confirmed signature dishes cover a compact opening bite, croquetas, rice dishes, grilled meat, so the restaurant can suit tables with different appetites. For diners who want Basque identity with Mediterranean grill influence in San Sebastián, that range is the advantage.

Basque grill, rice, gastrobar range without the ceremony

The strongest confirmed order starts with the Basque side of the menu. Begin with the Gilda Aldapeta, made with pan soplado, piparra mousse, anchovy, then move into croquetas caseras de jamón ibérico u hongos, a rice dish, something from the grill. The arroz meloso de gamba roja y su carpaccio and the paella de rape, gambón y sepia are two rice signatures. If the table wants a larger grilled dish, the Chuletón de vaca Lurra a la brasa is the confirmed centrepiece.

Chef Ibai López de Letona’s profile is Basque gastrobar cooking with Mediterranean grill influence. The confirmed information does not describe a tasting-menu format or a highly technical dining structure, so the safest expectation is a meal built around the listed signatures rather than a formal set-menu experience.

The menu information points most clearly toward the signatures: Gilda Aldapeta, croquetas caseras de jamón ibérico u hongos, arroz meloso de gamba roja y su carpaccio, paella de rape, gambón y sepia, Chuletón de vaca Lurra a la brasa. The smart play is to build the meal around those Basque gastrobar and grill-led dishes rather than treating the restaurant as a generic hotel fallback.

Practical details for planning

The restaurant is part of Hotel Catalonia Donosti, the stated dress code is smart casual.

Practical appeal is direct: a San Sebastián setting, daily service windows, a Basque gastrobar menu with Mediterranean grill influence. Aldapeta Gastrobar. Hotel Catalonia Donosti serves daily from 13:30–15:30 and 19:30–22:30, with hotel restaurant availability listed from 13:00–23:00.

At an average price of $70 per person, it sits in a useful middle ground for diners comparing San Sebastián options. Its confirmed external recognition is a Macarfi 7.4 Food Rating for 2026.

Who should book it, who should skip it

Book it for lunch or dinner if you want confirmed Basque gastrobar cooking with Mediterranean grill influence, smart-casual dress, a menu anchored by gilda, croquetas, rice dishes, grilled beef. The kitchen is easiest to understand when the order stays close to the signatures: the Gilda Aldapeta, croquetas caseras de jamón ibérico u hongos, arroz meloso de gamba roja y su carpaccio, paella de rape, gambón y sepia, Chuletón de vaca Lurra a la brasa.