This place was excellent. Small, but full of life and very food food. Service is very attentive and friendly. I was told to try one of their specialties, pintxos de gambas(shrimp). This very simple looking shrimp skewer over a piece of bread and topped with a sort of red chimi churri had a lot of flavor. This pintxo pretty much slapped my face with the freshness of the grilled gambas and the kick of the red sauce. It was just incredible. I definitely need to come back for more.
Ari F.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Berkeley, CA
I would second what other folks have said about the grilled prawns. They were good enough, but when you’ve got a whole town full of ridiculously unique pintxhos to try, why get a shrimp skewer that just tastes like a shrimp skewer? This place wasn’t as packed as other places on the night we came. It was comfortably full and of mostly an older crowd(mid 40’s to early 60’s). I liked the ambiance and the wine was good, but if their thing is the shrimp skewer and you came here for it like us, there are other spots worth hitting.
Kelly Y.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Dallas, TX
Mugaritz gave us a list of pintxos bars to visit and the best thing to eat. This place was on the list and we only ordered to the shrimp bruschetta. The shrimp is sitting on the counter raw but once you tell the barman what you want, they will grill up a fresh one for you! Great flavor and a simple tomatoey sauce on top! Get one and move on!
Tammy K.
Rating des Ortes: 4 New York, NY
This is THE place to get shrimp kebabs in San Sebastian. Ask for gambas and a glass of txacoli while you watch them freshly grill beautiful shrimp skewers on a flat top to order. Eat your skewers, throw your napkins on the floor, get the cuenta(bill) and then move on to the next place :)
Pen L.
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
This place is known for their skewers of grilled prawns. We tried these and the grilled squid. Although the grilled prawns were pleasant enough, they were quite ordinary so it would not make my shortlist of places to revisit on another trip.
Tiffany W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Columbus, OH
There are lots of pinxtos(tapas) bars to visit in San Sebastian, but you should definitely make time to visit Goiz Argi. Their gambas(grilled shrimp skewers) are their house special were absolutely delicious and mouth-watering. I ordered my first one, then ordered another right away. My boyfriend and I also decided to go back the next day just to have their shrimp again. Their croquets and mushroom dip are also excellent. Goiz Argi has mostly tall stools to sit on, otherwise a lot of people stand around the bar. It’s a bit narrow of a space, and can get quite crowded during peak hours. It’s not hard to see why though, the food is delicious!
Guillermo C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Los Angeles, CA
It seems like you just can’t go wrong in San Sebastián, but there are places that stand out a little and Goiz Argi is one. Most dishes are warmed/grilled for you on order. Our favorite pintxo was the gambas. This little shrimp were cooked to perfection and drenched in an olive oil with garlic served on top of a slice of baguette. The place is kind of narrow, so be prepared to be rubbed up against if it’s packed :)
Christie K.
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, United Kingdom
Our first stop in our pinxto tour in San Sebastian. One of the girls in the group had a list of places to try and this was our first stop. We walked by so many delicious looking places but just drooled on our way there… because we were ready to eat! For 4 girls, we ordered Pulpo plancha — YUM! My fave dish Risotto with mushrooms — tasty but a very small portion Risotto with cheese — meh it was okay Fish with some yellow sauce — tender and really tasty And of course some Txakoli to wash it down with. We want more!!!
Amir N.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Salt Lake City, UT
Visited San Sebastian earlier in July and all I had were pintxos. Everywhere and all the time. This place was great. I actually went here a few times since Borda Berri was always packed. The green peppers sprinkled with sea salt… awesome. The shrimp… awesome. The octopus… awesome. The food here was so much better than your usual american style cuisine. Fresh, light, and perfect portion sizes. You never leave feeling stuffed unless you order more than you can handle. That’s the best part about pintxos.
Katherine H.
Rating des Ortes: 5 New York, NY
Loved this pintxos bar! We were referred here by our pintxos tour guide. The bruschetta de gambas was hands down my favorite.
Neena W.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Denver, CO
If you were a food & travel show junky like me(not those trashy Food Network shows to be clear) you will recognize this place, because it has been featured more than once. According to the Mind of a Chef show, Goiz Argi appears to be one of the favorite Pinxtos bars of Juan Mari Arzak. We have tried the tanguerra crab dip, the shrimp skewer, the deep fried blood sausage, and the chorizo bum. All were memorably delicious. I also really enjoyed this bar’s house Txakoli, a type of dry sparkling white wine from the Basque region. Too bad that our stay in San Sebastian was too short, and there were too many good pinxtos to try… until next time…
Al S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Portland, OR
We stopped by for a quick bite. The food was good but was not at the level of a couple of other places we tried in the area. We enjoyed the meal and would go back. However, I may have to try the gambas that one of the other people raved about in their review.
Jonathan S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Orange County, CA
this was definitely the spot for shrimp. one of the best bites of my trip was the gambas dish that came on a piece of bread. crazy good. only ate the little shishito pepper like things besides the shrimp. also good, but those are always good. no point in really eating anything else when that shrimp dish was so good.
Tom D.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Washington, DC
This was the spot of one of those special moments — really an experience that I will always remember. We stopped in at Bar Goiz Argi on our first night in Sen Sabastian, ordered some pimientos and brochetas de gambas. Everyone seemed to be drinking Txakoli, so I ordered a glass as well. The occasion, ambience, food and drink all came together in a way that only seems to happen a few times in life. We came here each night — and loved it on each visit. The people were all very friendly — and though the place was packed they managed to take very good care of us. Would return — again and again and again!
Ter
Rating des Ortes: 4 Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona
Este es un bar muuuy pequeñito y se suele llenar rápido. La ubicación es en la Calle Fermín Calbetón muy cerca del mercado de la Bretxa. La especialidad es la brocheta de gambas que os la recomiendo encarecidamente. Tiene un gustito como a ahumado muy rico. Si no os gustan las gambas no hay problemas, la barra, para no variar de casi todos los bares de Donosti está llena de exquisiteces que harán vuestras delicias, varios de ellos os los cocinarán en el momento y ante vuestros ojos en la plancha que tienen al fondo de la barra. Para beber podéis pedir el típico txacolí de la zona o una sidrita(la tiran muy bien) o por supuesto un buen vino tinto o blanco, una caña, un zurito(media caña)…