Top Tapas restaurants in Santander, Spain

My first experience of pintxos and I thought it was great. With two small children in tow, the fact that we could choose our own tapas and get them served super quickly was a win. Quality seemed great to us and staff was friendly

Great pinchos with many types to choose from. The bar staff will heat up the food when needed and provide help if you have any food preferences. That being said, as they are not made by order, some might be a bit stale, but not problematic.
Price wise, it’s a good deal. All in all, a great place to have a meal.

a warm atmosphere and friendly staffs! and i loved their huge size of sangria pitcher!

I think its on of the most known pintxos places in Santander. They won quite some cooking competitions in the last years. Lots of high quality pintxos and good drinks.

I didn't like the tapas that much ... seemed it had all been cooked a long time ago, have had much better freshly cooked elsewhere. Waiter welcome was so-so, house wine nice. Prices seemed very reasonable though.

Sat outside along the promenade, we had a few glasses of red and a beers. Also grabbed a few pintxos from what was an excellent selection on display. Nice atmosphere inside as well if you fancy that.
Our favourite was a mini beef burger, the beef was very soft and tender but all where very tasty.

Arrived at Santander on Nov 2022 famished, so the hotel receptionist recommended me and my brother to Casa Lita. We were received very warmly by whom we guessed to be the manager.

It was our first pinxtos experience and we were also unsure what to order, luckily the server who helped us basically piled his favorite recommendations onto our plates. There was also a local lady having lunch there who chimed in, giving recommendations and showing hospitality, etc.

The food was also delicious! My brother loved it so much he wanted to come back again. And we did, once again welcomed warmly by the same manager. Prices here are very fair. I definitely recommend it.

Location: in front of the sea. Staff: nice and provide us a description in english. You get a number, and at your turn a waiter show you the table, then you have to go inside and choose your selection of pintxos, they will take to table. Attention: if you travel with a dog you can only choose a table outside, dogs can’t enter in the bar. Inside the bar it’s really crowded and chaotic, even choosing tapas is long and it takes patience, there are virtual queues and not always respected.