San Francisco Spanish/Basque Restaurants

Tapas

1. Alegrias

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

was able to try almost all of the tapas and the paella.  my overall impression of the food was that it was pretty average. a lot of the food was also lukewarm, not sure why that was.  the flavors were...

2. Zarzuela

Neighborhood: Russian Hill

This was the first time I went to a Tapas Bar and it made the best possible impression for me.  We ordered plenty of dishes and sangria to go with it.  Definitely one of my best meals yet.  What's...

3. Bocadillos

Neighborhood: Financial District

I imagine this place as the SF way of doing "tapas."  so not very traditional at all... convenient for a light group dinner, then walk next door (Bubble Lounge) to cap it off. for me, the dishes...

4. Esperpento

Neighborhood: Mission

Great service, good energy (if you like it loud and upbeat), great wine selections for cheap ($22/bottle) and the food was very tasty.  Granted, I'm not a huge tapas person - even after having lived...

5. Laiola

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

Go early, get tapa's, get out. This place is great for a meet spot after work, if you have a job or a great after frisbee re-fuel if you don't. Everything food-wise I have ordered has been perfectly...

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Paella

1. Alegrias

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

was able to try almost all of the tapas and the paella.  my overall impression of the food was that it was pretty average. a lot of the food was also lukewarm, not sure why that was.  the flavors were...

2. Zarzuela

Neighborhood: Russian Hill

a beautiful voice & everyone's clapping. we ate: potatoes w/ tomato sauce, eggplant w/ goat cheese inside, grilled mushroom, croquette w/ ham&chicken, pearsalad, seafood rice paella & the fried octopus...

3. Esperpento

Neighborhood: Mission

that they were out of the ropa vieja because I really wanted to try that, but I liked the food we got.  One of my friends got the carne paella which was VERY good, I could have eaten a lot more...

4. El Patio Espanol

and whatever else we didn't order last night.  On top of tapas, they serve PAELLA (both the Valenciana and Marinera variety), and other entrees.  I had the steak.  May I tell you more about the steak?  Okay...

5. B44

Neighborhood: Financial District

stuffed peppers, and squid stuffed wih sausage with sepia sauce. Paella was pretty good, but the portion is more of an individual size.   Compared to Zarzuela, I liked the food better, service about...

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