Finca Pintxos Bar

When you need a quick bite before heading to the Eccles Theater, stop by Finca Pintxos for rounds of tapas and Spanish wine. They have the usual suspects like pan con tomate and patatas bravas, but you’ll want to kick things off with the wood-roasted mushrooms or cauliflower. The best small plate is the shrimp swimming in a broth made of brandy and garlic, which is so good you’d happily jump into an actual ocean of it. You can come here and leave satisfied without being stuffed, which means you (probably) won’t fall asleep during whatever production your musical theater-obsessed friend is dragging you to.