Small Plates

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Bar Gemini is a natural wine bar in the Mission that serves excellent food from the Ernest team.

Ricky Rodriguez

September 28, 2023

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Beretta’s excellent Italian small plates and cocktails are on offer at this second Divisadero location.

Julia Chen

September 15, 2023

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20 Spot is a great, laid-back wine bar in the Mission.

Lani Conway

August 31, 2023

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Kothai is serving up Korean-Thai small plates and noodle dishes in a fun space.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 13, 2023

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Moku Yakitori-Ya is an izakaya in the Richmond serving perfectly charred yakitori in a tiny space.

Julia Chen

April 12, 2023

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Ilcha is a modern Korean restaurant in the Marina serving drinking snacks like fried chicken and hot pots.

Julia Chen

March 23, 2023

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Bar Sprezzatura is an over-the-top bar in the Financial District with cicchetti and excellent spritzes and negronis.

Lani Conway

January 17, 2023

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When you want to pair excellent ramen with izakaya standards like agedashi tofu, Coco’s Ramen in Bernal Heights is the answer.

Julia Chen

November 22, 2022

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Tasca Tasca is a tapas restaurant in Sonoma with an all-Portuguese wine list.

Allison Green

September 15, 2022

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LaSalette is a small Portuguese restaurant in Sonoma that's perfect for a casual lunch with friends.

Allison Green

September 15, 2022

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Avow is a three-story restaurant in Napa, but we're partial to the rooftop bar.

Christina Julian

September 14, 2022

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Zuzu is a lively tapas restaurant in Napa on the waterfront.

Christina Julian

September 14, 2022

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La Taberna is a Spanish place in Napa where you should get some excellent pintxos and a glass of albariño.

Christina Julian

September 14, 2022

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Bansang is a Korean restaurant in Fillmore with small plates that we gravitate toward for special but laidback dinners.

Julia Chen

August 12, 2022

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Le Fantastique is a seafood, wine, and audio bar serving beautifully presented food that we feel lukewarm about.

Julia Chen

August 9, 2022

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Snail Bar is a small natural wine bar in Oakland Temescal with excellent constantly-changing small plates, like arepas, crudos, crudités, and escargot.

Julia Chen

August 1, 2022

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Bottle Club Pub is a retro-themed bar near Union Square with a huge collection of vintage ceramic whiskey decanters.

Lani Conway

June 24, 2022

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Rintaro in the Mission feels like an izakaya utopia filled with flawless yakitori and other fantastic Japanese small plates.

Julia Chen

May 18, 2022

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Besharam is a vegetarian Gujarati restaurant in the Dogpatch where originality shines. Think blue cheese parathas, Impossible kebabs covered in garlicky pea shoots, and pani puri with actual gin in the tamarind-mint water.

Lani Conway

May 17, 2022

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Eiji in the Castro is one of the best low-key sushi spots around.

Lani Conway

March 23, 2022

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Loló in the Mission is a fun Mexican spot with great margaritas that’s ideal for a weeknight dinner.

Will Kamensky

January 14, 2022

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A lowkey Russian Hill wine bar with excellent meat and cheese.

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Meet Terzo, your utility player restaurant. It’s hard to go wrong at this Cow Hollow bistro.

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Leo’s Oyster Bar involves pricey, but tasty seafood in an ’80s power yacht come to life. Obviously it’s in the Financial District.

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A fairly corporate Financial District Japanese spot that's perfectly suited to dinner with your boss.