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Isa

1. Isa

4 star rating
354 reviews

Category: French, Asian Fusion

I have been waiting long and hard for this moment.  Writing an official, honest to goodness update to my review for Isa from 2006.  How many times have I been there now?  I've celebrated at least two birthdays, been there on first, second, and third dates, shared numerous bottles of wine with some of my most loved people - my best friends, my family.  Sat in the back patio, sat in the front, sat…

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Spanish

4 star rating 132 reviews

1. Alegrias

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

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in fact, everything reminded me of real food from Spain -- i actually felt like i was there in Espana. ay, la vida es buena. i had sangria (very tasty indeed, and with oranges only, nothing unnecessary...

4 star rating 235 reviews

2. Zarzuela

Neighborhood: Russian Hill

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everything on the menu looked so good.  Let me see...we ordered lamb skewers, cheese plate, calamari, spanish sausage, garlic shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, tuna empanadas, seafood bake, roasted mussels...

4 star rating 320 reviews

3. Bocadillos

Neighborhood: Financial District

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This is another one of those places that everyone seems to love and I can't figure out why.  I met a friend at Bocadillos after work with the hopes of enjoying a nice bottle of Spanish wine and some...

3.5 star rating 264 reviews

4. Esperpento

Neighborhood: Mission

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with olive oil, a white bean salad, prawns with garlic, a spanish potato omelet, and lightly fried calamari. All for less than $45, a real bargain. One star deleted for the guy walking around the restaurant...

3 star rating 210 reviews

5. Iluna Basque

Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

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for a recommendation on some of the French/Spanish wines and was very happy with the result.  Had we got there just a little earlier (before 7pm) we might've enjoyed a happy hour cocktail or two!  Overall the service...

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Best Dish

3.5 star rating 264 reviews

1. Esperpento

Neighborhood: Mission

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The seafood was also delicious. The rabbit stew is pretty dry so you might want to skip that dish. I will go back but for now I think three stars probably best describes what I tried on my first...

4 star rating 132 reviews

2. Alegrias

Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

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too strong? i know, i'm totally a crema catalana snob. :-)  otherwise, super-yum. it's the best spanish restaurant i've been to in san francisco -- Las Ramblas in the mission is fun for tapas...

3.5 star rating 152 reviews

3. Charanga

Neighborhood: Mission

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It had cheeken breast chunks marinated in lime with green papaya and pea sprout salad. It eez best dish I ever have. Don't tell Mamacita. We got stuffed in belly, but we need sweet. We had $6.50 Mexican...

4 star rating 235 reviews

4. Zarzuela

Neighborhood: Russian Hill

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and probably because we ordered so much food - the wonderfully kind waiter brought us this seasonal pepper dish on the house.  Let me not forget that we also added two bottles of wine to our list; we...

3.5 star rating 534 reviews

5. Andalu

Neighborhood: Mission

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can share it...rather asinine.    The best dish, hands down, was the Shrimp "Pil Pil" with Garlic, Tomato, Sherry and Red Pepper.  The shrimp were quite large, cooked to perfect plumpness, swimming...

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