Coqueta is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

1. Coqueta

8.9
Pier 5 - The Embarcadero (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 205 tips and reviews

JoAnne G.JoAnne Giardina: Different drinks, but delicious and the tapas was to die for. Can't beat the view and service either.

Camille L.Camille L: By far best tapas restaurant in the Bay Area! Manchego cheesecake pops!!

Grant H.Grant Hulegaard: Some of the best Sangria I have ever had (and I try Sangria at every Tapas restaurant I go to) and the Patatas Bravas were excellent, if a little non-traditional.

Picaro Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

2. Picaro Cafe

7.9
3120 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 94 tips and reviews

Suzanne P.Suzanne Phan: Love their sangria. $10 for a carafe or $2.50 for a glass (during happy hour) . Lobster tail tapa is delish!,

VyomaVyoma: Amazing sangria... Order by the pitchers. Paella was delish. From the tapas menu, try the garlic chicken and potato pancakes. Yum.

Cristi S.Cristi Scheye: All the tapas and sangria are great. I especially liked the chorizo. Friendly service too!

Cha Cha Cha is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

3. Cha Cha Cha

8.4
1801 Haight St (at Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Haight Ashbury · 151 tips and reviews

CarlosCarlos: chicken pillard is the best tapa ever

Pacific UnionPacific Union: Full of youthful energy. Great sangria and tapas!

Stacey~MarieStacey~Marie: Tapas are amazing! Such a fun atmosphere in here too!!! Good times. Great eats.

Bellota is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

4. Bellota

9.0
888 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Showplace Square · 70 tips and reviews

Scott S.Scott Soenen: Really cool tapas place. Enjoyed the Jamon and Albondingas.

Odile R.Odile Roujol: Nice bellota ! Try the paella and tapas as appetizer

EaterEater: "Tapear" time at this new SoMa Spanish stunner consists of $6 tapas plus some $5 beer, cider, sherry, vermouth, and sangria, as well as $6 wine. Read more.

Esperpento is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

5. Esperpento

7.4
3295 22nd St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mission District · 66 tips and reviews

Julie D.Julie D. / dubroWORKS: Great tapas! Love the string beans and chorizo...but all is good!

Mari M.Mari Martinez: Sangria and tapas are the da bomb.

Katy Z.Katy Zack: Great affordable selection of tapas and cheap house wine. The sauce that comes with the bread is amazing and super garlicky. Bring gum. No reservation needed.

Asiento is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

6. Asiento

8.4
2730 21st St (Bryant), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission District · 75 tips and reviews

KylieKylie: Nice neighborhood tapas - never too heavily trafficked and has nice events! Try the burger, it's small and delicious.

KathleenKathleen: Cash only. Full bar and a tapas menu - The guacamole, queso fundidos, and the sliders are all quite tasty. They have trivia night on Mondays that started 8:30.

Alice M.Alice M: Awesome casual tapas with amazing DJs

Barcha is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

7. Barcha

8.1
28 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Financial District · 41 tips and reviews

Zaz H.Zaz Harris: Great tapas!

EaterEater: Barcha is a mix of Turkish, Moroccan and Spanish dishes, and it offers healthy, satisfying lunch items and a casual atmosphere and then transforms into a Mediterranean wine bar serving tapas & wine. Read more.

PureWowPureWow: Turkish, Tunisian and Spanish flavors make up the menu, which includes salads and gourmet schwarmas at lunchtime, and tapas (like lamb meatballs and tartines with fig and goat cheese) after work. Read more.

Alegrias is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

8. Alegrias

7.7
2018 Lombard St (at Webster), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Marina District · 19 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: Tapas like tortilla espanola, sauteed spinach and baked goat cheese are fabulous. Wonderful flan. Read more.

Brenda S.Brenda Shih: I went with a good foodie friend of mine to Alegrias for dinner; we ordered 3 tapas and a paella and everything was shoooo good. The prawn croquettes and veggie paella are to die for!!

Fran C.Fran Cormack: Fabulous tapas. Fabulous staff

Canela Bistro & Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

9. Canela Bistro & Wine Bar

7.6
2272 Market St (at Noe St), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 45 tips and reviews

T.LOT.LO: Great place for tapas!!

Mary X.Mary X: Portions are tiny for the price, would suggest other tapas places

Chad B.Chad B: Try their salt cod tapas. It's quite interesting.

Etcetera Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

10. Etcetera Wine Bar

7.8
795 Valencia St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Mission District · 52 tips and reviews

Txell V.Txell Vila: Great wine list and nice tapas

Dania E.Dania El: Staff is phenomenal and helpful in selecting wine. Great tapas too!

SabinaSabina: Happy hour! $10 for a glass of house wine and a tapas dish

The Pawn Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

11. The Pawn Shop

8.1
993 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · SoMa · 6 tips and reviews

Sandra C.Sandra Cifo: I’m very picky with my tapas, and these were by far the best I’ve had in SF. The spot is so cool and service is great. Pan tumaca, Jamón, Bravas, all as good as back home!

Michael D.Michael Davidson: Hip shit. Clever stuff. Tapas style.

Kavita B.Kavita Baba: Bring something to pawn - and don’t just bust into the shop like I did.

Birba is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

12. Birba

9.4
458 Grove St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Hayes Valley · 23 tips and reviews

Arielle Z.Arielle Z: Angela, the owner, is fantastic! Great wine and snacks. Get Jill's cheesecake!

Dimitri N.Dimitri Nikulin: From Meatball Sandwich to Duck Confit Salad — you can now enjoy your sit-down lunch at Birba served on your time. Use Allset on iPhone and Android. Read more.

William G.William Gunn: Tiny & quiet with a highly unusual wine selection. They do bottles to go & will let you taste a few things before you buy.

Lolinda is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

13. Lolinda

8.9
2518 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Argentinian Restaurant · Mission District · 204 tips and reviews

Iris N.Iris Ng: Steak and empanadas are sooo good! Their chimichurri sauce hmm. Reservations recommended and be prepared for some tasty tapas and steak in dimly lit/kinda noisy restaurant.

Jimmy L.Jimmy Lu: Drinks and tapas

OppOpp: Tapas style Mexican steakhouse. Everything is great.

State Bird Provisions is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

14. State Bird Provisions

8.6
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews

AdamAdam: not dimsum as listed. "american" food in dimsum portions. basically american tapas. resos required, have to go a while in advance.

Odile R.Odile Roujol: Love everything: dim sum, tapas, desserts, wine list. Cool atmosphere and lovely service

Arthur L.Arthur Le Meur: Tapas style bites. Was awesome

El Techo is one of The 15 Best Places for Tapas in San Francisco.

15. El Techo

8.5
2516 Mission St (btwn 21st St & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Mission District · 171 tips and reviews

Ben M.Ben McChesney: Great view along with delicious margaritas and tapas. I always get the ceviche

Benson B.Benson Bleier: Super bomb Latin tapas (mostly Argentinian but also some other Latin American flavors) with a great view. I'd recommend putting your name down for a table instead of waiting in line for cocktails.

Brenda L.Brenda Luna: Margarita! This place has great margaritas. Have a great Mexican experience here.