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Esperpento

Tapas Restaurant, Wine Bar, and Latin American Restaurant$$$$

Mission District, San Francisco

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Esperpento

7.4^/10

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Ranked #4 for paella in San Francisco
This tapas restaurant is famous for their Spanish food. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"gambas al ajillo and the patatas bravas dip the bread in the sauces"(7 Tips)
"Authentic flavors, great tapas, great paella and tasty sangria!"(15 Tips)
"great sangria, great tapas, good for big groups!"(10 Tips)
"And btw, Mariachis are not Spanish!!!"(2 Tips)

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good for groups
good for dates
great value
casual
potatoes
trendy
rabbit
gambas al ajillo
artichokes
dinner
aioli
bread
pimentos
tortillas
string beans
good for special occasions
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Artur ReszkaOctober 7, 2016
Very relaxed and casual atmosphere. Great Spanish food (make sure to try Almejas a La Marinera!) accompanied by reasonably priced decent red wines. Highly recommended!
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Katy ZackAugust 29, 2014
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.
Natalie MApril 28, 2015
Amazing tapas. There's so many options and everything was so delicious and all the other dishes coming out looked amazing!
Grub CrawlNovember 10, 2010
Try the patatas bravas, gambas al ajillo, tortilla de patata, champinones al ajillo, y enselada de pimientos rojos. They gave us 8 different tapas for our Grub Crawl. WWW.GRUBCRAWL.COM Photos: Read more
Sas MontiApril 13, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Get the gambas al ajillo and the patatas bravas dip the bread in the sauces it's really good!
Karla BravoMarch 18, 2018
Authentic flavors, great tapas, great paella and tasty sangria!
TedAugust 6, 2016
The paella and sangria were delicious. Great atmosphere as well.
Alexandre BolzeFebruary 27, 2015
Arroz negro was fantastic (30min to make) and tapas were big. Great value. Noisy.
Natalie KJune 7, 2018
The paella and crispy calamari are amazing.
cami j.February 20, 2016
great sangria, great tapas, good for big groups!
Hugo BernardoApril 18, 2013
Authentic tapas. Get the house Tempranillo. Best value!
Michelle SabaSeptember 24, 2012
Amazing sangrias! Mariachi band played! Will come back for paella!!
sohailJune 29, 2015
Inexpensive and delicious! Awesome seafood paella
Candice MartinezJuly 15, 2012
The garlic shrimp and roasted potatoes with garlic Aioli are the best.
Ainee TinyFebruary 25, 2019
Tapas tapas and more tapas. Paella good but not all that.
Irene Cantizano BescósDecember 2, 2014
The tapas are definitely not Spanish and not worth the price. However, the paella is good enough to relieve my sickness. So come for the paella, not the tapas. And btw, Mariachis are not Spanish!!!
Manuelo COESJuly 21, 2014
Nice! The Lobster Paella was very good!
Justin LokeySeptember 17, 2017
Disappointing, unless you love spoonfuls of mayo on every dish. The dishes were also all warm to cold, and too greasy. I wanted to love this place, but the only positive was the garlic aioli.
Jennifer BurlingtonFebruary 21, 2013
It's all good. Great service even when they're super busy.
Greg StephensonMay 6, 2018
The potatoes and chicken croquette was nice.
Henry WongFebruary 23, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Walk in for dinner early by 5 on Saturday. Anything after 6 pm, you may be waiting a bit.
Matanya LasagneJanuary 12, 2015
Waow!! Amazing paella and tapas!!! Must come back!!
Samantha WinkelmanSeptember 18, 2011
Bring your own wine and order patatas bravas. Just go from there.
alethiaOctober 6, 2013
Great service, nice people and delicious tapas
MaileJuly 18, 2013
Rabbit stew. Patatas bravas. Sangria. Done.
Belinda GuJanuary 26, 2014
Patatas bravas were delicious!
KyNam DoanJune 9, 2010
Been here 5+ times
2 plates per person is plenty! Pollo Adobo and Patatas Bravas are grand. Sangria is a must
Chio InfanteJanuary 16, 2015
The food and prices are ok, but it's extremely noisy!!!
SamaherAugust 12, 2014
Grilled lobster tail
Paula PedroApril 20, 2015
Upstairs for big groups!
Erin O'ConnorMarch 29, 2014
Request a song from the singer! Sing along!
Kevin HamanoNovember 14, 2013
The seafood paella was great!
Hendric RüschJanuary 15, 2012
Been here 5+ times
great tapas but the noise level is sometimes uh....
Mari MartinezSeptember 17, 2012
Try the artichokes they r the bomb.
Mari MartinezSeptember 1, 2012
Sangria and tapas are the da bomb.
Julie D. / dubroWORKSJune 29, 2010
Great tapas! Love the string beans and chorizo...but all is good!
Jeena JamesJuly 28, 2012
Patatas bravas and sauteed calamaris
Cydell DignosAugust 15, 2018
Been here 5+ times
try their paella
jane alwayFebruary 2, 2015
Brava sauce!!
Qingmei LiAugust 16, 2014
Yummy!!!Yummy@@@
HerveMay 5, 2012
Try rabo de toro and chorizo!
Paula WilliamsonSeptember 26, 2010
Great Paella rice and potatoes otherwise just ok this time
Jeremy Le VanJuly 3, 2012
Tapas + sangria = win!
Paula WilliamsonAugust 29, 2010
This place is great the potatoes and Aioli are amazing
Catriona HunterFebruary 24, 2013
The food wad good but the service was poor. Had to wait 30mins for our reserved table.
Vitaliy LevitApril 5, 2012
Awesome paella
Ken NewmanJanuary 8, 2012
Grilled artichokes ... Amazing
jin kimSeptember 1, 2010
artichoke is the best veg dish !
Kat ZorinaJuly 4, 2010
Been here 5+ times
the spicy potatoes are the bomb.
natassiaMay 9, 2010
a third order of the potatoes for the ride home

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