Small Bites

Taberna La Boca

This hidden sister of the posh European restaurant that won SFR's Restaurant of the Year in 2013 is styled to function as overflow for the original La Boca and to offer a more casual atmosphere for lunch and happy hour. Unhurried service will stack your table with tapas and inch out room for glasses of wine, port and sherry, so don't go if you're in need of a quick bite. Instead, plan to take your time noshing on a few pintxos such as the alcachofas, roasted artichokes wrapped in grilled jamón serrano, stuffed with creamy Spanish goat cheese and served with a basil and piñón pesto. Daily special tapas can also be rewarding; on our visit it was bruschetta loaded with crimini mushrooms and béchamel sauce. Ensaladas that also vary by the day include a thick slab of watermelon and dabs of feta topped with microgreens, and they've got bocadillos, known to the rest of us as sandwich platters.

-Julie Ann Grimm

125 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 117, 988-7102
Lunch Monday-Friday; dinner daily;
brunch Saturday-Sunday.
labocasf.com

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