Marie Dufau Bas Armagnac, bourbon, Dandelion chocolate, ganache, organic milk. $12
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco CA
This boozy “cappuccino” was good, but I’m not convinced that it should be on the 7×7 Big Eat SF list. There are better cocktails in this city. Sometimes I wonder if 7×7 gets kickbacks from these restaurants to get items on their list. Hmm…
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
With shrimp, mussels, and clams. Menu of the day €16.50
El Rincon de Pepe, Sitges SPAIN
This dish was great! I almost liked it more than their paella. Again, this shows just a small portion of the entire dish that came out for only one person. The noodles were thin and soft, but still were able to retain a lot of the sauce. And the seafood was great too.
Each €1.95
Paco Meralgo, Barcelona SPAIN
I thought that this menu item description was a bit racist with the “Obama” descriptor. I think it’s a bit silly that just because the croquettes are dark from squid ink, they add the name “Obama” to the menu. But regardless of that, these were very tasty. I loved the squid ink flavor and the texture of the croquettes. The aioli was also a great accompanying sauce.
Raw shrimp on the counter.
Hue style spicy noodle soup with beef. $9.55
Pho Express, San Francisco CA
They’ve increased the price of this noodle soup since the last time I had lunch here. It was still very tasty, but the beef was on the dry and chewy side. I didn’t eat much of the blood cubes since they have such a strong taste. I enjoyed this overall though.
Chicken and vegetables. €8.50
Bar el David del Ninot, Barcelona SPAIN
Even better than this delicious paella was the service from David the owner of this restaurant at the Mercat del Ninot. I loved the rich saffron flavor of this paella and the texture of the al dente bomba rice.
Foie gras, sausage, and peppers. Each €1.50
Taktika Berri, Barcelona SPAIN
This was my first plate of the warm tapas at Taktika Berri and they were delicious! I loved the foie gras and the sausage! The chilies weren’t very warm but they also had great flavor.
€4.75
Bosque Palermo, Barcelona SPAIN
I love padron peppers so I’m kinda surprised that it took us a few days in Barcelona before we finally ordered some. These peppers were pretty good, but our servers was really rude and just a plain jerk. I don’t think we’ll return to this restaurant. Boo!
Each €3.50
Pinotxo Bar, Barcelona SPAIN
These oysters weren’t my favorite. They were on the large side, and they weren’t very cold. They were super meaty, and didn’t have that briny, crisp flavor that I prefer. The shells were also very flat which I’m just not used to, and the juice just gets everywhere when you’re trying to slip the oysters into your mouth. Hmm…
Ricotta, pine nuts, marsala. $48
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco CA
This was delicious! The breast wasn’t the most succulent roasted chicken I’ve had, but I loved the Italian flavors with the marsala sauce. I also thought it was super cute that they kept the chicken claws attached to the drums (sorry it’s cut off in the pic). Was it the best roasted chicken? No. But it was SO worth the relatively low $48 price tag for roasted chicken (for two people) in San Francisco.
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
With shrimp, chicken, clams and mussels. Menu of the day €16.50
El Rincon de Pepe, Sitges SPAIN
This is just a small part of a very large individual portion that came in a paella pan. When the paella pan arrived, I couldn’t believe it was for one person! Anyway, this paella was really tasty and I loved all the beautiful seafood in it. More, please!
€5.30
Paco Meralgo, Barcelona SPAIN
I liked the texture of these fried textures. They weren’t fully crispy and had a little bit of chewiness left on the middle. I also thought they they looked cute cut crosswise, and honestly they weren’t very greasy.
Applewood-smoked bacon, cream, green onions, melted cheddar cheese. $4
The Bird, San Francisco CA
Mmm! These curly fries were certainly loaded! Some of the pieces were kinda greasy, but the toppings were delicious. I really devoured these back at my work desk.
Vittle Monster 