Coqueta SF is a perfect restaurant for Tapas lovers like us. It offers a modern interpretation of traditional Spanish tapas and raciones with a touch of California.

Coqueta means “flirt” or “infatuation” in Spanish, and represents Michael Chiarello and his team’s exploration and interpretation of Spanish Cuisine, wine and inspired cocktails, while highlighting the bounty of Northern California.

I made reservations at Coqueta for Ritesh’s Birthday and he totally loved it. From unique cocktails, classy ambience to innovative tapas and world class service..Coqueta is my new favorite tapas place in San Francisco.

COCKTAILS

Till our table was ready, we were seated at the bar and got to view the behind the scenes cocktail magic. The bartenders were playing with the flavors, liqueurs and condiments. It was piece of art to view.

We ordered their famous refreshing Margarita and colorful Gin & Tonic

AMBIENCE

I am an ardent fan of restaurant ambience with high ceilings and artistic decor. Coqueta SF totally fits the bill.  The open bar and kitchen serve as icing on the cake.

TAPAS

We ordered 5-7 types of Tapas and each one was of great flavors and top notch

Croquetas De Pollo

Chicharron crusted chicken and english pea croquettes with cured seasonal citrus

Huevos Nacional

Deviled eggs filled with english pea and smoked pimenton aioli on pickled saffron potato with olive oil poached bonito

Fuet

House cured catalan salami

Chorizo

House cured chorizo

Sunny Side-up Huevo with Shrimp, crispy potato, garlic chips, pine nuts, chili de arbol and chorizo dressing

Gambas Negras

Olive Oil poached head on gulf prawns with black garlic and chili sauce

Pulpo a la Parrilla

Wood grilled mediterranean octopus, freshly dug fingerling potato and pimenton olive oil

Albondigas a la Feria

Duck and pork meatballs with tart cherry tempranilla salsa and crispy shallot

DESSERT

For dessert, there was Machengo cheesecake with caramel popcorn..which was on the house for the birthday boy 🙂

Wearing a saree on Ritesh’s Birthday is a tradition so here I am..In San Francisco of California..In a Spanish Cuisine Restaurant wearing an Indian drape gifted by my MIL 🙂

Here is the galley of all pics