Restaurants near Exploratorium

We have always liked Kokkari, but a few months ago our server was Heather, and we were lucky enough to have her again this lunch. She is a total delight, and she makes the dining experience even more special. It was a birthday lunch, and it was a perfect place to celebrate. Thank you Kokkari-and Heather. Barbara T.

Brilliant! Warmly greeted, seated promptly at a lovely table on the patio. Attentive but not smothering service and fantastic food - what a gem!!

Great service, kind staff, and memorable host! Would definitely come back! Greatest coming in and out with a special request and the host remembered, that will stick with me, I appreciated it!

If you are the first time trying Spanish cuisines like gambas, pan con tomate, pintxos, paella, jamon etc,. You might be blown away by what it looks like, tastes like. But if you have some experience in Spain, you can think of it like Huh? Meh~, What? For the price you pay. Having had lots of tapas, pintxos, at Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, Jabugo, San Sebastian, authentic spanish cuisines are a bit different in terms of presentation, flavor. I know SF is one of the places where many restaurants are serving not authentic but fusion style of dishes in a way that they can make much money. But, i still like the creativity and reinterpretation of the foods they cook!

Lovely neighborhood restaurant in North Beach, very friendly staff, everything we ate was amazing