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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
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The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
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“Do you know where your food comes from?” If a nopa guest had posed this question to me a few weeks ago, I would have answered an enthusiastic, confident “yes.” As a server at nopa, I can tell you where we get our blood oranges in the winter and our tomatoes in the summer. I know what our pigs eat and how our chickens are raised. Of course I know where our food comes from! A…
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From our journal archives:
Full Belly Farm
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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
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The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
(click to read)
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For nearly two months now we have featured Chilean wines at both Nopa and Nopalito . Our goal was to remind our guests that many communities in Chile are still in need of help and also to raise money for the Levantando Chile Fund . Between the two restaurants we raised over 4000 dollars and spread the word about helping Chile to thousands of our friends. We want to thank first and foremost our wonderful…
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From our journal archives:
Levantando Chile!
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The Monarch as a Manhattan replacement is easy to conceptualize. Sub cognac for bourbon (or better still, rye). The vermouth role is played by Bonal Quinquina. Bitters, orange bitters. Yanni Goes in With Bonal When guests survey our cocktail list, one of the most common questions is, “What is Quinquina?” Except they pronounce it phonetically, and its actually pronounced ”…
click to read more >
The latest from our journal:
The Monarch: Part 1 of 6 From the French Trinity Spiritual
(click to read)
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Ever wonder what tales your broccoli has to tell? Who planted the seed, watered the field, and picked the produce? Did it travel thousands of miles to land on your table? Does that green-bosomed vegetable have more stamps in its passport than you? At nopa, we prefer our food to be less worldly than our guests. That being said, the stories found in our soup bowls are likely to be richer than most. My…
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From our journal archives:
Inspiration from Catalán Farms
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nopa is a San Francisco gathering place north of the Panhandle, serving urban rustic food and specializing in organic wood-fired cuisine. We serve simple food created with seasonal ingredients sourced from local purveyors.
This philosophy is shared by our organic Mexican kitchen, nopalito.
Evening parking is available at the DMV lot on Broderick between Oak & Fell. The cost is $10.
Hours
We are open seven days a week, serving dinner from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m.
Monday through Friday, our bar opens at 5 p.m and serves bar snacks until 6 p.m.
Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with the bar remaining open until 1 a.m.
Reservations
We accept reservations up to one month in advance. Use the form below, or call any day after 2 p.m. We also have a large community table and bar that serve our full menu and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Announcements
Closed for Valentine’s: Dear Friends, please note that we will be closed Tuesday, February 14th to celebrate our annual staff party. Thank you for all of your support. We will resume normal business on Wednesday, February 15th.
Tomatero Farms Now Offering Home Delivery: We are very excited to announce that beginning March 13th, Tomatero Farms, one of our purveyors in Watsonville, will be offering a weekly CSA. For those in the Western Addition, Nopa will be the pick-up spot beginning on this date. Check out their site for more details. http://www.tomaterofarm.com/delivery/
Want More Nopa?
For a daily behind the scenes look of our San Francisco Gathering Place, check out our blog, Nopalize.