Nopa (SF)…

[honkman]

Quick solo dinner at Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ first time visit and though it was just a relative quick dinner, it was overall a very good first impression with good dishes and a nice seat directly in front of the kitchen

Seat with a view

Warm marinated olives

Fried local anchovies, lemon and green olive aioli - nice anchovies - the batter was good a bit too thick and overwhelmed the dish

Country pork chop, wilted greens, strawberry mostarda, walnuts

Chocolate budino, strawberries, cacoa nibs, earl grey shortbread, white chocolate yogurt

[honkman]

Another visit to Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ - the kitchen counter is still the best place in the restaurant. The warm olives are great but what really shines in this dish is the house-made fresh bread to sop up the oil. The constantly changing flatbread was also great and trying for the first time their “famous” burger, it’s obvious why it is one of the top ones in San Francisco

Warm marinated olives

Chicories, roasted cauliflower, pimenton croutons and pecorino

Flatbread of Nopa bacon, delicata squash, karinata kale

Country pork chop, potatoes, pink lady ape sauce and mustard vinaigrette

Wood grilled cheeseburger, pickled onions and french fries

Pink lady apple tarte tatin, spice cookie crumbs and wild flower honey ice cream

[honkman]

Another visit to Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ - currently one of our favorite casual restaurants. Not sure if it is a good or bad sign that the chef at the pass starts to recognize us. We are slowly eating through the menu but dishes like their burger are a great repeat.

Wood baked gigante beans, breadcrumbs, oregano pesto and feta

Flatbread of tasso ham, spring onion, collard rabe and horseradish

Wood grilled cheeseburger, pickled onions and french fries

New York steak, grilled favas, dried cherry mostarda and red wine demi-glace

Rhubarb galette, huckleberry honey, strawberry, almond frangipane and vanilla bean ice cream

[honkman]

Another visit to Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ and another great night. We tried to test out more new dishes from their menu, e.g. crudo, pasta, fish and all of them were very good and the always changing flatbread is something we have nearly every time. Only some of the new cocktails weren’t really that exciting but a visit at Horsefeather a few doors down afterwards helped.

Best places in the house - kitchen counter

Local halibut crudo, white corn, Rojas Family Farm cherry plum, pickled shishitos and chili oil

Warm olives, port marinated, garlic confit and levain bread

Flatbread, spicy lamb sausage, white nectarine, cucumber, fennel, tzatziki and mizuna

Tagliatelle, hand-cut egg noodles, nine hour bolognese, summer squash and parmesan

Pan seared local black cod, grilled torpedo onion, soubise, arrowhead cabbage slaw and bing cherries

Rolled coconut cake, blackberries, raspberry compote and strawberry sherbet

[honkman]

Another very good dinner at Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ - we especially enjoyed our different appetizers. It might be a reflection of just coming back from a trip to Italy but this visit was also a reminder that restaurants in the US tend to have too large entrees which are too focused on meats. Looking back a second round of appetizers might have been an even better approach last night.

Olive oil poached local albacore, confit juliet tomatoes, haricot vert, soft egg, mustard seeds, caper aioli and grilled sourdough bread

Wood baked beans, Iacopi Farms gigantes, oregano pesto, valbreso feta and bread crumbs

Warm olives, port marinated, garlic confit and levain bread

Flatbread, house smoked brisket, mushrooms, sauerkraut and horseradish crème fraiche

Nopa cheeseburger, grass-fed Stemple Creek beef ground daily, house baked brioche bun, pickled green onions, bacon, kennebec french fries and basil parmesan aioli

Country pork chop, sweet corn, roasted summer squash, sungold tomato and arrowhead cabbage

Nopa cheeseburger, grass-fed Stemple Creek beef ground daily, house baked brioche bun, pickled green onions, avocado, kennebec french fries and basil parmesan aioli

Blueberry peach cobbler, hot sugar crust, frosted almonds and crème fraiche ice cream

Neapolitan baked alaska, flourless chocolate cake, vanilla bean and strawberry ice creams

[honkman]

Late dinner at Nopa https://www.nopasf.com/ - some “classics”, some new dish. The smoked brisket with the sauerkraut was really nice.

Wood Baked Beans - Iacopi farms gigantes, oregano pesto, Valbreso feta, toasted breadcrumbs

Flatbread - house cured coppa, wild huckleberry, brussels sprouts, gruyere

Nopa Cheeseburger - grass-fed Stemple Creek beef, house baked brioche bun, pickled onions, kennebec french fries, green garlic aioli

Cherrywood Smoked Brisket - house fermented sauerkraut, duck fat potatoes, asian pear, dill

Key Lime Mousse - strawberry jam, ginger snap crumbs, coriander whipped cream

[honkman]

Good visit to Nopa https://www.nopasf.com with some of the classics. Service was a bit rushed at the beginning but slowed down luckily later. First time sitting upstairs - not sure how much we liked it. It’s a bit less noisy but you are also missing some of the action and dynamics.

Green bean caesar - early girl tomato, riverdog arugula, crispy copa, fried shallots, pecorino

Flatbread - nopa ham, spinach, yellow cherry tomatoes, toma, opal basil, chili crisp

Nopa cheeseburger - grass fed Stemple Creek beef, house baked brioche bun, pickled onions, Kennebec french fries, nopa special sauce

Pork chop - molasses and bacon ayocote morado beans, marin roots braised greens

Apple brown butter upside-down cake - muscovado sauce, nilla wafer crumbs, buttermilk raspberry ripple ice cream