Coqueta is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

1. Coqueta

8.9
Pier 5 - The Embarcadero (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 205 tips and reviews

JoAnne G.JoAnne Giardina: Different drinks, but delicious and the tapas was to die for. Can't beat the view and service either.

Zivago L.Zivago Lee: Great tapas and wine selection. Even though I don't usually go for the Sangria.. it is real good here.

Shirley L.Shirley Liu: Awesome tapas!! Def get the croquetas, albondigas, patatas bravas... Next time I'll be trying the paella as well!

Picaro Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

2. Picaro Cafe

7.9
3120 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 94 tips and reviews

Carrie H.Carrie Higgins: Best tapas in SF. Favorite are garlic shrimp, artichokes, and the potato omelette.

Suzanne P.Suzanne Phan: Love their sangria. $10 for a carafe or $2.50 for a glass (during happy hour) . Lobster tail tapa is delish!,

VyomaVyoma: Amazing sangria... Order by the pitchers. Paella was delish. From the tapas menu, try the garlic chicken and potato pancakes. Yum.

Cha Cha Cha is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

3. Cha Cha Cha

8.3
1801 Haight St (at Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Haight Ashbury · 151 tips and reviews

CarlosCarlos: chicken pillard is the best tapa ever

Pacific UnionPacific Union: Full of youthful energy. Great sangria and tapas!

Stacey~MarieStacey~Marie: Tapas are amazing! Such a fun atmosphere in here too!!! Good times. Great eats.

Bellota is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

4. Bellota

8.8
888 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Showplace Square · 70 tips and reviews

Ben B.Ben Barclay: Good sherry selection. Nice selection of vegetarian tapas too.

Odile R.Odile Roujol: Nice bellota ! Try the paella and tapas as appetizer

EaterEater: "Tapear" time at this new SoMa Spanish stunner consists of $6 tapas plus some $5 beer, cider, sherry, vermouth, and sangria, as well as $6 wine. Read more.

Esperpento is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

5. Esperpento

7.4
3295 22nd St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mission District · 66 tips and reviews

Julie D.Julie D. / dubroWORKS: Great tapas! Love the string beans and chorizo...but all is good!

Mari M.Mari Martinez: Sangria and tapas are the da bomb.

Katy Z.Katy Zack: Great affordable selection of tapas and cheap house wine. The sauce that comes with the bread is amazing and super garlicky. Bring gum. No reservation needed.

ABV is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

6. ABV

9.0
3174 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission Dolores · 148 tips and reviews

Claire P.Claire Pedersen: Love this place! Really nice cocktails and great small plates :)

Ali A.Ali Anderson: great atmosphere for a small group, unique small plates and a long drink selection. if nothing else, try the cheese plate.

Lauren C.Lauren Clifford: Really awesome vibe and unbelievable cocktails. Some of the best small plates I've had. Go for the Tartine toast, pulled pork tortillas, and charred Broccoli do cinncio with green garlic vinaigrette.

Asiento is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

7. Asiento

8.2
2730 21st St (Bryant), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Mission District · 75 tips and reviews

KylieKylie: Nice neighborhood tapas - never too heavily trafficked and has nice events! Try the burger, it's small and delicious.

Inderpreet S.Inderpreet Singh: They have a small beer collection on tap but few bottles and great wines. The food is mostly small plates with a few vegan options. The guacamole is amazing!

KathleenKathleen: Cash only. Full bar and a tapas menu - The guacamole, queso fundidos, and the sliders are all quite tasty. They have trivia night on Mondays that started 8:30.

Beretta is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

8. Beretta

9.0
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 490 tips and reviews

Brad C.Brad Cecil: great pizza and tapas -- mumbai mules are sublime

BravoBravo: Make a meal of their multitude of small plates to go with their fantastic cocktails-with-attitude. -Monica Pope, Top Chef

Jenna O.Jenna Odett Laskin: They don't take reservations, but do offer call-aheads. The cocktails are awesome. my favorite small plate is the walnut bread, burrata, truffle tapenade, and honey. Salads are big. Skip bruschetta.

Barcha is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

9. Barcha

8.2
28 Fremont St, San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Financial District · 41 tips and reviews

Zaz H.Zaz Harris: Great tapas!

EaterEater: Barcha is a mix of Turkish, Moroccan and Spanish dishes, and it offers healthy, satisfying lunch items and a casual atmosphere and then transforms into a Mediterranean wine bar serving tapas & wine. Read more.

PureWowPureWow: Turkish, Tunisian and Spanish flavors make up the menu, which includes salads and gourmet schwarmas at lunchtime, and tapas (like lamb meatballs and tartines with fig and goat cheese) after work. Read more.

Canela Bistro & Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

10. Canela Bistro & Wine Bar

7.6
2272 Market St (at Noe St), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 45 tips and reviews

T.LOT.LO: Great place for tapas!!

Mary X.Mary X: Portions are tiny for the price, would suggest other tapas places

Chad B.Chad B: Try their salt cod tapas. It's quite interesting.

Etcetera Wine Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

11. Etcetera Wine Bar

7.8
795 Valencia St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · Mission District · 52 tips and reviews

Maria F.Maria Fangras: Awesome spot with a great wine program and yummy small plates as well.

Txell V.Txell Vila: Great wine list and nice tapas

Dania E.Dania El: Staff is phenomenal and helpful in selecting wine. Great tapas too!

Terzo is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

12. Terzo

8.6
3011 Steiner St, San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Cow Hollow · 36 tips and reviews

Hana N.Hana Na: Terzo is wonderful :) Must try their steak. The small plates are so tasty too! Great portions :)

Katrina Z.Katrina Z: Just get a bunch of small plates. Try the meatballs!

Lizzy A.Lizzy A: A group of Us shared a bunch of small plates and one large plate. We got hummus (a must), bruschetta, prosciutto and melon, arugula salad, meatballs, and the steak. Reccommend sharing for more tastes

Lolinda is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

13. Lolinda

8.9
2518 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Argentinian Restaurant · Mission District · 204 tips and reviews

Suzanne H.Suzanne Holloway: Delicious! Share small plates. Favorites were the pork belly, bone marrow, croquetas and artichokes. Cocktails also good, service very friendly!

Iris N.Iris Ng: Steak and empanadas are sooo good! Their chimichurri sauce hmm. Reservations recommended and be prepared for some tasty tapas and steak in dimly lit/kinda noisy restaurant.

Nate B.Nate Beatty: Three small plates, a steak, and a side is good for two. Everything I had was unbelievably good. Get the Ceviche.

The Pawn Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

14. The Pawn Shop

7.9
993 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · SoMa · 6 tips and reviews

Sandra C.Sandra Cifo: I’m very picky with my tapas, and these were by far the best I’ve had in SF. The spot is so cool and service is great. Pan tumaca, Jamón, Bravas, all as good as back home!

Michael D.Michael Davidson: Hip shit. Clever stuff. Tapas style.

Kavita B.Kavita Baba: Bring something to pawn - and don’t just bust into the shop like I did.

Liholiho Yacht Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Small Plates in San Francisco.

15. Liholiho Yacht Club

9.2
871 Sutter St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Hawaiian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 161 tips and reviews

Billy V.Billy V: Go with a group of 4 or 6 so you can try all the small plates. Portion sizes for entrees are BIG. We loved the duck liver pate and the poke.

Justin S.Justin Soffer: Poke, small plates

Tara M.Tara Medeiros: Great atmosphere (think upscale tiki) with solid food + cocktails. Tuna poke + fried oyster beef carpaccio were small plate favorites. Also if there's a Spam special - don't hesitate, just get it!